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नई दिल् ली, अप्रैल 23—अप्रैल 29, 2023, िजनवार/ वैिाख 3,— वैिाख 9, 1945

No. 17]

NEW DELHI, APRIL 23—APRIL 29, 2023, SATURDAY/ VAISAKHA 3,— VAISAKHA 9, 1945

इस भाग में जभन् न ृष्‍ सं्‍ ा िी िाती िै जिससे दक ि ृष क संकलन के प ृ में रखा िा सके

Separate Paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation

भागII—खण् ड 3—उृ-खण् ड(ii)

PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)

भारत सरकार के मंत्राल ों (रक्षा मंत्राल को छोड़कर) द्वारा िारी दकए गए सांजवजिक आिेि और अजिसूचनाएं

Statutory Orders and Notifications Issued by the Ministries of the Government of India

(Other than the Ministry of Defence)

जवत्त मंत्राल

(जवत्ती सेवाएं जवभाग)

नई दिल्ली, 25 अप्रैल, 2023

का.आ. 631.—राष्ट्री आवास बैंक अजिजन म, 1987 (1987 का 53) की िारा 14 के खंड (त) द्वारा प्रित्त

िजि ों का प्र ोग करते हुए, केन्री सरकार, भारती ररज़वव बैंक की अनुिंसा ृर एतद्द्वारा ििरी अवसंरचना जवकास

जनजि के का वकलाृों अ ावत्, ििरी अवसंरचना जवकास के जलए राज् सरकार/राज् सरकार की एिेंजस ों को ऋण और

अजिम िेने के जलए राष्ट्री आवास बैंक को अजिकषत करती िै।

[सं. 1/6/2023-आईएफ II]

सुरिीत कार्तवके न, उृ सजचव

सी.जी.-डी.एल.-सा.-12052023-245828

CG-DL-W-12052023-245828

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[PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]

MINISTRY OF FINANCE

(Department of Financial Services)

New Delhi, the 25th April, 2023

S.O. 631.—In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (p) of Section 14 of the National Housing Bank

Act, 1987 (53 of 1987), the Central Government, on the recommendation of the Reserve Bank of India, hereby

authorises the National Housing Bank to carry out the activities of Urban Infrastructure Development Fund, i.e., to

make loans and advances to State Government/ State Government agencies for urban infrastructure development.

[No. 1/6/2023-IF.II]

SURJITH KARTHIKEYAN, Dy. Secy.

कार्मवक, लोक जिका त त ा ृेंिन मंत्राल

(कार्मवक और प्रजिक्षण जवभाग)

नई दिल्ली, 23 अप्रैल, 2023

का.आ. 632.—केन् र सरकार, एतिद्वारा दिल् ली जविेष ृुजलस स्ट् ाृना अजिजन म, 1946 (1946 का 25) की

िारा 5 की उृ-िारा (1) सृर त िारा 6 द्वारा प्रित्त िजि ों का प्र ोग करते हुए मध् प्रिेि राज् सरकार, गषि जवभाग,

मध् प्रिेि सरकार, भोृाल के ृत्र सं. एफ12-1785/2023/बी-I/िो,दिनांक 27.03.2023 के माध् म से िारी सम्मजत से

(i) कुिी ाना, जिला िार, मध् प्रिेि में भारती िण्ड संजिता की िाराएँ 420, 418, 409, 34 सृर त भा.िं.सं. की

िारा 120-बी, िारा 6(1) [मध् प्रिेि जनक्षेृकों के संरक्षण अजिजन म] त ा बी ूडीएस (बड्स) अजिजन म 2019 की

िारा 21 सृर त िारा 3 के तित ििव प्रा जमकी सं. 366, दिनांक 23.07.2020 (ii) एरोड्रॉम ाना, जिला इंिौर, मध्

प्रिेि में भारती िण्ड संजिता की िाराएँ 420, 406, 34, िारा 6(1) [मध् प्रिेि जनक्षेृकों के संरक्षण अजिजन म] के

तित ििव प्रा जमकी सं. 353, दिनांक 14.07.2020 (iii) एमआईिी ाना, जिला इंिौर, मध् प्रिेि में भारती िण्ड

संजिता की िाराएँ 420/467/468/471/120-बी/34 के तित ििव प्रा जमकी सं .309, दिनांक 13.07.2020 से िुड़े तीन

मामलों का अन्वेषण त ा उृ ुवि अन्वेषण से िुड़े ा उस से संबद्ध दकसी िु्‍प्र ास, िु्‍प्रेरणा एवं/अ वा षड्यंत्र का

अन्वेषण करने के जलए दिल्ली जविेष ृुजलस स्ट् ाृना के सिस्ट् ों की िजि ों और क्षेत्राजिकार का जवस्ट्तार समस्ट् त मध्

प्रिेि राज् में करती िै।

[फा. सं. 228/14/2023-एवीडी-II]

संि कुमार चौरजस ा, अवर सजचव

MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS

(Department of Personnel and Training)

New Delhi, the 23rd April, 2023

S.O. 632.—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5 read with section 6 of the

Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946 (25 of 1946), the Central Government with the consent of the State

Government of Madhya Pradesh, issued vide Notification No. F 12-1785/2023/B-1/Two dated 27.03.2023, Home

Department, Mantralaya, Bhopal, hereby extends the powers and jurisdiction of the members of the Delhi Special

Police Establishment to the whole State of Madhya Pradesh for investigation of three cases relating to i) FIR No. 366

dated 23.07.2020 under section 420, 418, 409, 34 read with section 120-B of Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), section

6(1) [Madhya Pradesh Nikshepakon Ke hiton ka sanrakshan Adhiniyam] and section 21 read with section 3 of BUDS

Act, 2019 registered at Police Station Kukshi, Distt- Dhar, ii) FIR No. 353/20 dated 14.07.2020 under section 420,

406, 34 of Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) and section 6(1) [Madhya Pradesh Nikshepakon Ke hiton ka sanrakshan

Adhiniyam] registered at Police Station Areodrome, Distt- Indore and FIR No. 309/20 dated 13.07.2020 under

sections 420, 467, 468, 471, 120-B, 34 of Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) registered at Police Station MIG, Distt-

Indore and any attempt, abetment and/or conspiracy, in relation to or in connection with such offence(s) and/or for

any other offence committed in the course of the same transaction or arising out of the same facts.

[F. No. 228/14/2023-AVD-II]

SANJAY KUMAR CHAURASIA, Under Secy.

[भाग II—खण् ड3(ii)]

भारत का रािृत्र : अप्रैल 29, 2023/ वैिाख 9, 1945

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नई दिल्ली, 23 अप्रैल, 2023

का.आ. 633.—केन् र सरकार, एतद्वारा दिल् ली जविेष ृुजलस स्ट् ाृना अजिजन म, 1946 (1946 का 25) की

िारा 5 की उृ-िारा (1) सृर त िारा 6 द्वारा प्रित्त िजि ों का प्र ोग करते हुए गषि जवभाग, गुिरात सरकार,

गांिीनगर के ृत्र सं. िीिी/35/एसबी.II/िीएनएच/132023/सीबीआई/148, दिनांक 04.03.2023 के माध् म से िारी

गुिरात राज् सरकार की सम्मजत से (i) प्रा जमकी सं. 11216007230090/2023 दिनांक 20.02.2023, सेक्टर-21

ृुजलस स्ट्टेिन, गांिीनगर, गुिरात में भा.िं.सं. की िारा 114 सृर त िारा 406, 420, 465, 467, 468, 471 और

गुिरात िमाकताव जित संरक्षण (जवत्ती संस्ट् ाएं) अजिजन म 2003 की िारा 3 के तित ृंिीकषत (ii) प्रा जमकी

सं. 11198001230089/2023 दिनांक 20.02.2023, ाना नीलम बाग, भावनगर में भा.िं.सं. की िारा 120बी

सृर त िारा 406, 409, 420, 465, 467, 468, 471 और गुिरात िमाकताव जित संरक्षण (जवत्ती संस्ट् ाएं) अजिजन म

2003 की िारा 3 के तित ृंिीकषत और (iii) प्रा जमकी सं.11192050230090/2023 दिनांक 20.02.2023, ाना

साणि, अिमिाबाि िामीण में भा.िं.सं. की िारा 120बी सृर त िारा 406, 409, 420, 465, 467, 468 के तित

ृंिीकषत, का अन्वेषण करने त ा ऐसे अृरािों से िुड़े ा उनसे संबद्ध दकसी िु्‍प्र ास, िु्‍प्रेरणा एवं षड्यंत्र त ा उसी

संव्यविार में दकए गए ा उन्िीं तथ् ों से उत्ृन्न दकसी अन् अृराि का अन्वेषण करने के जलए दिल्ली जविेष ृुजलस

स्ट् ाृना के सिस्ट् ों की िजि ों और क्षेत्राजिकार का जवस्ट्तार समस्ट् त गुिरात राज् में करती िै।

[सं. 228/19/2023-एवीडी-II]

संि कुमार चौरजस ा, अवर सजचव

New Delhi, the 23rd April, 2023

S.O. 633.—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5 read with section 6 of the

Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946 (25 of 1946), the Central Government with the consent of the State

Government of Gujarat, issued vide Notification No. GG-35/SB.II/GNH/132023/CBI/148 dated 04.03.2023, Home

Department, Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar, hereby extends the powers and jurisdiction of the members of the Delhi

Special Police Establishment to the whole State of Gujarat for investigation of three cases relating to i) FIR

No. 11216007230090/2023 dated 20.02.2023 under sections 114, 406, 420, 465, 467, 468, 471 of Indian Penal Code

(45 of 1860), and section 3 of Gujarat Protection of Interest of Depositors (in Financial Establishments) Act, 2003

registered at Police Station Sector-21, District Gandhinagar, ii) FIR No. 11198001230089/2023 dated 20.02.2023

under sections 120-B, 406, 409, 420, 465, 467, 468, 471 of Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) and section 3 of Gujarat

Protection of Interest of Depositors (in Financial Establishments) Act, 2003 registered at Police Station Neelam

Baugh, District- Bhavnagar and FIR No. 11192050230090/2023 dated 20.02.2023 under sections 120-B, 406, 409,

420, 465, 467, 468 of Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) registered at Police Station –Sanad, District- Ahmedabad Rural

and any attempt, abetment and/or conspiracy, in relation to or in connection with such offence(s) and/or for any other

offence committed in the course of the same transaction or arising out of the same facts.

[No. 228/19/2023-AVD-II]

SANJAY KUMAR CHAURASIA, Under Secy.

इस्ट् ृात मंत्राल

नई दिल्ली, 6 अप्रैल, 2023

का.आ. 634.—रािभाषा (संघ के िासकी प्र ोिनों के जलए प्र ोग) जन म, 1976 ( ा-संिोजित, 1987) के

जन म 10 के उृ-जन म (4) के अनुसरण में, केन् र सरकार एतद्द्वारा इस्ट् ृात मंत्राल के प्रिासजनक जन ंत्रणािीन

एमएसटीसी जलजमटेड, कोलकाता के जनम्नजलजखत का ावल ों, जिनके 80 प्रजतित से अजिक कमवचारीवषन् ि ने िंिंिी का

का वसािक ज्ञान प्राप् त कर जल ा िै, को अजिसूजचत करती िै:-

(i) िाखा का ावल , एमएसटीसी जलजमटेड, जविाखाृट्टनम

(ii) िाखा का ावल , एमएसटीसी जलजमटेड, िैिराबाि

[सं. ई-18/6/2021-रा.भा.]

साकेि प्रसाि िंसंि, मु्‍ लेखा जन ंत्रक

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[PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]

MINISTRY OF STEEL

New Delhi, the 6th April, 2023

S.O. 634.—In pursuance of Sub-rule (4) of Rule 10 of the Official Language (Use for Official Purposes of

the Union) Rules, 1976 (as amended, 1987), the Central Government hereby notifies the following offices of MSTC

Limited, Kolkata under the administrative control of Ministry of Steel, wherein more than 80% of the staff have

acquired the working knowledge of Hindi:-

(i) Branch Office, MSTC Limited, Visakhapatnam

(ii) Branch Office, MSTC Limited, Hyderabad

[No. E-18/6/2021-OL]

SAKESH PRASAD SINGH, Chief Controller of Accounts

जवद्युत मंत्राल

नई दिल्ली, 20 अप्रैल, 2023

का.आ. 635.—केंरी सरकार, रािभाषा (संघ के िासकी प्र ोिनों के जलए प्र ोग) जन म, 1976 के

जन म 10 के उृ-जन म (4) के अनुसरण में जवद्युत मंत्राल के प्रिासजनक जन ंत्रणािीन िामोिर घाटी जनगम के

जनम्नजलजखत का ावल ों, जिनके 80 प्रजतित कमवचारीवषंि ने िंिंिी का का वसािक ज्ञान प्राप्त कर जल ा िै, को एतिद्वारा

अजिसूजचत करती िै:

1.

स्ट् ाजनक जनिेिक का का ावल

िामोिर घाटी जनगम

क् वाटवर नंबर एफ -11, सेक्टर –III

ृोस्ट्ट- िुवाव, रांची

झारखंड- 834004

2.

स्ट् ाजनक जनिेिक का का ावल

िामोिर घाटी जनगम

एनबीसीसी टावर, तषती तल

बीकािी कामा ृैलेस,

नई दिल्ली – 110066

3.

चन््ृुरा ताृ जवद्युत केंर

िामोिर घाटी जनगम

जिला – बोकारो

झारखंड- 825303

4.

कोडरमा ताृ जवद्युत केंर

िामोिर घाटी जनगम

ृोस्ट्ट- बांझेडीि, जिला67- कोडरमा

झारखंड- 825421

[सं. 11011/03/9/2023-िंिंिी]

जितेि िॉन, आर् वक सलािकार (प्रभारी रा.भा.)

[भाग II—खण् ड3(ii)]

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MINISTRY OF POWER

New Delhi, the 20th April, 2023

S.O. 635.—In pursuance of Sub Rule (4) of Rule 10 of the Official Languages (Use for Official Purpose of

the Union) Rules, 1976, the Central Government hereby notify the following offices of Damodar Valley Corporation

under the administrative control of Ministry of Power, where 80% of the staff have acquired working knowledge of

Hindi:

1.

Office of The Resident Director

Damodar Valley Corporation

Quarter No. F-11, Sector- III

Post- Dhurva, Ranchi

Jharkhand- 834004

2

Office of The Resident Director

Damodar Valley Corporation

NBCC Tower, 3rd Floor

Bikaji Cama Palace,

New Delhi-110066

3

Chandrapura Thermal Power Station

Damodar Valley Corporation

Dist : Bokaro

Jharkhand- 825303

4

Koderma Thermal Power Station

Damodar Valley Corporation

Post :- Banjhedih, Dist : Koderma

Jharkhand- 825421

[F. No. 11011/03/9/2023-Hindi]

JITHESH JOHN, Economic Advisor (In-Charge O.L.)

वस्ट् त्र मंत्राल

नई दिल्ली, 16 माचव, 2023

का.आ. 636.—केंर सरकार, रािभाषा (संघ के िासकी प्र ोिनों के जलए प्र ोग) जन म, 1976 के जन म 10

के उृ जन म (4) के अनुसरण में, वस्त्र मंत्राल के अंतगवत आने वाले जनम्नजलजखत का ावल , जिसके 80% से अजिक

कमवचारर ों ने िंिंिी का का वसािक ज्ञान प्राप्त कर जल ा िै, को अजिसूजचत करती िैः-

राष्ट्री फैिन प्रौद्योजगकी संस्ट् ान, जनफ्ट ृररसर, भोृाल

भोृाल बाईृास रोड़ भौरी, भोृाल– 462030, मध् प्रिेि।

[सं. ई-11016/1/2015-िंिंिी]

गौरव कुमार, आर् वक सलािकार

MINISTRY OF TEXTILE

New Delhi, the 16th March, 2023

S.O. 636.—In pursuance of sub-rule(4) of Rule 10 of the Official language (Use for official Purpose of the

Union) Rules, 1976, the Central Government hereby notifies the following office of the Ministry of Textile, more

than 80% staff whereof have acquired working knowledge of Hindi:

National Institute of Fashion Technology, NIFT Campus, Bhopal

Bhopal Bypass Road, Bhauri, Bhopal-462030, Madhya Pradesh,

[No. E-11016/1/2015-Hindi]

GAURAV KUMAR, Economic Adviser

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[PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]

सूचना और प्रसारण मंत्राल

नई दिल्ली, 28 माचव, 2023

का.आ. 637.—केंर सरकार, रािभाषा (संघ के िासकी प्र ोिनों के जलए प्र ोग) जन म, 1976 के जन म 10

के उृ जन म (4) के अनुसरण में प्रसार भारती, िूरििवन मिाजनिेिाल (सूचना और प्रसारण मंत्राल ) के अिीनस्ट्

का ावल िूरििवन केंर, रांची, जिनके 80% से अजिक कमवचारर ों ने िंिंिी का का वसािक ज्ञान प्राप्त कर जल ा िै, को

अजिसूजचत करती िै।

[सं. ई-11017/10/2017- िंिंिी]

इफ्तेखार अिमि, उृ जनिेिक (रा.भा.)

MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

New Delhi, the 28th March, 2023

S.O. 637.—In pursuance of Sub-Rule (4) of Rule 10 of the Official Languages (Use for Official Purposes of

the Union) Rules, 1976, the Central Government hereby notifies the subordinate office Doordarshan Kendra, Ranchi

under Prasar Bharti, Directorate General, Doordarshan (Ministry of Information and Broadcasting) whereof more than

80% of the staff have acquired the working knowledge of Hindi.

[No. E-11017/10/2017-Hindi]

IFTEKHAR AHMAD, Dy. Director (O.L.)

श्रम और रोिगार मंत्राल

नई दिल्ली, 6 अप्रैल, 2023

का.आ. 638.—औद्योजगक जववाि अजिजन म, 1947 1947 का 14 की िारा 17 के अनुसरण में केन्री

सरकार केनरा बैंक प्रबंितंत्र के सबद्ध जन ोिको और उनके कमवकारों के बीच अनुबंि में जनर्िवष्ट औद्योजगक जववाि में

केन्री सरकार औद्योजगक अजिकरण नं 1 चण्डीगड के ृंचाट संिभव सं्‍ ा (02/2021) को प्रकाजित करती िै ।

[सं. एल-39025/01/2023-आई आर बी.II) -01]

सलोनी, उृ जनिेिक

MINISTRY OF LABOUR/SHRAM MANTRALAYA

New Delhi, the 6th April, 2023

S.O. 638.—In pursuance of Section 17 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947), the Central

Government hereby publishes the Award (Ref. 02/2021) of the Cent. Govt. Indus. Tribunal-cum-Labour Court No. 1

Chandigarh as shown in the Annexure, in the industrial dispute between the management of Canara Bank and their

workmen.

[No. L-39025/01/2023– IR(B-II)-01]

SALONI, Dy. Director

[भाग II—खण् ड3(ii)]

भारत का रािृत्र : अप्रैल 29, 2023/ वैिाख 9, 1945

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ANNEXSURE

In the Central Government Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court-I, Chandigarh.

Present: Sh. J.K. Tripathi, Presiding Officer.

ID No.02/2021

Registered on:-09.04.2021

(Direct Filing under Section 2A)

Sh. Abhishek S/o Jagdish Kumar, R/o House No.4929/2, Sector

38 (West) Chandigarh.

…….….…..Workman

Versus

The Assistant General Manager, Circle Office, Canara Bank, Sector 34, Chandigarh

.......…Respondent/Management

Appearances

For the Workman

Workman Abhishek in Person

For the Management

Miss. Kajal, Proxy Counsel to Sh. Kumar Nikshep, Ld. AR for Management

Award

Passed On:- 12.01.2023

1. The workman has directly filed this claim petition under Section 2-A of the Industrial Disputes

(Amendment) Act, 2010, in pursuance of the certificate issued by the Assistant Labour Commissioner, (Central)

Chandigarh, dated 06.01.2021. The workman has filed demand notice U/s 2-A of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 in

regard to illegal, Arbitrarily & Wrongful termination for reinstatement with continuity of service and with full back

wages & All consequential benefits including seniority.

2. The workman Sh. Abhishek S/o Jagdish Kumar himself signed application on 12.01.2023, he has

moved and requested before the Tribunal that he does not want to pursue the case. It has been submitted by the

workman that the money which had to receive is being received by the workman from the management/opposite

party. Application of the workman is being kept on record. Workman is not interested to carry on the case.

3.

Let copy of this award be sent to the Appropriate Government as required under Section 17 of the

Act for publication.

J.K. TRIPATHI, Presiding Officer

नई दिल्ली, 7 अप्रैल, 2023

का.आ. 639.—vkS|kSfxd fookn vf/kfu;e] 1947 (a1947 dk 14) dh /kkjk 17 ds vuqlj.k esa dsUnzh;

ljdkj सेंरल बैंक ऑफ इंजड ा ds izca/kr=] lac) fu;kstdkas vkSj muds deZdkjksa ds chp vuqca/k esa fufnZ’V

vkS|kSfxd fookn esa dsUnzh; ljdkj vkS|kSfxd vf/kdj.k@Je U;k;ky;] नं2 मुंबई ds iapkV (23/2011) izdkf”kr

djrh gSA

[सं. ,y - 12011/78/2010- vkbZ vkj (ch-II)]

सलोनी, उृ जनिेिक

New Delhi, the 7th April, 2023

S.O. 639.—In pursuance of Section 17 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947), the Central

Government hereby publishes the Award (Ref. 23/2011) of the Cent. Govt. Indus. Tribunal-cum-Labour Court No. -2

Mumbai as shown in the Annexure, in the industrial dispute between the management of Central Bank of India and

their workmen.

[No. L-12011/78/2010- IR(B-II)]

SALONI, Dy. Director

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[PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]

ANNEXURE

BEFORE THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL NO. 2, MUMBAI

PRESENT

Laxmi Narain Jindal

Presiding Officer

REFERENCE NO. CGIT-2/23 of 2011

EMPLOYERS IN RELATION TO THE MANAGEMENT OF

CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA

The Deputy General Manager

Central Bank of India, Zonal Office,

No. 317, M.G. Road,

PUNE (Maharashtra).

AND

THEIR WORKMEN.

The General Secretary,

Central Bank Employees’ Association,

C/o. Central Bank of India, Satpur Branch,

P-63, MIDC, Satpur

Nasik (Maharashtra) – 422007.

APPEARANCES:

FOR THE EMPLOYER

:

Mr. L. L. D’Souza along with

Ms. Deepika Agarwal.

Representatives

FOR THE WORKMAN

:

Shri J.H. Sawant.

Advocate

Mumbai, dated the 2nd November, 2022

AWARD

1.

This reference has been made by the Central Government in exercise of powers under clause (d) of

sub-section (1) and sub-section (2A) of Section 10 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, vide Government of India,

Ministry of Labour & Employment, New Delhi, order No. L-12011/78/2010 – IR (B-II) dated 11.05.2011. The terms

of reference given in the schedule are as follows :

“Whether the process of inquiry and the punishment inflicted upon Shri B.T. Sawant, PTSK by the

management of Central Bank of India, is proper, correct and justified ? What relief and actual privileges is

the workman entitled to ?''

2.

After the receipt of the reference, both the parties were served with the notices and they have appeared.

3.

During the pendency of the present reference, the workman – B.T. Sawant expired. His wife Kamalbai

Bapoorao Sawant filed application dated 27.01.2021- Ex.P-17 through Shri J.H. Sawant, Advocate for the second

party alleging that she, being the legal representative of the deceased workman, was not interested in pursuing the

present industrial dispute / reference and she prayed that the present reference may be disposed of for want of

prosecution. The said application Ex. P-17 is duly signed by Shri J. H. Sawant, Advocate.

4.

Reply dated 30.12.2021 – Ex. P-18 was filed by the management pleading no objection to the allowing of the

said application.

5.

In view of the above, it is ordered that the present reference is disposed of for want of prosecution.

Sd/-

November 2, 2022

LAXMI NARAIN JINDAL, Presiding Officer

[भाग II—खण् ड3(ii)]

भारत का रािृत्र : अप्रैल 29, 2023/ वैिाख 9, 1945

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नई दिल्ली, 7 अप्रैल, 2023

का.आ. 640.—vkS|kSfxd fookn vf/kfu;e 1947 (1947 dk 14) dh /kkjk 17 ds vuqlj.k esa dsUnzh;

ljdkj िंसंिभूम क्षेत्री िामीण बैंक ds izca/kr=] lac) fu;kstdkas vkSj muds deZdkjkas ds chp vuqca/k esa fufnZ’V

vkS|kSfxd fookn esa dsUnzh; ljdkj vkS|kSfxd vf/kdj.k@Je U;k;ky; ua- 1 /kuckn ds iapkV (01/2002)

izdkf”kr djrh gSA

[सं. ,y - 12011/47/2001- vkbZ vkj (ch-I)]

सलोनी, उृ जनिेिक

New Delhi, the 7th April, 2023

S.O. 640.—In pursuance of Section 17 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947), the Central

Government hereby publishes the Award (Ref. 01/2002) of the Cent. Govt. Indus. Tribunal-cum-Labour Court No. 1

Dhanbad as shown in the Annexure, in the industrial dispute between the management of Singhbhum Kshetriya

Gramin Bank and their workmen.

[No. L-12011/47/2001- IR(B.I)]

SALONI, Dy, Director

ANNEXURE

BEFORE THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL NO. 1, DHANBAD

In the matter of reference U/S 10 (1) (d) (2A) of I.D. Act. 1947.

Reference: No. 01/2002

Employer in relation to the management of Singhbhum Kshetriya Gramin Bank, Chaibasa.

AND.

Their workman.

Present: Shri Dinesh Kumar Singh

Presiding Officer.

Appearances:

For the Employers :- None.

For the workman. :- None.

State : Jharkhand.

Industry:- Banking

Dated 31/08 /2022

AWARD

By Order No. L-12011/47/2001-(IR(B-I)) dated 08.01.2002 the Central Government in the Ministry of

Labour has, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (d) of sub-section (1) and sub –section (2A) of Section 10

of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, referred the following disputes for adjudication to this Tribunal:

SCHEDULE

“Whether the action of the management of Singhbhum Kshetriya Gramin Bank denying for resolving

the demand No. 2 to 10 i.e. 2. Promotion from Sweeper to Clerk and Clerk to Officer. 3. Recruitment of SC/ST

back log vacancies. 4. Relocation of branches. 5. Fitment of sub-staff. 6. No computerization of Rural Bank

Brs. 7. Seniority list of Clerk who joined in the 1990. 8. Enhancement of personal load and reduction of

interest. 9. Rate of interest in vehicle load revival. 10. Deduction of provident fund also encompass Daftary

allowance/driving allowance is justified? what relief the concerned workmen are entitled?”

2. This reference is received on 15/01/2002 by this Tribunal in which the President, Singhbhum Kshetriya Gramin

Bank, Chaibasa had been advised to submit statement of claim along with relevant document before the Tribunal

within fifteen days of receipt of the reference but the union/workman did not appear before the Tribunal. However

after receipt of the reference, both parties were noticed but neither the union/workman nor the management appeared

before the Tribunal. Thereafter notice of the workman/union returned with endorsement “Insufficient Address”. Now

Case is pending since 15/01/2002 and workman/union as well as management is not appearing before Tribunal. so, it

is felt that workman/union has lost its interest in this matter. Hence “No Claim” Award is passed. Communicate

Sd/-

D. K. SINGH, Presiding Officer

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[PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]

नई दिल्ली, 13 अप्रैल, 2023

का.आ. 641.—vkS|kSfxd fookn vf/kfu;e] 1947 (1947 dk 14) dh /kkjk 17 ds vuqlj.k esa dsUnzh;

ljdkj सेंरल आगेनाइिेिन फॉर रेलवे ds izca/kr=] lac) fu;kstdksa vkSj muds deZdkjksa ds chp vuqca/k esa fufnZ’V

vkS|kSfxd fookn esa dsUnzh; ljdkj vkS|kSfxd vf/kdj.k@Je U;k;ky;] कानृुर ds iapkV (37/2017) izdkf”kr

djrh gSA

[सं. ,y 41011/32/2016-vkbZ vkj (ch-I)]

सलोनी, उृ जनिेिक

New Delhi, the 13th April, 2023

S.O. 641.—In pursuance of Section 17 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947), the Central

Government hereby publishes the Award (Ref. 37/2017) of the Cent. Govt. Indus. Tribunal-cum-Labour Court

Kanpur as shown in the Annexure, in the industrial dispute between the management of Central Organization for Rly.

and their workmen.

[No. L-41011/32/2016- IR(B-I)]

SALONI, Dy. Director

ANNEXURE

BEFORE SHRI SOMA SHEKHAR JENA, PRESIDING OFFICER

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL -CUM- LABOUR COURT, KANPUR

PRESENT : SOMA SHEKHAR JENA HJS (Retd.)

I.D. No. 37 of 2017

L-41011/32/2016-IR(B-I) dated 08.06.2017

BETWEEN

Sh. S.N. Srivastava,

General Secretary,

Rail Sewak Sangh,

J-422, Indralok Colony,

Kanpur Road, Lucknow-226023

AND

The General Manager,

Central Organization for Rly. Electrification

Nawab yusuf Road, Allahabad

AWARD

This award arises in respect of the reference mentioned in the schedule stated below as received from the

Government of India, Ministry of Labour vide letter No. L-41011/32/2016- IR(B-I) dated 08.06.2017

SCHEDULE

1. ‘Whether the Action of the Management of Central Organization for Railway Electrification in

transferring Concerned Workman From Allahabad to Bhubhneswhwer and withholding salary for the

period from 20.01.2014 to 09.10.2014 is justified and legal? If not, to what relief the concerned workman

Sh. S.N. Srivastava is entitled for? ‘Whether Sh. Srivastava working as Senior Section Engineer will be

covered under ID Act as workman.

On receipt of notification, notices were issued to both the parties on 22nd June 2017 fixing 04.08.2017 for filing of

statement of claim. Union failed to file statement of claim on the date fixed. Afterwards several dates were fixed for

filing of statement of claim by the union but none appeared and finally case was reserved after providing one last

opportunity.

[भाग II—खण् ड3(ii)]

भारत का रािृत्र : अप्रैल 29, 2023/ वैिाख 9, 1945

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On perusal of the record it is found that though several dates were fixed for filing of statement of claim none appeared

on behalf of the claimant union before this Tribunal. Despite several opportunities to the union for submitting

statement of claim; the claimant union failed to present the statement of claim before this Tribunal. Under the

circumstances the case was reserved for final award for non-appearance of the union side.

From the aforesaid circumstances it is presumable that the union is not interested in prosecuting the case

further before the Tribunal.

Hence in the given circumstances the reference stands disposed of as of ‘NIL’ award.

Parties are left to bear their respective costs.

Date: 30.01.2023

SOMA SHEKHAR JENA, Presiding Officer

नई दिल्ली, 13 अप्रैल, 2023

का.आ. 642.—vkS|kSfxd fookn vf/kfu;e 1947 (a1947 dk 14 ) dh /kkjk 17 ds vuqlj.k esa dsUnzh;

ljdkj कािी गोमती िामीण बैंक ds izca/kr=] lac) fu;kstdks vkSj muds deZdkjks ds chp vuqca/k esa fufnZ’V

vkS|kSfxd fookn esa dsUnzh; ljdkj vkS|kSfxd vf/kdj.k@Je U;k;ky;] कानृुर ds iapkV (74/2015) izdkf”kr

djrh gSA

[सं. ,y 12012/90/2015-vkbZ vkj (ch-I)]

सलोनी , उृ जनिेिक

New Delhi, the 13th April, 2023

S.O. 642.—In pursuance of Section 17 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947), the Central

Government hereby publishes the Award (Ref.74/2015) of the Cent.Govt.Indus.Tribunal-cum-Labour Court Kanpur

as shown in the Annexure, in the industrial dispute between the management of Kashi Gomti Gramin Bank and their

workmen.

[No. L-12012/90/2015- IR(B-I)]

SALONI, Dy. Director

ANNEXURE

BEFORE SHRI SOMA SHEKHAR JENA, PRESIDING OFFICER

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL -CUM- LABOUR COURT

KANPUR

PRESENT: SOMA SHEKHAR JENA, HJS (Retd.)

I.D. No. 74 of 2015

L-12012/90/2015-IR(B-I) dated 28/30.09.2015

BETWEEN

Shri Krishna Mohan Chandra Verma

S/o Shri Mannilal Verma C/o Shri Asit Kumar Singh

General Secretary Hind Mazdoor Sabha, C-338,

Barra-6, Kanpur (U.P)-208027

AND

The Chairman, Kashi Gomti Gramin Bank,

HQ-C-19/40, Faatman Road, Sigra, Varanasi (U.P)

AWARD

This award arises in respect of the reference mentioned in the schedule stated below as received from the

Government of India, Ministry of Labour in letter No. 12012/90/2015-IR(B-I) dated 28/30.09.2015

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[PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]

SCHEDULE

1. “Whether action of the management of the management of Kashi Gomti Gramin Bank in not granting

consequential benefits to Shri Krishna Mohan chandra Verma from the date of dismissal i.e. 05.12.1992

till the date of his reinstatement i.e. 31.10.2005 is just fair and legal? If not, what relief the applicant is

entitled to and from which date ?”

The averments of the claimant workman may be concisely stated as follows:-

The claimant workman joined in the post of Officer on 23.03.1992 in the bank of M/s Gomti Gramin Bank which

was operated under different names by Union Bank of India. The work of the claimant workman was satisfactory and

O.P management had no complaint with claimant workman. O.P management falsely accused the claimant workman

and on the basis of baseless and misleading allegation an investigation was initiated. Trial Court founded claimant

workman guilty and imposed a fine of Rs 500 on each charge. Against the verdict claimant workman reached

Hon’ble High Court and a decision was passed on 22.01.2003. During the proceeding the claimant workman was kept

under suspension but during that time no domestic enquiry was conducted. After four years of the order dated

29.11.1988 the service of the claimant workman was terminated w.e.f 05.12.1992 against which claimant workman

filed an application before the Hon’ble High Court of Allahabad. Meanwhile claimant workman filed a representation

before the management to reinstate him in service as per the order dated 06.09.2003. But management refused to

decide the representation on the ground that the case is under consideration. It is vehemently asserted by claimant

workman that the letter dated 31.10.2005 to reinstate the claimant workman in service by the management is

completely erroneous because no evidence was found proved. Proving him guilty and not to reinstate claimant

workman with unbroken service is illegal and malafide. It is prayed by claimant workman to declare the service break

period from 05.12.1992 to 31.10.2005 as unfair and illegal He has prayed for pay scale for the period from

05.12.1992 to 31.10.2005 and prayed for an order of promotion at current payscale and other benefits as per legal

principle.

The averments of the O.P management may be summarized as stated here-in-after:-

Shri Krishna Mohan Chand Verma was appointed in the service of the Bank as an officer on 22.03.1982 in erstwhile

Samyut Kshetriya Gramin Bank. The claimant was found to be involved in commission of fraud in the bank during

his posting as Branch Manager, at Nizamabad Branch. The claimant was suspended from the services of the Bank on

10.07.1984. In the above mentioned matter a judgement was passed on 29.11.1988 and claimant workman was found

guilty and sentenced for punishment of rigorous imprisonment of one year and a fine of Rs 500/-. When punishment

came into the knowledge of the Bank claimant workman was dismissed vide order dated 05.12.1992. Claimant

workman filed a criminal appeal before Hon’ble High Court of Allahabad and Hon’ble Court quashed the judgement

of lower court and gave benefit of doubt to claimant workman. Afterwards claimant workman moved writ petition for

reinstatement and Court directed bank to consider the representation and to pass reasoned order. In pursuance of

Hon’ble High Court’s direction the bank had considered the representation and reinstating Shri K M C Verma in the

service with effect from 30.10.2005 with the period of dismissal as break in service. It is further mentioned by the OP

management that claimant is under suspension presently for acts of commission of fraud in Karauli Branch and

domestic enquiry is under progress.

On dates 04.01.2022, 10.03.2022, 22.04.2022, 13.07.2022, 28.09.2022, 01.11.2022 and 30.11.2022 claimant did not

appear to face cross examination.From the record it is prima facie seen that the averments on behalf of O.P Bank that

claimant was originally appointed as bank officer and that lastly he was posted as manager in the bank has not been

duly refuted on behalf of claimant side. An officer of the bank cannot be treated as a workman under Industrial

Disputes Act, 1947. In such scenario this industrial dispute referred to this Tribunal is not maintainable and the

claimant cannot be given any benefit in this proceeding. The reference is answered accordingly without any award.

Since the claimant Krishna Mohan Chandra Verma claims to be workman he is not entitled to get any cost.

Date: 31.01.2023

SOMA SHEKHAR JENA, Presiding Officer

नई दिल्ली, 20 अप्रैल, 2023

का.आ. 643.—औद्योजगक जववाि अजिजन म, (1947 का 14) की िारा 17 के अनुसरण में, केन्री सरकार

प्रबंिन, गैरीसन इंिीजन र (ई/एम) 36 लाल बिािुर िास्त्री मागव, लखनऊ; प्रबंिन, उन्नजत इंिीजन सव, 72 उस्ट्मान

एन्क्लेव, सेक्टर-ओ, अलीगंि, लखनऊ के प्रबंितंत्र के संबद्ध जन ोिकों और श्री ि ािंकर, कामगार, के बीच अनुबंि में

जनर्िवष्ट केन्री सरकार औद्योजगक अजिकरण एवं श्रम न् ा ाल , लखनऊ ृंचाट (संिभव सं्‍ ा 50/2019) को िैसा दक

[भाग II—खण् ड3(ii)]

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1237

अनुलग्नक में दिखा ा ग ा िै, प्रकाजित करती िै िो केन्री सरकार को सॉफ्ट कॉृी के सा 23/03/2023 को प्राप्त हुआ

ा ।

[सं. एल- 14012/26/2017P - आईआर-(डी ू)]

डी.के. जिमांिु, अवर सजचव

New Delhi, the 20th April, 2023

S.O. 643.—In pursuance of Section 17 of the Industrial Dispute Act, 1947 (14 of 1947), the Central

Government hereby publishes the award (Ref. No. 50/2019) of the Central Government Industrial Tribunal cum

Labour Court– Lucknow, as shown in the Annexure, in the Industrial dispute between the employers in relation to

The Management,Garrison Engineers (E/M) 36 Lal Bahadur Shashtri Marg, Lucknow ;The management, M/s Unnati

Engineers,72 Usman Enclave, Sector-O, Aliganj, Lucknow ,and Shri Dayashankar,Worker which was received along

with soft copy of the award by the Central Government on 23/03/2023.

[No. L- 14012/26/2017P - IR (DU)]

D. K. HIMANSHU, Under Secy.

ANNEXURE

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL –CUM- LABOUR COURT, LUCKNOW

PRESENT: SOMA SHEKHAR JENA, HJS (Retd.)

I.D. No. 50/2019

Ref. No. L-14012/26/2017P-IR(DU) dated: 18.04.2018

BETWEEN

Shri Dayashankar S/o Sh. Puram

Village – Udvatkheda

PO Mohanlalganj, Lucknow - 227305

AND

1. The Management

Garrison Engineers (E/M) 36

Lal Bahadur Shashtri Marg, Lucknow – 226001

2. The management

M/s Unnati Engineers

72 Usman Enclave, Sector-O, Aliganj, Lucknow – 226024

AWARD

1.

By order No. L-14012/26/2017P- IR(DU) dated: 18.04.2018 the Central Government in the Ministry of

Labour, New Delhi in exercise of powers conferred by clause (d) of sub section (1) and sub section (2A) of Section 10

of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947) referred this industrial dispute to this CGIT-cum-Labour Court,

Lucknow for adjudication

2.

The reference under adjudication is:

“1. WHETHER THE ACTION OF PRINCIPAL EMPLOYER GARRISON ENGINEERS E.M., LUCKNOW

& CONTRACTOR, M/S UNNATI ENGINEERS TO TERMINATE SH. DAYA SHANKAR S/O PURAN,

EMPLOYED AS HELPER FROM YEAR 2006 TILL HE WAS TERMINATED ON 08.09.2015, IS LEGAL

AND JUSTIFIED? IF NOT, WHAT RELIEF THE WORKMAN IS ENTITLED TO?

2. WHETHER THE DEMAND RAISED BY WORKMAN FOR REINSTATEMENT INTO SERVICE WITH

BACK WAGES IS JUSTIFIED? IF YES, THEN WHAT RELIEF IS THE WORKMAN ENTITLED TO AND

WHAT DIRECTIONS ARE NECESSARY IN THE CASE?”

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[PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]

3.

The order of reference was endorsed to the Sh Shri Dayashankar S/o Sh. Puram Vilage – Udvatkheda, PO

Mohanlalganj, Lucknow with direction to the party raising the dispute to file the statement of claim along with

relevant documents, list of reliance and witnesses with the Tribunal within fifteen days of the receipt of the order of

reference and also forward a copy of such a statement to each one of the opposite parties involved in this dispute

under rule 10 (B) of the Industrial Disputes (Central), Rules, 1957.

4.

The order of reference was registered in the Tribunal on 16.08.2019 and the office was directed to issue

registered notice to the workmanfor filing the statement of claim with list of documents & list of witnesses on

22.10.2019. On the date fixed i.e. 22.10.2019 none turned up on behalf of the workman; however, the opposite party

No. 01 put up its appearance. Next date 08.01.2020 was fixed for filing of statement of claim. The workman

remained absent on 08.01.2020also; accordingly, fresh notice was issued to the workman fixing 18.03.2020 to file

statement of claim but workman remained absent on 18.03.2020 & 17.06.2020; and from the track record of the

notice sent to the workman, it was evident that the notice issued to the workman had been delivered to him.

Accordingly, the service of notice was sufficiently presumed vide order dated 27.11.2020; however, in the interest of

justice, another date was given for filing of statement of claim. The workman remained absent on 27.11.2020,

22.01.2021, 26.02.2021, 18.05.2021, 14.07.2021, 30.12.2021, 11.02.2022 and 18.02.2022. The workman neither

turned up on any of the aforementioned dates nor moved any application for adjournment seeking time to file the

statement of claim. More than two years’ time has passed and the workman has failed to file its statement of claim,

therefore, the case was reserved for award keeping in view the reluctance of the workman to prosecute the case.

5.

In the above circumstances, it appears that the workman does not want to pursue his claim on the basis of

which it has raised the present industrial dispute; therefore, the present reference order is decided as if there is no

grievance left with the workman. Resultantly no relief is required to be given to the workman concerned. The

reference under adjudication is answered accordingly.

6.

Award as above.

LUCKNOW.

04th April, 2022.

SOMA SHEKHAR JENA, Presiding Officer

नई दिल्ली, 20 अप्रैल, 2023

का.आ. 644.—औद्योजगक जववाि अजिजन म, (1947 का 14) की िारा 17 के अनुसरण में, केन्री सरकार

मिाप्रबंिक, भारत संचार जनगम जलजमटेड, िेवास गेट, उज्जैन सरकारी ेकेिार और आृूर्तव, सी/ओ श्री जमिंलंि िार्डवकर,

उज्जैन के प्रबंितंत्र के संबद्ध जन ोिकों और श्री िरेंर प्रसाि, कामगार एके बीच अनुबंि में जनर्िवष्ट केन्री सरकार

औद्योजगक अजिकरण एवं श्रम न् ा ाल , िबलृुर ृंचाट (संिभव सं्‍ ा CGIT/LC/R/99/2015) को िैसा दक अनुलग्नक

में दिखा ा ग ा िै, प्रकाजित करती िै िो केन्री सरकार को सॉफ्ट कॉृी के सा 22/03/2023 को प्राप्त हुआ ा।

[सं. एल- 40012/34/2015- आईआर-(डी ू)]

डी.के. जिमांिु, अवर सजचव

New Delhi, the 20th April, 2023

S.O. 644.—In pursuance of Section 17 of the Industrial Dispute Act, 1947 (14 of 1947), the Central

Government hereby publishes the award (Ref. No. CGIT/LC/R/99/2015) of the Central Government Industrial

Tribunal cum Labour–Jabalpur, as shown in the Annexure, in the Industrial dispute between the employers in relation

to The General manager, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, Dewas Gate, Ujjain; The Government Contractor &

supplied, C/o Shri Milind Hardikar, Ujjain and Shri Harendra Prasad, worker, which was received along with soft

copy of the award by the Central Government on 22/03/2023.

[No. L- 40012/34/2015- IR (DU)]

D.K. HIMANSHU, Under Secy.

[भाग II—खण् ड3(ii)]

भारत का रािृत्र : अप्रैल 29, 2023/ वैिाख 9, 1945

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ANNEXURE

BEFORE THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL CUM LABOUR COURT,

JABALPUR

NO. CGIT/LC/R/99/2015

Present: P. K. Srivastava

H.J.S. ( Retd)

Shri Harendra Prasad

S/o shri Sharda Prasad,

R/o 66,New Ashoka Nagar,

Behind Model School,Indore Road,

Ujjain)M.P.)

Workman

Versus

1.The General manager,

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited,

Chamunda Mata Chouraha

Dewas Gate, Ujjain-456010

2. The Government Contractor & supplied

C/o shri Milind Hardikar,

Thekedar Milind Constructin,

233,mahashweta Nagar,

Ujjain-456010

Management

AWARD

(Passed on 7-9-2022.)

As per letter dated 22/9/2015 by the Government of India, Ministry of Labour, New Delhi, the reference is

received. The reference is made to this Tribunal under Section -10 of I.D.Act, 1947 as per Notification No.l-

40012/34/2015-IR(DU). The dispute under reference relates to:

“Kya shri Milind Hardikar, Malik Milind Constructin 233 Mahashweta Nagar Ujain dwara Shri

Harendra Prasad S/o shri Sharda Prasad ko lambe samay tak kam kara kar odyogek veveadh Adhiniyar

1947 ke dhara ke prav dhanao ke verudh denank 1-3-2013 se bina notice jya muafza deye kaam se betha

denan nayayuichhit hai. Agar nahi to Avedak kes anutosh ka dhikar hai?.”

1.

After registering the case on the basis of reference, notices were sent to the parties. Both the parties

appeared and have filed their respective statement of claim/defence.

2.

In short the claim of the workman is that he was a daily wager and worked continuously for 240 days in

every year including the year preceding the date of his termination. He has claimed that he was retrenched without

giving him any notice or compensation, thus the termination of the workman is in violation of the Industrial dispute

Rules,1947 and is bad in law.

3.

The Management has denied the claim that the workman ever completed 240 days in any calendar year in

continuous engagement of the Management.

4.

At the stage of evidence, the workman did not appear and nor was he present at the time of argument. He

never filed any documents with respect of his claim.

5.

On the other hand the Management filed affidavit of its witness Smt. Deepmati Shukla, Assistant General

Manager, BSNL,Ujjain. The Management witness has supported the case of Management in its affidavit which is

uncontroverted.

6.

The Management was represented by its learned counsel Shri R.S.Khare. Since none was present for the

workman at the time of argument, ex-parte argument of Management counsel was heard.

7.

I have gone through the record.

8.

The reference is the point for determination in the case in hand.

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9.

In the light of the above facts and circumstances stated above there is nothing on record to hold the claim of

workman proved as the workman has miserably failed to discharge his burden in this case. Hence holding the claim of

the workman not proved the reference deserves to be answered against the workman.

10.

On the basis of the above discussion, following award is passed:-

A. The action of the management as mentioned in the reference is held to be just and proper.

B. The workman is held entitled to no relief.

1.

Let the copies of the award be sent to the Government of India, Ministry of Labour & Employment as per

rules.

DATE: 7-9-2022

P. K. SRIVASTAVA, Presiding Officer

नई दिल्ली, 20 अप्रैल, 2023

का.आ. 645.—औद्योजगक जववाि अजिजन म, (1947 का 14) की िारा 17 के अनुसरण में, केन्री सरकार

कमांडेंट, 512, आमी बेस वकविॉृ, एमओडी, खड़की, ृुणे के प्रबंितंत्र के संबद्ध जन ोिकों और मिासजचव, बहुिन श्रजमक

संघ, 512 आमी बेस वकविॉृ, खड़की ृुणे, के बीच अनुबंि में जनर्िवष्ट औद्योजगक जववाि में औद्योजगक न् ा ाजिकरण, ृुणे

ृंचाट (संिभव सं्‍ ा 50/2015) को िैसा दक अनुलग्नक में दिखा ा ग ा िै, प्रकाजित करती िै िो केन्री सरकार को सॉफ्ट

कॉृी के सा 23/04/2023 को प्राप्त हुआ ा।

[सं. एल-14011/21/2015-आईआर-(डी ू)]

डी.के. जिमांिु, अवर सजचव

New Delhi, the 20th April, 2023

S.O. 645.—In pursuance of Section 17 of the Industrial Dispute Act, 1947 (14 of 1947), the Central

Government hereby publishes the award (Ref. No. 50/2015) of the Industrial Tribunal, Pune, as shown in the

Annexure, in the Industrial dispute between the employers in relation to The Commandant,512, Army Base

Workshop, MOD Khadki, Pune and The General Secretary,Bahujan Shramik Sangh,512 Army Base workshop,

Khadki , Pune, which was received along with soft copy of the award by the Central Government on 23/03/2023.

[No. L- 14011/21/2015- IR (DU)]

D.K. HIMANSHU, Under Secy.

ANNEXURE

IN THE INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL, MAHARASHTRA AT PUNE

REFERENCE (IT) NO. 50 OF 2015

The Commandant,

512, Army Base Workshop, MOD ,

Khadki, Pune 411 003

… First Party

V/s.

The General Secretary ,

Bahujan Shramik Sangh ,

512 Army Base workshop, Khadki ,

Pune 411 003

… Second Party

Coram : MR. S. R. TAMBOLI, Presiding Officer

Appearances : Mrs.Sandhya Deshpande – AGP for First Party

Mr. Vasant Kamble - Adv for Second Party

[भाग II—खण् ड3(ii)]

भारत का रािृत्र : अप्रैल 29, 2023/ वैिाख 9, 1945

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- : A W A R D : -

( Delivered on 02.05.2022 )

The Government of India has made this reference for adjudication of dispute which was existing between the

First Party and Second Party.

2. In short, it is a case of the Second Party that it is registered under the provisions of Trade Unions Act, 1926 and

smoothly functioning in the premises of the First Party since 1997. The General Secretary of the Second Party

requested administration of the First Party to provide a room for the union office. First Party issued policy regarding

the composition of Ivth level JCM Council. Second Party requested for allotment of membership of JCM IV level as

per letter dated 28.1.2011, 20.1.2012, 8.8.2013 and 21.4.2015. The Second Party also requested for the construction of

a cultural stage at the main gate of the unit of the First Party as per letter dated 11.3.2015 and 2.4.2015. The Second

Party requested the First Party to issue a certificate of recognition of union. The authorities of the First Party

forwarded the proposal to the Head Office for recognition of the union. The Headquarter of the First Party requested

authority of the First Party to take action on the proposal of the Second party. As per directions given by the

Headquarter, the competent authority of the First Party constituted a board of three members for verification of

membership of the Second Party. The Second Party fulfilled all the criteria for recognition of the union. The Board

carried the physical verification again and obtained undertaking from each individual on 23rd and 24.8.2013. The

Second Party re-submitted all the relevant documents. Majority of the employees submitted their undertaking and

voted in favour of the Second Party for recognition of the union. The First Party failed to act on the representation of

the second party. Hence, the Second Party approached the Regional Labour Commissioner. Thereafter, competent

authority played dirty politics and intimated the Second Party for the verification of the membership of the Second

Party and other unions. The concerned authority of the First Party has not taken any action on the application of the

Second Party without any reason. The Regional Labour Commissioner of Pune gave the final opportunity to the

concerned authority of the First Party to complete the verification of membership by April 2015. Thereafter, the First

Party again demanded all the documents from other unions which were probably recognised in the past. The

concerned authority of the First Party had already completed verification of our union. However, the concerned

authority of the First Party did not take any action and was reluctant to forward the verified file to higher authority in

2015. The Administrative Officer Lt. Col. J.R. Manerikar, an officer of the First Party, openly supported the civilian

Employees Union. Said union was permitted to hold the corner meeting who threatened the workers. Said union was

also allowed to file their combined undertaking and final verified forms from each worker. The Second Party was not

permitted to hold meetings at the gate. Same was permitted to the Civilian Employees Union. Said union was

permitted to distribute the hand bills to all workers and violated the election code of conduct. The Second Party raised

grievances before the higher authorities. However, said authority did not take cognizance of grievance. After various

reminders the authorities of the First Party gave a vague reply by virtue of a letter dated 29.06.2015. The Second Party

raised grievances before the Regional Labour Commissioner, Pune. The First Party did not grant sanction of one day

casual leave to the members of the second party for the workshop of the union at Alibaug and deducted one day

payment from their monthly salary. Hence, the First Party shall be directed to provide office room to the Second party.

First Party shall be directed to give special casual leave for the meeting or workshop of the members of the second

party. It shall be directed to give seat / membership to the second party in the Council of JCM IV level. First Party

shall be directed to forward the file of the second party to Army headquarters for recognition of the union.

3.

The claim of the second party is contested by the First Party by filing a written statement (Exh. C-9).

According to the First Party, it is the military establishment of the Indian Army functioning under the Ministry of

Defence of the Central Government. Its function is controlled by the rules and regulations framed by the Government

of India. It is carrying out the sovereign function of the Union of India. It does not come under the definition of

Industry as defined under the Industrial Disputes Act. Present reference is not maintainable. This Court has no

jurisdiction to try and dispose of the reference. Central Administrative Tribunal has exclusive jurisdiction to entertain

the grievances of the employees covered by the Central Civil Service Rules. The Second Party has not produced

records to show that it is registered under the provisions of the Trade Unions Act, 1926. It has got only 51 members

out of the 1732 employees. The percentage of the members of the employees of the Second party comes to 2.94%.

Hence, it is not entitled for recognition. As such, less than 3% of employees are its members. It is not entitled to office

space in the premises of the First Party. For the same reasons, no seat in IVth level JCM is allotted to them. Having

regard to the safety and security of the establishment, permission cannot be granted to construct a cultural stage

outside the workshop or at the gate of the premises. As Second Party was not having requisite strength of the

members, its request for recognition could not be processed further. The allegations made by the Second party about

unfair labour practice are vague and baseless. It was necessary for the Second Party to show that it was having 50% of

the membership of the total employees. The First Party carried verification of the members of the Second Party and

other unions as provided under rules and regulations. The Second Party was not permitted to hold workshops at

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Alibaug. Special Casual Leave cannot be granted for attending such workshops or meetings. The First Party was

justified in deducting salary for one day as per existing rules. The claim of the Second Party is false. Hence, it shall be

dismissed with costs.

4.

In view of the pleadings of the parties, this Tribunal has framed following issues below Exh. O-6. My

findings and reasons thereon are as under :

Issues

Findings

1. Whether the Second Party proves

In the negative

that it is entitled for office room in the

premises of the First Party ?

2. Whether the Second Party proves

In the negative

that its members are entitled for special Casual Leave

for attending meeting or workshop of the union ?

3. Whether the Second Party is

In the negative

entitled to seat/membership under

JCM IV level of the First Party ?

4. Whether Second Party is entitled

In the negative

for the status of recognition of union?

5. Whether demands of the Second Party

are legal and justified ?

In the negative

6. Whether the Second party is entitled to the

reliefs claimed by it ?

In the negative

7. What order ?

As given below

REASONS

POINTS NO 1 TO 6:

5. I have heard Mrs. Sandhya Deshpande, ld. AGP for the First Party. The Second Party and its counsel remained

absent at the time of argument. 6. Mrs. Deshpande, ld. AGP for the First Party submitted that the reference has been

made on the basis of the demands raised by the Second Party. The Second Party has filed a statement of claim. The

burden was on the Second Party to prove the justification of its demands. However, it failed to adduce evidence.

Hence, she prayed that reference shall be answered in the negative.

6. It is the case of the Second Party that the requisite number of employees are its members. Hence, it has the right to

the status of recognized union. It is also entitled for the seat / membership in the council of JCM IV level. However,

authorities of the First Party played unfair labour practices. They did not allow the Second Party to hold a meeting.

The space for the office in the premises of the First Party has not been allotted to it. The file of the First Party has not

been forwarded to the Army Headquarter for recognition of the union. Hence, the Second Party has claimed various

reliefs.

7. However, the Second Party has not adduced evidence to substantiate its claim. The burden was on the Second Party

to prove the documents which are filed alongwith the statement of claim. However, the Second Party did not remain

present in the Court and adduce evidence. Hence, the Second Party has not proved that it has requisite membership of

the employees of the First Party. The First Party is coming with the specific case that it was necessary for the Second

party to have membership of 50% of the total number of employees. However, the Second Party has not adduced

evidence before the Court. I hold that the Second party failed to prove the legality and justifiability of their demands

as mentioned in the statement of claim, and therefore, Second Party is not entitled for any reliefs as claimed by it. In

these circumstances, I answer Issue no. 1 to 6 in the negative and pass following order :

ORDER

1. The Reference is answered in the negative.

2. The Second Party is not entitled to any relief.

3. Copies of the award be sent for publication.

4. No order as to the costs.

S. R. TAMBOLI, Presiding Officer

[भाग II—खण् ड3(ii)]

भारत का रािृत्र : अप्रैल 29, 2023/ वैिाख 9, 1945

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नई दिल्ली, 20 अप्रैल, 2023

का.आ. 646.—औघोजगक जववाि अजिजन म, 1947 (1947 का 14) की िारा 17 के अनुसरण में केन्री

सरकार मैससव साउ इंजड न बैंक जलजमटेड के प्रबंितत्र, संबद्ध जन ोिको और उनके कमवकारो के बीच अनुबंि में जनर्िवष्ट

औघोजगक जववाि में केन्री सरकार औघोजगक अजिकरण/श्रम न् ा ाल , एनावकुलम के ृंचाट (07/2018) प्रकाजित

करती िै।

[सं. एल-12025/01/2023-आई आर (बी-I)-46]

सलोनी, उृ जनिेिक

New Delhi, the 20th April, 2023

S.O. 646.—In pursuance of Section 17 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947), the Central

Government hereby publishes the Award (Ref.07/2018) of the Cent.Govt.Indus.Tribunal-cum-Labour Court

Ernakulam as shown in the Annexure, in the industrial dispute between the management of M/s. South Indian Bank

Ltd and their workmen.

[No. L-12025/01/2023- IR (B-I)-46]

SALONI, Dy. Director

ANNEXURE

BEFORE THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL

TRIBUNAL –CUM- LABOUR COURT, ERNAKULAM

Present: Shri. V .Vijaya Kumar, B. Sc, LLM, Presiding Officer.

(Wednesday the 27th day of April 2022, 7 Vaisakha 1944)

ID No.07/2018

Workman

: Smt.Santha Johny

Koythanath House

Kaloor P.O.

Kallorkad

Ernakulam – 686668

By Adv.Arun Paul

Managements

: 1. The Manager

M/s.South Indian Bank Ltd

Kochukudiyil Building

Kaloor P.O.

2. The Managing Director & CEO

M/s.South Indian Bank Ltd

H.O. T. B. Road

Mission Quarters

Thrissur – 680001

By Adv.Saji Varghese

This case coming up for final hearing on 22.12.2021 and this Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court on

27.04.2022 passed the following:

AWARD

1. Present industrial dispute is filed U/s 2A(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.

2. According to the claim statement filed by the worker, she was working with the Management Bank as sweeper

in the Kalloorkad Branch of the Management Bank from the date the Branch was opened. She was selected to

the post of Sweeper after an interview. She joined the service of the Management Bank as a daily wage sweeper

on 19.01.2010. The wages of the worker was being paid by the Management Bank through bank account. In

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September 2011 the Management Bank outsourced some of their clerical works to an outside contractor. On

the recommendation of the Management, the contractor engaged her for clerical work also apart from the

sweeper job. On 31.03.2015 the service of the worker was terminated by the Bank since the sweeping work also

was outsourced to the contractor. All the efforts made by the worker through the local M.L.A and M.P. did

not get her any favourable result. She therefore raised an industrial dispute before the Regional Labour

Commissioner(Central), Ernakulam on 20.06.2017. The conciliation proceedings failed.

3. The Management filed written statement denying the above allegations. In the claim filed before the Regional

Labour Commissioner(Central) the dispute was regarding the shifting of the worker from the 1st Management to

another Management. The worker was not employed by the Management and there is no employer-employee

relationship between the Respondent and the worker. The worker was employed by M/s.Harmony Hospitality

Services, Cochin. The said agency has employed the worker as an office attendant based on the agreement with

the 1st Management from 29.09.2011. The worker was doing the sweeping work in the 2nd Management

Branch of the Bank. On expiry of the said agreement, a fresh agreement was executed on 01.10.2013 and the

worker continued to be employed by the agency till 31.03.2015. The said agency was also paid wages and the

statutory benefits like EPF and ESIC etc. The worker is not entitled to any relief as claimed in the claim

petition.

4. The matter was posted on 06.03.2020 finally for filing the written statement and the Management filed the

written statement. Thereafter the matter was posted for rejoinder and there was no representation for the worker

nor she filed any rejoinder or any steps for proceeding with the case. There was no representation for the worker

on 06.03.2020, 06.07.2021, 27.08.2021, 22.12.2021. The worker failed to adduce any evidence to substantiate

her claim. It is felt that the worker is not interested in pursuing the industrial dispute.

5. Taking into account the circumstances of this case and the fact that the worker is not interested in pursuing the

matter, a ‘no dispute award’ is passed holding that the worker is not entitled for the relief claimed by her in this

industrial dispute.

The award will come into force one month after its publication in the official Gazette.

Dictated to the Personal Assistant, transcribed and passed by me on this the 27th day of April, 2022.

V. VIJAYA KUMAR, Presiding Officer

नई दिल्ली, 20 अप्रैल, 2023

का.आ. 647.—केन्री सरकारए कमवचारी राज् बीमा अजिजन म, 1948 (1948 का 34) की िारा 91क के

सा ृर त िारा 88 द्वारा प्रित्त िजि ों का प्र ोग करते हुए, ‎राष्ट्री केजमकल्स एंड फटीलाइज़सव जलजमटेड (रॉम्बे ूजनटद्ध

के कारखानों और स्ट् ाृनाओं के जन जमत कमवचारर ों को उि अजिजन म के प्रवतवन से छूट प्रिान करती िै। ि छूट

रािृत्र में इस अजिसूचना के प्रकाजित िोने की तारीख से एक वषव की अवजि के जलए प्रभावी रिेगी।

2.

उि छूट जनम्नजलजखत ितों के अिीन िै; अ ावत्:-

(1)

कारखाना और स्ट् ाृना छूट प्राप्त कमवचारर ों के नाम और ृिनाम जवजनदिष्टव करते हुए, कमवचारर ों का एक

रजिस्ट्टर रखेगी;

(2)

कमवचारी उि अजिजन म के अिीन ऐसी प्रसुजविाएं प्राप्त करते रिेंगे जिनको ृाने के जलए वे इस अजिसूचना

द्वारा िी गई छूट के प्रवषत्त िोने की तारीख से ृूवव संित्त अंििानों के आिार ृर िकिार िो िाते िैं;

(3)

छूट प्राप्त अवजि के जलए, दि कोई अजभिा ृिले िी दकए िा चुके िों, तो वे वाृस निीं दकए िाएंगे;

(4)

उि कारखाने और स्ट् ाृना का जन ोिक उस अवजि की बाबत जिसके िौरान उस कारखाने ृर उि

अजिजन म (जिसे इसमें इसके ृश्चात उि अवजि किा ग ा िै) प्रवतवन के अध् िीन ा ऐसी जववरजण ां, ऐसे

प्राप ृ में और ऐसी जवजिजष्ट ों से ुि िोगी िो कमवचारी राज् बीमा (सािारण) जवजन म, 1950 के अिीन

उसे उि अवजि की बाबत िेनी अृेजक्षत िोती ीं;

(5)

जनगम द्वारा उि अजिजन म की िारा 45 की उृ िारा (1) के अिीन जन ुि दक ा ग ा कोई सामाजिक

सुरक्षा अजिकारी ा जनगम का इस प्र ोिन के जलए इस जनजमत्त प्राजिकषत कोई अन् ृििारी—

[भाग II—खण् ड3(ii)]

भारत का रािृत्र : अप्रैल 29, 2023/ वैिाख 9, 1945

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(i) उि अजिजन म की िारा 44 की उृ िारा (1) के अिीन, उि अवजि के जलए प्रस्ट्तुत दकसी जववरणी में

अंतर्ववष्ट जवजिष्ट ों को सत् ाजृत करने; ा

(ii) ि अजभजनश्च न के जलए दक कमवचारी राज् बीमा (सािारण) जवजन म, 1950 द्वारा ाअृेजक्षत

रजिस्ट्टर और अजभलेख उि अवजि के जलए रखे ग े े ा निीं; ा

(iii) ि अजभजनश्च न के जलए दक कमवचारी, जन ोिक द्वारा दि े गए उन प्रसुजविाओं को, जिसके

फलस्ट्वप ृ इस अजिसूचना के अिीन छूट िी िा रिी िै, नकि में और वस्ट्तु प ृ में ृाने का िकिार िै

ा निीं; ा

(iv) ि अजभजनश्च न के जलए दक उस अवजि के िौरान, िब उि कारखाने और स्ट् ाृन के संबंि में

अजिजन म के उृबंि प्रवषत्त े, ऐसे दकन्िीं उृबंिों का अनुृालन दक ा ग ा ा ा निीं, जनम्नजलजखत

का व करने के जलए सिि िोगा—

(क) प्रिान ा आसन्न जन ोिक से अृेक्षा करना दक वि उसे ऐसी िानकारी िे जिसे इस अजिजन म

के प्र ोिन के जलए आवश् क समझता िै ; ा

(ख) ऐसे प्रिान ा आसन्न जन ोिक के अजिभोगािीन, दकसी कारखाने, स्ट् ाृना, का ावल ा अन्

ृररसर में दकसी भी उजचत सम ृर प्रवेि करना और उसके प्रभारी से ि अृेक्षा करना दक

वि कार्मवक के जन ोिन और मििूरी के संिा से संबंजित ऐसे लेखा, बजि ां और अन्

िस्ट्तावेि, ऐसे जनरीक्षक ा अन् ृििारी के समक्ष प्रस्ट्तुत करें और उनकी ृरीक्षा करने िें ा

ऐसी िानकारी िें जिसे वे आवश् क समझते िैं; ा

(ग) प्रिान ा आसन्न जन ोिक की, उसके अजभकताव ा सेवक की, ा ऐसे दकसी व्यजि को, िो ऐसे

कारखाने, स्ट् ाृना, का ावल ा अन् ृररसर में ृा ा िाए, ि जवश्वास करने का ुजि ुि

कारण िै दक वि कमवचारी िै, ृरीक्षा करना; ा

(घ) ऐसे कारखाने, स्ट् ाृना, का ावल ा अन् ृररसर में रखे गए दकसी रजिस्ट्टर, लेखा, बिी ा

अन् िस्ट्तावेि की नकल तै ार करना ा उद्धरण लेना; ा

(ङ)

ाजस्ट् जत अन् िजि ों का प्र ोग करना िो जवजनर्िवष्ट दिए िाएँ ।

6.

जवजनवेि ा जनगमीकरण के मामले में, प्रित्त छूट स्ट्वत: रद्द िो िाएगी और तब नए प्रजतष्ठान को छूट के जलए

समुजचत सरकार को आवेिन करना िोगा ।

[सं. एस-38014/15/2020-एस.एस-I]

बी. के. जबस्ट्वास, अवर सजचव

New Delhi, the 20th April, 2023

S.O. 647.—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 88 read with section 91 A of the Employees’ State

Insurance Act, 1948 (34 of 1948), the Central Government hereby exempts the regular employees of factories and

establishments of Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited (Trombay unit) from the operation of the said Act.

The exemption shall be effective for a period of one year from the date of publication of this notification in the

Official Gazette.

2. The exemption is subject to the following conditions namely:-

(1) the factories and establishments shall maintain a register of the employees specifying the names and

designations of the exempted employees’;

(2) the employees shall continue to receive such benefits under the said Act to which they would have been

entitled to on the basis of the contribution paid prior to the date from which exemption granted by this

notification operates;

(3) the contribution for the exempted period, if already paid, shall not be refundable;

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(4) the employer of the said factory and establishment shall submit in respect of the period during which

that factory was subject to the operation of the said Act (hereinafter referred as the said period), such

returns in such forms and containing such particulars as were due from it in respect of the said period

under the Employees’ State Insurance (General) Regulations, 1950;

(5) a Social Security Officer appointed by the Corporation under sub-section (1) of section 45 of the said

Act or other official of the Corporation authorised in this behalf by it, shall, for the purpose of —

(i) verifying the particulars contained in any return submitted under sub-section (1) of section

44 of the said Act for the said period; or

(ii) ascertaining whether registers and records were maintained as required by the Employees’

State Insurance (General) Regulations, 1950 for the said period; or

(iii) ascertaining whether the employees continue to be entitled to benefits provided by the

employer in cash and kind being benefits in consideration of which exemption is being granted

under this notification; or

(iv) ascertaining whether any of the provisions of the Act had been complied with during the

period when such provisions were in force in relation to the said factory and establishment to be

empowered to —

(a) require the principal or immediate employer to him such information as he may

consider necessary for the purpose of this Act; or

(b) at any reasonable time enter any factory, establishment, office or other premises

occupied by such principal or immediate employer at any reasonable time and require any

person found in charge thereof to produce to such inspector or other official and allow him

to examine accounts, books and other documents relating to the employment of personal

and payment of wages or to furnish to him such information as he may consider necessary;

or

(c) examine the principal or immediate employer, his agent or servant, or any person

found in such factory, establishment, office or other premises or any person whom the said

inspector or other official has reasonable cause to believe to have been an employee ; or

(d) make copies of or take extracts from any register, account

book or other document maintained in such factory, establishment, office or

other premises; or

(e) exercise such other powers as may be specified.

(6) in case of disinvestment or corporatisation, the exemption granted shall stand cancelled and the new entity may

apply to the appropriate Government for exemption.

[No. S-38014/15/2020-SS-I]

B.K. BISWAS, Under Secy.

नई दिल्ली, 20 अप्रैल, 2023

का.आ. 648.—औद्योजगक जववाि अजिजन म, (1947 का 14) की िारा 17 के अनुसरण में, केन्री सरकार

प्रबंिन, गैरीसन इंिीजन र सैन् इंिीजन ररंग सेवा, रानीखेत, उत्तराखंड, के प्रबंितंत्र के संबद्ध जन ोिकों और जिला

सं ुि सजचव, अजखल भारती रेड ूजन न कांिेस कैंृ का ावल , िेल रोड कचिरी, बरेली, (उ.प्र.), के बीच अनुबंि में

जनर्िवष्ट केन्री सरकार औद्योजगक अजिकरण एवं श्रम न् ा ाल , लखनऊ ृंचाट (संिभव सं्‍ ा 49/2019) को िैसा दक

अनुलग्नक में दिखा ा ग ा िै, प्रकाजित करती िै िो केन्री सरकार को सॉफ्ट कॉृी के सा 20/04/2023 को प्राप्त

हुआ ा।

[सं. एल- 14011/11/2017- आईआर-(डी ू)]

डी. के. जिमांिु, अवर सजचव

[भाग II—खण् ड3(ii)]

भारत का रािृत्र : अप्रैल 29, 2023/ वैिाख 9, 1945

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New Delhi, the 20th April, 2023

S.O. 648.—In pursuance of Section 17 of the Industrial Dispute Act, 1947 (14 of 1947), the Central

Government hereby publishes the award (Ref. No. 49/2019) of the Central Government Industrial Tribunal cum

Labour Court–Lucknow, as shown in the Annexure, in the Industrial dispute between the employers in relation to The

Management, Garrison Engineer Military Engineering Services, Ranikhet, Uttrakhand, and The District Joint

Secretary, All India Trade Union Congress Camp Office, Jail Road Kachehri, Bareilly (UP), which was received

along with soft copy of the award by the Central Government on 20/04/2023.

[No. L- 14011/11/2017 - IR (DU)]

D. K. HIMANSHU, Under Secy.

ANNEXURE

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL –CUM- LABOUR COURT, LUCKNOW

PRESENT

JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR

PRESIDING OFFICER

I.D. No. 49/2019

Ref. No. L-14011/11/2017-IR(DU) dated 31.12.2018

BETWEEN

District Joint Secretary, All India Trade Union Congress

Camp Office, Jail Road Kachehri, Bareilly – 243001

AND

The Management, Garrison Engineer

Military Engineering Services, Ranikhet, Uttrakhand – 900473

AWARD

By Order No. L-14011/11/2017-IR(DU) dated 31.12.2018 the present industrial dispute has been referred for

adjudication to this Tribunal in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (d) of sub-section (1) and sub-section (2A)

of Section 10 the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947) by the Central Government, with following schedule:

“Whether the action of Gerrison Engineer, Military Engineering Services in not granting

appointment to Miss Priyanka Joshi S/o Late Sh. B C Joshi on compassionate ground is fair, just &

legal? If not, to what benefits the disputant is entitled to?”

Accordingly, an industrial dispute No. 49//2019 has been registered on 16.08.2019.

From the perusal of record, the position which emerge out is that the till date the claimant/workmen’s union has not

filed any statement of claim.

Moreover, as a matter of fact and record, workmen’s union or its authorized representative has not turned up before

this Tribunal nor has filed any statement of claim, till date.

Findings & Conclusion:

Taking into consideration the fact that till date no statement of claim has been filed by the claimant/workmen’s union

in order to establish its claim as per the reference dated 31.12.2018.

So in view of the said facts, as well as the law laid by the Hon’ble High Court in the case of V. K. Raj Industries v.

Labour Court (I) and others 1981 (29) FLR 194 as under:

“It is well settled that if a party challenges the legality of an order, the burden lies upon him to prove

illegality of the order and if no evidence is produced the party invoking jurisdiction of the Court must

fail. Whenever a workman raises a dispute challenging the validity of the termination of service if is

imperative for him to file written statement before the Industrial Court setting out grounds on which

the order is challenged and he must also produce evidence to prove his case. If the workman fails to

appear or to file written statement or produce evidence, the dispute referred by the State Government

cannot be answered in favour of the workman and he would not be entitled to any relief.”

In the case of M/s Uptron Powertronics Employees’ Union, Ghaziabad through its Secretary v. Presiding Officer,

Labour Court (II), Ghaziabad and others 2008 (118) FLR 1164 Hon’ble Allahabad High Court has held as under:

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“The law has been settled by the Apex Court in case of Shanker Chakravarti v. Britannia Biscuit Co.

Ltd., V.K. Raj Industries v. Labour Court and Ors., Airtech Private Limited v. State of U.P. and Ors.

1984 (49) FLR 38 and Meritech India Ltd. v. State of U.P. and Ors. 1996 FLR that in the absence of

any evidence led by or on behalf of the workman the reference is bound to be answered by the court

against the workman. In such a situation it is not necessary for the employers to lead any evidence at

all. The obligation to lead evidence to establish an allegation made by a party is on the party making

the allegation. The test would be, who would fail if no evidence is led.”

And by the Hon’ble Allahabad High Court in the case of District Administrative Committee, U.P. P.A.C.C.S.C.

Services v. Secretary-cum-G.M. District Co-operative Bank Ltd. 2010 (126) FLR 519; wherein it has been held as

under:

“The submission is that even if the petitioner failed to lead the evidence, burden was on the

shoulders of the respondent to prove the termination order as illegal. He was required to lead

evidence first which he failed. A perusal of the impugned award also does not show that any evidence

either oral or documentary was led by the respondent. In the case of no evidence, the reference has

to be dismissed.”

As the workmen’s union has not filed any statement of claim/oral/documentary evidence, so the present case is liable

to be dismissed.

For the foregoing reasons, the case is dismissed and; and the workman is not entitled for any relief.

Award as above.

Lucknow.

13th February, 2023

JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR, Presiding Officer

नई दिल्ली, 20 अप्रैल, 2023

का.आ. 649.—औद्योजगक जववाि अजिजन म, (1947 का 14) की िारा 17 के अनुसरण में, केन्री सरकार

मैससव जत्रवेिी एंटरप्राइिेि सी/ओ िीएम, एनटीृीसी, ऊंचािार रा बरेली (उ.प्र.): मिाप्रबंिक, एनटीृीसी, ऊंचािार,

रा बरेली (उ.प्र.): रेजिडेंट मैनेिर, ूरटजलटी ृावरटेक जलजमटेड, बिरृुर, दिल्ली, के प्रबंितंत्र के संबद्ध जन ोिकों और

मिासजचव, ताृ जवद्युत गषि जनमावण ेकेिार कमवचारी संघए ऊंचािार रा बकवली, (उ.प्र.) के बीच अनुबंि में जनर्िवष्ट केन्री

सरकार औद्योजगक अजिकरण एवं श्रम न् ा ाल , लखनऊ ृंचाट (संिभव सं्‍ ा 11/2022) को िैसा दक अनुलग्नक में

दिखा ा ग ा िै, प्रकाजित करती िै िो केन्री सरकार को सॉफ्ट कॉृी के सा 20/04/2023 को प्राप्त हुआ ा।

[सं. एल-42011/57/2022-आईआर-(डी ू)]

डी. के. जिमांिु, अवर सजचव

New Delhi, the 20th April, 2023

S.O. 649.—In pursuance of Section 17 of the Industrial Dispute Act, 1947 (14 of 1947), the Central

Government hereby publishes the award (Ref. No. 11/2022) of the Central Government Industrial Tribunal cum

Labour Court– Lucknow, as shown in the Annexure, in the Industrial dispute between the employers in relation to

M/s. Trivedi Enterprises C/o GM, NTPC, Unchahar Raibareli (U.P); The General Manager, NTPC. Unchahar,

Raibareli (U.P);The Resident Manager, Utility Powertech Ltd. Badarpur Delhi, and The General Secretary, Thermal

Power House Construction Thekedar Karmchari Sangh, Unchahar Raibarcli, (U.P), which was received along with

soft copy of the award by the Central Government on 20/04/2023.

[No. L- 42011/57/2022- IR (DU)]

D. K. HIMANSHU, Under Secy.

[भाग II—खण् ड3(ii)]

भारत का रािृत्र : अप्रैल 29, 2023/ वैिाख 9, 1945

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ANNEXURE

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL –CUM- LABOUR COURT, LUCKNOW

PRESENT

JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR

PRESIDING OFFICER

I.D. No. 11/2022

Ref. No. L-42011/57/2022-IR(DU) dated 23.03.2022

BETWEEN

Sh. Arvind Singh Rathore,

General Secretary, Thermal Power House Construction Thekedar Karmchari Sangh, Office. Sarany Sajiwan. Po-

NTPC, Unchahar Raibarcli (UP) - 229406

And

1. M/s. Trivedi Enterprises C/o GM, NTPC, Unchahar Raibareli (UP) - 229001

2. The General Manager, NTPC. Unchahar, Raibareli (UP) – 229001

3. The Resident Manager

Utility Powertech Ltd. Badarpur Delhi - 110044

AWARD

By order No. L-42011/57/2022-IR(DU) dated 23.03.2022 the present industrial dispute has been referred for

adjudication to this Tribunal in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (d) of sub-section (1) and sub-section (2A)

of Section 10 the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947) by the Central Government, with following schedule:

"Whether the claim of Thermal Power House Construction Thekedar Karmchari Sangh. Unchahar,

Raebareli vide letter dated 04.08.2020 in respect of Shri Ausaan S/o Bhagauti and 3 others(list

attached) regarding alleged illegal termination by the management of M/s Trivedi Enterprises, sub-

contractor of M/s UPL(contractor) under NTPC, Unchahar, Raebareli is proper, legal and justified?

If yes, to what reliefs these workers are entitled and what other directions are necessary in the

matter?"

Accordingly, an industrial dispute No. 11/2022 has been registered on 06.04.2022.

From the perusal of record, the position which emerge out is that the till date the claimant/workman’s union has not

filed any statement of claim.

Moreover, as a matter of fact and record, neither workmen’s union nor its authorized representative has not turned up

before this Tribunal nor has filed any statement of claim.

Findings & Conclusion:

Taking into consideration the fact that till date no statement of claim has been filed by the claimant in order to

establish his claim as per the reference dated 23.03.2022.

So in view of the said facts, as well as the law laid by the Hon’ble High Court in the case of V. K. Raj Industries v.

Labour Court (I) and others 1981 (29) FLR 194 as under:

“It is well settled that if a party challenges the legality of an order, the burden lies upon him to prove

illegality of the order and if no evidence is produced the party invoking jurisdiction of the Court must

fail. Whenever a workman raises a dispute challenging the validity of the termination of service if is

imperative for him to file written statement before the Industrial Court setting out grounds on which

the order is challenged and he must also produce evidence to prove his case. If the workman fails to

appear or to file written statement or produce evidence, the dispute referred by the State Government

cannot be answered in favour of the workman and he would not be entitled to any relief.”

In the case of M/s Uptron Powertronics Employees’ Union, Ghaziabad through its Secretary v. Presiding Officer,

Labour Court (II), Ghaziabad and others 2008 (118) FLR 1164 Hon’ble Allahabad High Court has held as under:

“The law has been settled by the Apex Court in case of Shanker Chakravarti v. Britannia Biscuit Co.

Ltd., V.K. Raj Industries v. Labour Court and Ors., Airtech Private Limited v. State of U.P. and Ors.

1984 (49) FLR 38 and Meritech India Ltd. v. State of U.P. and Ors. 1996 FLR that in the absence of

any evidence led by or on behalf of the workman the reference is bound to be answered by the court

against the workman. In such a situation it is not necessary for the employers to lead any evidence at

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all. The obligation to lead evidence to establish an allegation made by a party is on the party making

the allegation. The test would be, who would fail if no evidence is led.”

And by the Hon’ble Allahabad High Court in the case of District Administrative Committee, U.P. P.A.C.C.S.C.

Services v. Secretary-cum-G.M. District Co-operative Bank Ltd. 2010 (126) FLR 519; wherein it has been held as

under:

“The submission is that even if the petitioner failed to lead the evidence, burden was on the

shoulders of the respondent to prove the termination order as illegal. He was required to lead

evidence first which he failed. A perusal of the impugned award also does not show that any evidence

either oral or documentary was led by the respondent. In the case of no evidence, the reference has

to be dismissed.”

As the workman has not filed any statement of claim/oral/documentary evidence, so the present case is liable to be

dismissed.

For the foregoing reasons, the case is dismissed and; and the workman is not entitled for any relief.

Award as above.

Lucknow.

13th February, 2023

JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR, Presiding Officer

नई दिल्ली, 20 अप्रैल, 2023

का.आ. 650.—औद्योजगक जववाि अजिजन म, (1947 का 14) की िारा 17 के अनुसरण में, केन्री सरकार

भारती ृिु जचदकत्सा अनुसंिान संस्ट् ान (आईवीआरआई), इज्जतनगर, बरेली, (उ.प्र.): जनिेिकए ओररएंटल इंटीिेटेड

फैजसजलटी मैनेिमेंट प्राण् जलजमटेड, मलाड (डब्लल् ू), मुंबई, के प्रबंितंत्र के संबद्ध जन ोिकों और उृाध् क्ष, इंजड न नेिनल

रेड ूजन न कांिेस (इंटक), बरेली, (उ.प्र.), के बीच अनुबंि में जनर्िवष्ट केन्री सरकार औद्योजगक अजिकरण एवं श्रम

न् ा ाल , लखनऊ ृंचाट (संिभव सं्‍ ा 32/2019) को िैसा दक अनुलग्नक में दिखा ा ग ा िैए प्रकाजित करती िै िो

केन्री सरकार को सॉफ्ट कॉृी के सा 20/04/2023 को प्राप्त हुआ ा।

[सं. एल- 42011/205/2018-आईआर-(डी ू)]

डी. के. जिमांिु, अवर सजचव

New Delhi, the 20th April, 2023

S.O. 650.—In pursuance of Section 17 of the Industrial Dispute Act, 1947 (14 of 1947), the Central

Government hereby publishes the award (Ref. No. 32/2019) of the Central Government Industrial Tribunal cum

Labour Court– Lucknow, as shown in the Annexure, in the Industrial dispute between the employers in relation to

Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI),Izatnagar, Bareilly (U.P) ;The Director, Oriental Integrated Facility

Management Pvt. Ltd., Malad (W), Mumbai, and The Vice President, Indian National Trade Union Congress

(INTUC), Bareilly (UP), which was received along with soft copy of the award by the Central Government on

20/04/2023.

[No. L-42011/205/2018-IR (DU)]

D. K. HIMANSHU, Under Secy.

ANNEXURE

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL –CUM- LABOUR COURT, LUCKNOW

PRESENT

JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR

PRESIDING OFFICER

I.D. No. 32/2019

Ref. No. L-42011/205/2018 -IR(DU) dated 28.01.2019

BETWEEN

Sh. Hari Shankar Kanojia, Senior Distt. Vice President

[भाग II—खण् ड3(ii)]

भारत का रािृत्र : अप्रैल 29, 2023/ वैिाख 9, 1945

1251

Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC)

Basement Kailash Tower, Near Old RTO Office

Bareilly (UP) 243122

AND

1. Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI)

Izatnagar, Bareilly (UP) – 243122

2. Director, Oriental Integrated Facility Management Pvt. Ltd.

Unit No.7, Sainath CHS Ltd. Opp. Bhujale Talav, P.G. Road

Off Link Road, Malad (W), Mumbai – 400064.

AWARD

By order No. L-42011/205/2018 -IR(DU) dated 28.01.2019 the present industrial dispute has been referred for

adjudication to this Tribunal in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (d) of sub-section (1) and sub-section (2A)

of Section 10 the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947) by the Central Government, with following schedule:

“Whether the action of the Director, Oriental Integrated Facility Management Pvt. Ltd. Malad, Mumbai working in

the establishment of Director, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly in retrenched the services of 23 workmen

(list enclosed) is fair, legal and justified. If not, then what remedy lies with the union?”

Accordingly, an industrial dispute No. 32/2019 has been registered on 16.08.2019.

From the perusal of record, the position which emerge out is that the till date the claimant/workmen’s union has not

filed any statement of claim.

Moreover, as a matter of fact and record, workmen’s union or its authorized representative has not turned up before

this Tribunal nor has filed any statement of claim, till date.

Findings & Conclusion:

Taking into consideration the fact that till date no statement of claim has been filed by the claimant/workmen’s union

in order to establish its claim as per the reference dated 28.01.2019.

So in view of the said facts, as well as the law laid by the Hon’ble High Court in the case of V. K. Raj Industries v.

Labour Court (I) and others 1981 (29) FLR 194 as under:

“It is well settled that if a party challenges the legality of an order, the burden lies upon him to prove

illegality of the order and if no evidence is produced the party invoking jurisdiction of the Court must

fail. Whenever a workman raises a dispute challenging the validity of the termination of service if is

imperative for him to file written statement before the Industrial Court setting out grounds on which

the order is challenged and he must also produce evidence to prove his case. If the workman fails to

appear or to file written statement or produce evidence, the dispute referred by the State Government

cannot be answered in favour of the workman and he would not be entitled to any relief.”

In the case of M/s Uptron Powertronics Employees’ Union, Ghaziabad through its Secretary v. Presiding Officer,

Labour Court (II), Ghaziabad and others 2008 (118) FLR 1164 Hon’ble Allahabad High Court has held as under:

“The law has been settled by the Apex Court in case of Shanker Chakravarti v. Britannia Biscuit Co.

Ltd., V.K. Raj Industries v. Labour Court and Ors., Airtech Private Limited v. State of U.P. and Ors.

1984 (49) FLR 38 and Meritech India Ltd. v. State of U.P. and Ors. 1996 FLR that in the absence of

any evidence led by or on behalf of the workman the reference is bound to be answered by the court

against the workman. In such a situation it is not necessary for the employers to lead any evidence at

all. The obligation to lead evidence to establish an allegation made by a party is on the party making

the allegation. The test would be, who would fail if no evidence is led.”

And by the Hon’ble Allahabad High Court in the case of District Administrative Committee, U.P. P.A.C.C.S.C.

Services v. Secretary-cum-G.M. District Co-operative Bank Ltd. 2010 (126) FLR 519; wherein it has been held as

under:

“The submission is that even if the petitioner failed to lead the evidence, burden was on the

shoulders of the respondent to prove the termination order as illegal. He was required to lead

evidence first which he failed. A perusal of the impugned award also does not show that any evidence

either oral or documentary was led by the respondent. In the case of no evidence, the reference has

to be dismissed.”

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[PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]

As the workmen’s union has not filed any statement of claim/oral/documentary evidence, so the present case is liable

to be dismissed.

For the foregoing reasons, the case is dismissed and; and the workman is not entitled for any relief.

Award as above.

Lucknow.

13th February, 2023

JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR, Presiding Officer

नई दिल्ली, 20 अप्रैल, 2023

का.आ. 651.—औद्योजगक जववाि अजिजन म (1947 का 14) की िारा 17 के अनुसरण में, केन्री सरकार

प्रभारी अजिकारी, ईसीएचएस ृॉलीजक्लजनक, 48-जसजवल लाइन्स, उन्नाव;प्रभारी अजिकारी, ईसीएचएस, स्ट्टेिन कमांडर,

स्ट्टेिन मु्‍ ाल , कानृुर कैंट.;वररष्ठ स्ट्टेिन कमांडर, स्ट्टेिन मु्‍ ाल , कानृुर कैंट, के प्रबंितंत्र के संबद्ध जन ोिकों और

श्री अविेि िंसंि,कामगार, के बीच अनुबंि में जनर्िवष्ट केन्री सरकार vkS|ksfxd vf/kdj.k ,oa Je U;k;ky;] लखनऊ

ृंचाट (संिभव सं्‍ ा 77/2021) को िैसा दक अनुलग्नक में दिखा ा ग ा िै, प्रकाजित करती िै िो केन्री सरकार को सॉफ्ट

कॉृी के सा 20/04/2023 को प्राप्त हुआ ा l

[सं. एल- 42025-07-2023-78 - आईआर-(डी ू)]

डी.के.जिमांिु, अवर सजचव

New Delhi, the 20th April, 2023

S.O. 651.—In pursuance of Section 17 of the Industrial Dispute Act, 1947 (14 of 1947), the Central

Government hereby publishes the award (Ref. No. 77/2021) of the Central Government Industrial Tribunal cum

Labour Court– Lucknow, as shown in the Annexure, in the Industrial dispute between the employers in relation to

The Officer Incharge, ECHS Polyclinic, 48-Civil Lines, Unnao;The Officer Incharge, ECHS, Station Commander,

Station Hq., Kanpur Cantt.; The Senior Station Commander, Station Headquarter, Kanpur Cantt.,and Shri Awadhesh

Singh, Worker, which was received along with soft copy of the award by the Central Government on 20/04/2023.

[F. No. L- 42025-07-2023-78 - IR (DU)]

D.K. HIMANSHU, Under Secy.

ANNEXURE

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL –CUM- LABOUR COURT, LUCKNOW

PRESENT

JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR

PRESIDING OFFICER

I.D. No. 77/2021

Ref. No. K-10/1-6/2021-IR dated 23.06.2021

BETWEEN

Shri Awadhesh Singh S/O Shri Arjun Singh, Village Chapari Shahpur, Post Achalganj, Unnao-209801.

AND

1. The Officer Incharge, ECHS Polyclinic, 48-Civil Lines, Unnao-209801.

2. The Officer Incharge, ECHS, Station Commander, Station Hq., Kanpur Cantt.-208001.

3. The Senior Station Commander, Station Headquarter, Kanpur Cantt.-208004

AWARD

By order No. K-10/1-6/2021-IR dated 23.06.2021 the present industrial dispute has been referred for adjudication to

this Tribunal in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (d) of sub-section (1) and sub-section (2A) of Section 10

the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947) by the Central Government, with following schedule:

[भाग II—खण् ड3(ii)]

भारत का रािृत्र : अप्रैल 29, 2023/ वैिाख 9, 1945

1253

"Whether the action of management of Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) in

terminating the services of Shri Awadhesh Singh S/O Shri Arjun Singh. Ambulance Driver w.e.f.

21.05.2020 without following the provisions of Section 25 F of I.D. Act, 1947, is Legal and justified?

If not, to what relief the workman is entitled to and from which date?

Accordingly, an industrial dispute No. 77/2021 has been registered on 05.07.2021.

From the perusal of record, the position which emerge out is that the till date the claimant/workman has not filed any

statement of claim in spite of repeated opportunity given to him.

So in view of the said facts, as well as the law laid by the Hon’ble High Court in the case of V. K. Raj Industries v.

Labour Court (I) and others 1981 (29) FLR 194 as under:

“It is well settled that if a party challenges the legality of an order, the burden lies upon him to prove

illegality of the order and if no evidence is produced the party invoking jurisdiction of the Court must

fail. Whenever a workman raises a dispute challenging the validity of the termination of service if is

imperative for him to file written statement before the Industrial Court setting out grounds on which

the order is challenged and he must also produce evidence to prove his case. If the workman fails to

appear or to file written statement or produce evidence, the dispute referred by the State Government

cannot be answered in favour of the workman and he would not be entitled to any relief.”

In the case of M/s Uptron Powertronics Employees’ Union, Ghaziabad through its Secretary v. Presiding Officer,

Labour Court (II), Ghaziabad and others 2008 (118) FLR 1164 Hon’ble Allahabad High Court has held as under:

“The law has been settled by the Apex Court in case of Shanker Chakravarti v. Britannia Biscuit Co.

Ltd., V.K. Raj Industries v. Labour Court and Ors., Airtech Private Limited v. State of U.P. and Ors.

1984 (49) FLR 38 and Meritech India Ltd. v. State of U.P. and Ors. 1996 FLR that in the absence of

any evidence led by or on behalf of the workman the reference is bound to be answered by the court

against the workman. In such a situation it is not necessary for the employers to lead any evidence at

all. The obligation to lead evidence to establish an allegation made by a party is on the party making

the allegation. The test would be, who would fail if no evidence is led.”

And by the Hon’ble Allahabad High Court in the case of District Administrative Committee, U.P. P.A.C.C.S.C.

Services v. Secretary-cum-G.M. District Co-operative Bank Ltd. 2010 (126) FLR 519; wherein it has been held as

under:

“The submission is that even if the petitioner failed to lead the evidence, burden was on the

shoulders of the respondent to prove the termination order as illegal. He was required to lead

evidence first which he failed. A perusal of the impugned award also does not show that any evidence

either oral or documentary was led by the respondent. In the case of no evidence, the reference has

to be dismissed.”

As the workman has not filed any statement of claim/oral/documentary evidence, so the present case is liable to be

dismissed.

For the foregoing reasons, the case is dismissed and; and the workman is not entitled for any relief.

Award as above.

Lucknow.

16th December, 2022

JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR, Presiding Officer

नई दिल्ली, 20 अप्रैल, 2023

का.आ. 652.—औद्योजगक जववाि अजिजन म (1947 का 14) की िारा 17 के अनुसरण में, केन्री सरकार

प्रबंि जनिेिक, मैससव ृटेल इंिीजन ररंग प्रा. जलजमटेड, ृटेल एस्ट्टेट रोड, िोगेश्वर (डब्लल् ू), मुंबई ; उृ मु्‍ अजभ ंता,

उत्तर रेलवे, अंिी जिि, USBRI प्रोिेक्ट, स्ट्टे म ररज़ॉटव, जत्रकुटा नगर, िम्मू और कश्मीर; मैससव बॉम्बे कंस्ट्रक्िन मैससव

ृटेल इंिीजन ररंग प्रा. जलजमटेड ूएसबीआरएल टी-2, गांव- और ृोस्ट्ट भागा, जिला-रर ासी िम्मू और कश्मीर; मैससव

कष्‍ण ित्त सी/ओ एम/एस ृटेल इंिीजन ररंग प्रा. जलजमटेड ूएसबीआरएल टी-2, गांव और ृीओ-भागा, जिला। रर ासी,

िम्मू और कश्मीर, के प्रबंितंत्र के संबद्ध जन ोिकों और मिासजचव, भारती व्याृार संघ केंर, गांिी नगर, िम्मू और

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[PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]

कश्मीर, के बीच अनुबंि में जनर्िवष्ट औद्योजगक जववाि में केन्री सरकार औद्योजगक अजिकरण- सि- श्रम न् ा ाल -1

चंडीगढ़ ृंचाट (संिभव सं्‍ ा 70/2018) को िैसा दक अनुलग्नक में दिखा ा ग ा िै, प्रकाजित करती िै िो केन्री सरकार

को सॉफ्ट कॉृी के सा 20/04/2023 को प्राप्त हुआ ा ।

[सं. एल – 42011/49/2018-आईआर-(डी ू)]

डी. के. जिमांिु, अवर सजचव

New Delhi, the 20th April, 2023

S.O. 652.—In pursuance of Section 17 of the Industrial Dispute Act, 1947 (14 of 1947), the Central

Government hereby publishes the award (Ref. No. 70/2018) of the Central Government Industrial Tribunal cum

Labour Court –1, Chandigarh, as shown in the Annexure, in the Industrial dispute between the employers in relation

The Managing Director, M/s Patel Engineering Pvt. Ltd., Patel Estate Road, Jogeshwar (W), Mumbai ; Dy. Chief

Engineer, Northern Railway, Anji Bridge, USBRI Project, Stayam Resort, Trikuta Nagar, Jammu & Kashmir ; M/s

Bombay Construction M/s Patel Engineering Pvt. Ltd. USBRL T-2. Vill. and Post Bhaga, Distt. Reasi Jammu &

Kashmir; M/s Krishan Dutt C/o M/s Patel Engineering Pvt. Ltd. USBRL T-2, Vill & PO-Bhaga, Distt. Reasi, Jammu

& Kashmir, and Intelligence Service India Limited, A-28-29, Okhla Industrial Area, Phase-1, New Delhi, and The

General Secretary, Centre of Indian Trade Union, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu & Kashmir, which was received along with

soft copy of the award by the Central Government on 20/04/2023.

[No. L- 42011/49/2018- IR (DU)]

D. K. HIMANSHU, Under Secy.

ANNEXURE

In the Central Government Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court-I, Chandigarh.

Present: Sh. J.K. Tripathi, Presiding Officer.

ID No.70/2018

Registered on:-24.09.2018

General Secretary, Centre of Indian Trade Union, C/o 27-A, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu & Kashmir-180004.

….…..Workmen/Union

VERSUS

1.

The Managing Director, M/s Patel Engineering Pvt. Ltd., Patel Estate Road, Jogeshwar(W),

Mumbai-400102.

2.

Dy. Chief Engineer, Northern Railway, Anji Bridge, USBRI Project, Stayam Resort, Trikuta

Nagar, Jammu & Kashmir-180012.

3.

M/s Bombay Construction M/s Patel Engineering Pvt. Ltd. USBRL T-2. Vill. And Post Bhaga,

Distt. Reasi Jammu & Kashmir-182311.

4.

M/s Krishan Dutt C/o M/s Patel Engineering Pvt. Ltd. USBRL T-2, Vill & PO-Bhaga, Distt.

Reasi, Jammu & Kashmir-182311.

..…Respondents/Managements

AWARD

Passed on:-22.03.2023

Central Government vide Notification No.L-42011/49/2018-IR(DU) Dated 11.09.2018, under

clause (d) of sub-section (1) of Section 10 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947(hereinafter called the Act), has

referred the following Industrial dispute for adjudication to this Tribunal:-

“Whether the action of management of M/s Patel Engineering Ltd. Patel Estate

Road, Jogeshwari(W) Mumbai-400102 representing through its Managing

Director in not accepting the demands raised by Union at SL. No.1, 4, 6 and 8 to 18

[भाग II—खण् ड3(ii)]

भारत का रािृत्र : अप्रैल 29, 2023/ वैिाख 9, 1945

1255

(as per annexure enclosed) is justified or not? If not, to what relief the workmen

are entitled to and from which date?

1.

On the receipt of the above reference, notice was sent to the workmen/union as well as to the

respondents/managements. The postal article sent to the workmen/union, referred above, is duly delivered

to the workmen/union The workmen/union is given sufficient opportunities to file claim statement but

none turned up in spite of the opportunity afforded to file claim statement, which shows that the

workmen/union is not interested in adjudication of the matter on merit.

2.

Since the workmen/union has neither put their appearance nor they have filed any statement of

claim to prove their cause against the respondents/managements, as such, this Tribunal is left with no

choice, except to pass a ‘No Claim Award’. Accordingly, ‘No Claim Award’ is passed present reference.

3.

Let copy of this award be sent to the Appropriate Government as required under Section 17 of

the Act for publication.

J. K. TRIPATHI, Presiding Officer,

नई दिल्ली, 20 अप्रैल, 2023

का.आ. 653.—औद्योजगक जववाि अजिजन म, (1947 का 14) की िारा 17 के अनुसरण में, केन्री सरकार

वररष्ठ अिीक्षक डाकघर, करनाल मंडल, करनाल, के प्रबंितंत्र के संबद्ध जन ोिकों और श्री ृवन कुमार,कामगार, के बीच

अनुबंि में जनर्िवष्ट औद्योजगक जववाि में केन्री सरकार औद्योजगक अजिकरण- सि- श्रम न् ा ाल -1 चंडीगढ़ ृंचाट (संिभव

सं्‍ ा 56/2016) को िैसा दक अनुलग्नक में दिखा ा ग ा िै, प्रकाजित करती िै िो केन्री सरकार को सॉफ्ट कॉृी के

सा 20/04/2023 को प्राप्त हुआ ा ।

[सं. एल – 40012/13/2016-आईआर-(डी ू)]

डी. के. जिमांिु, अवर सजचव

New Delhi, the 20th April, 2023

S.O. 653.—In pursuance of Section 17 of the Industrial Dispute Act, 1947 (14 of 1947), the Central

Government hereby publishes the award (Ref. No. 56/2016) of the Central Government Industrial Tribunal cum

Labour Court –1, Chandigarh, as shown in the Annexure, in the Industrial dispute between the employers in relation

The Senior Superintendent of Post Offices, Karnal Division, Karnal, and Shri Pawan Kumar,Worker, which was

received along with soft copy of the award by the Central Government on 20/04/2023.

[No. L- 40012/13/2016- IR (DU)]

D.K.HIMANSHU, Under Secy.

ANNEXURE

In the Central Government Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court-I, Chandigarh.

Present: Sh. J.K. Tripathi, Presiding Officer.

ID No.56/2016

Registered on:-17.10.2016

Sh. Pawan Kumar S/o Kali Ram, Village & P.O. Biana, Tehsil Indri, Karnal.

………….Workman

VERSUS

Senior Superintendent of Post Offices, Karnal Division, Karnal.

..….Management

AWARD

Passed On:-17.03.2023

Central Government vide Notification No. L-40012/13/2016-IR(DU) Dated 06.10.2016,

under clause (d) of sub-section (1) and sub-section (2A) of Section 10 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947(hereinafter

called the Act), has referred the following Industrial dispute for adjudication to this Tribunal:-

“Whether the action of the management of Assistant Superintendent,

Postal Sub-Division Inspector, East Sub-Division, Karnal(Haryana) in

terminating the services of the workman Sh. Pawan Kumar S/o Sh. Kali

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[PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]

Ram, GDSMD is legal and justified? If not, what relief the workman is

entitled?”

1.

The brief facts relevant for deciding this claim petition is that as per claim of workman, the workman was

appointed on GDSMD at Biana B.O. w.e.f. 27.08.2011 against vacant post of GDSMD Biana by Sub-Divisional

Inspector East Sub-Division, Karnal and has been working continuously and lastly working under Assistant

Superintendent, Postal Sub-Division Inspector, East Sub-Division, Karnal. The workman was not engaged on stop gap

arrangement. The workman regularly and continuously completed more than 240 days continuous serves as required

under Section 25-B of the Industrial Disputes Act and the workman is entitled to the protection under Section 25-F, 25-

G and 25-H of the Industrial Disputes Act which the respondent-management has not followed at the time of

terminating the services of the workman and the workman all of a sudden was relieved from his duty on 01.07.2015

without assigning reason. The workman falls under the provisions of Industrial Disputes Act and the respondent-

management is also required to follow the ID Act but the respondent-management has not followed the principle of

“First come last Go” at the time of terminating the services of the workman as required under Section 25-G of the ID

Act and has retained the juniors to the workman. The respondent-management has not maintained the seniority list of

the workmen as required under Section 77 of the Industrial Disputes Rules. It is therefore, prayed that the workman

may kindly be taken back in service on full back wages with continuity of service in the interest of justice.

2.

Management filed written statement, alleging therein that the workman was engaged on purely temporary

basis against the vacant post of GDSMD/MC Biana in a/c with Garhi Birbal S.O. for the first time from 19.01.12 to

14.04.2012 on local arrangement without following the prescribed procedure of engagement on regular basis. The

workman was engaged on stop gap arrangement. The workman was last engaged from 02.02.2015 to 09.04.2015 and

now the prescribed procedure for engaging GDSMD/MC Biana on regular basis has been completed and the selected

candidate has already joined against the said post on regular basis w.e.f. 01.07.2015. The payments made to the

outsiders was treated as contingent expenses of the office vouchers and the same were not retained by the DDO and

sent to Postal Account Office for further disposal. The services of GDS are governed by the GDS Conduct &

Engagement Rules, 2011 and the principle of “first come last go” do not apply in this case. Al the persons have been

engaged after the termination of services only after following the prescribed procedure for the purpose and there is no

illegality in the same. The workman was engaged on temporary basis for a very short period and his re-engagement is

neither possible nor he had applied for the same. It is therefore, most respectfully prayed that the claim statement of the

workman being devoid of merits is liable to be dismissed with costs in the interest of justice equity and fair play.

3.

The workman has filed replication to the written statement filed by the management, alleging therein that the

workman was appointed on GDSMD at Biana, Branch Office w.e.f. 27.08.2011 against the vacant post of GDSMD

Biana by Sub-Divisional Inspector East Sub-Division Karnal and has been working continuously and lastly working

under Assistant Superintendent, Postal Sub-Division Inspector, East Sub-Division, Karnal and the workman has been

working regularly and continuously and has completed more than 240 days continuous service as required under

Section 25-B of the Industrial Disputes Act so the workman is entitled to the protection under Section 25-F, 25-G and

25-H of the Industrial Disputes Act. The remaining facts in the replication are same as alleged in the claim statement

hence, need not to be repeated again.

4.

During the pendency of the proceedings before this Tribunal on 17.03.2023, the case was fixed for evidence

of the workman but the workman did not turn up for its evidence. The workman has given several opportunities to

produce its evidence but the workman failed to produce the evidence. Today also i.e. 17.03.2023 none is present on

behalf of the workman which shows that the workman is not interested in adjudication of the case on merit. He has also

not led any evidence so as to prove his cause against the respondent/management, as such, this Tribunal is left with no

choice, except to pass a “No Claim Award”. It is also clarified that passing of the no claim award would not bar the

workman from approaching the Appropriate Government/this Tribunal for adjudication of this case on merits or filing

any fresh claim. Hence, no claim award is passed in the present reference. File after completion be consigned in the

record room.

5.

Let copy of the award be sent to the Central Government for publication of the same as required under

Section 17(2) of the Act.

J.K. TRIPATHI, Presiding Officer

नई दिल्ली, 20 अप्रैल, 2023

का.आ. 654.—औद्योजगक जववाि अजिजन म (1947 का 14) की िारा 17 के अनुसरण में, केन्री सरकार

जनिेिक, राष्ट्री प्रौद्योजगकी संस्ट् ान, िमीरृुर, (जिमाचल प्रिेि); प्रबंिक, सुरक्षा और खुदफ ा सेवा इंजड ा जलजमटेड, ए-

28-29, ओखला औद्योजगक क्षेत्र, चरण-1, नई दिल्ली, के प्रबंितंत्र के संबद्ध जन ोिकों और श्री नरेि कुमार,कामगार, के

बीच अनुबंि में जनर्िवष्ट औद्योजगक जववाि में केन्री सरकार औद्योजगक अजिकरण- सि- श्रम न् ा ाल -1 चंडीगढ़

[भाग II—खण् ड3(ii)]

भारत का रािृत्र : अप्रैल 29, 2023/ वैिाख 9, 1945

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ृंचाट(संिभव सं्‍ ा 186/2016) को िैसा दक अनुलग्नक में दिखा ा ग ा िै, प्रकाजित करती िै िो केन्री सरकार को

सॉफ्ट कॉृी के सा 20/04/2023 को प्राप्त हुआ ा l

[सं. एल–42012/87/2016-आईआर-(डी ू)]

डी. के. जिमांिु, अवर सजचव

New Delhi, the 20th April, 2023

S.O. 654.—In pursuance of Section 17 of the Industrial Dispute Act, 1947 (14 of 1947), the Central

Government hereby publishes the award (Ref. No. 186/2016) of the Central Government Industrial Tribunal cum

Labour Court –1, Chandigarh, as shown in the Annexure, in the Industrial dispute between the employers in relation

The Director, National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur, (H.P.); The Manager, Security and Intelligence Service

India Limited, A-28-29, Okhla Industrial Area, Phase-1, New Delhi, and Shri Naresh Kumar,Worker, which was

received along with soft copy of the award by the Central Government on 20/04/2023.

[No. L- 42012/87/2016- IR (DU)]

D.K.HIMANSHU, Under Secy.

ANNEXURE

Central Government Industrial Tribunal-Cum-Labour Court-I,

Chandigarh.

Present: Sh. J.K. Tripathi, Presiding Officer.

ID No.186/2016

Registered On:-06.01.2017

Sh. Naresh Kumar S/o Sh. Kamal Dev, R/o Village Blongni, P.O. Hamirpur, Tehsil & Distt. Hamirpur, H.P., Ex.

Security Guard.

…..........Workman

VERSUS

1. The Director, National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur, H.P.

2. The Manager, Security and Intelligence Service India Limited, A-28-29, Okhla Industrial Area, Phase-1,

New Delhi-110020.

......Respondents/Managements

AWARD

Passed On:-22.03.2023

Central Government vide Notification No. L-42012/87/2016-IR(DU) Dated 15.12.2016/27.12.2016, under

clause (d) of sub-section (1) and sub-section (2A) of Section 10 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947(hereinafter called

the Act), has referred the following Industrial dispute for adjudication to this Tribunal:-

“Whether the action of the Security and Intelligence Service India Ltd. Okhla Industrial Area,

Phase-I, New Delhi and NIT Hamirpur in terminating the services of the workman Sh. Naresh

Kumar is legal, just & valid? If not, what relief workman entitled to?”

1.

The brief facts relevant for deciding this claim petition is that as per claim of workman, the workman was

engaged as Security Guard through Security and Intelligence Service India Limited w.e.f. April, 2007 and worked

continuously up to 5.9.2015 when the services of the workman were disengaged without any reason and no procedure

was followed by the respondents while disengaging the services of the workman. No notice or any sort of

compensation was given to the workman and the juniors to the workman were retained in service which is also the

violation of Section 25-H of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The workman was an employee of respondent no.1

and he was outsourced through a contractor. The workman was not gainfully employed anywhere. The action of the

respondents in dispensing with the services of the workman amounts to illegal retrenchment of the workman and in

view of this, the services of the workman are liable to be reinstated with full back wages and seniority etc.

2.

Respondent No.1-National Institute of Technology(NIT), Hamirpur has filed its written statement along with

affidavit, alleging therein that the National Institute of Technology(NIT), Hamirpur is an Exucational Institute of

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THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : APRIL 29, 2023/ VAISAKHA 9, 1945

[PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]

National Importance and imparting the technical education to students all over the country and does not fall under the

definition of Industry as per Section 2(J) sub-clause (3) of Industrial Dispute Act. The Security & Intelligence

Services (India) Ltd. Was awarded the work for providing manpower (Security Services) through outsourcing basis at

NIT, Hamirpur only from 15.02.2013 with subsequent extension at different intervals. Therefore, the claim of the

workman that he was engaged with the aforesaid Agency for providing services at respondent-institute from April

2007 onwards is totally wrong. The aforesaid Agency had only provided the security services at NIT, Hamirpur from

15.02.2013 to 30.06.2016.The workman was engaged as Security Guard through outsourcing Agency M/s Security

and Intelligence Service (India) Ltd. And provided the security services w.e.f. 15.02.2013 to 05.09.2015. Neither the

workman was engaged by NIT-Harmirpur nor disengaged in any manner as alleged. The workman was found

defaulter during discharging his legitimate duty on 05.09.2015 due to which the Agency M/s SIS shifted him from

respondent-institute to other place. It is therefore, prayed that the claim petition of the workman may kindly be

dismissed in the interest of justice.

3.

Respondent No.2 has filed its written statement to the claim filed by the workman, alleging therein that the

workman had joined Respondent No.2 on 15.02.2013 as Security Guard. The workman was offered to work on any

other unit but the workman denied to work on any other unit. The services of the workman were terminated by

Respondent No.1. In view of the above, it is therefore, prayed that this Hon’ble Court may be please to dismiss the

claim petition of the workman with heavy cost and pass any order as the Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in

the interest of justice.

4.

During the pendency of the proceedings before this Tribunal on 22.03.2023, the case is fixed for evidence of

the workman but none is representing the workman. A fresh notice was issued to the workman and that was served

upon the workman even though the workman has not turned up which shows that the workman is not interested in

adjudication of the case of the merit. It is submitted on behalf of both the respondents that the workman is not turning

up for evidence since long and several opportunities have already been granted to the workman. Workman has been

given sufficient opportunities for evidence but none turned up in spite of several opportunities afforded to file

evidence. This shows that the workman is not interested in adjudication of the case on merit.

5.

Since the workman has neither put his appearance for long nor he has lead any evidence to prove his cause

against the respondents/managements. As such, this Tribunal is left with no alternative except to pass a ‘No Claim

Award’. Accordingly, ‘No Claim Award’ is passed in the present application. File after completion be consigned in

the record room.

J. K. TRIPATHI, Presiding Officer

नई दिल्ली, 20 अप्रैल, 2023

का.आ. 655.—औद्योजगक जववाि अजिजन म, 1947 (1947 का 14) की िारा 17 के अनुसरण में केन्री

सरकार इंजड न बैंक प्रबंि तंत्र के सबद्ध जन ोिको और उनके कमवकारों के बीच अनुबंि में जनर्िवष्ट औद्योजगक जववाि में

केन्री सरकार औद्योजगक अजिकरण चैन्न्ई के ृंचाट संिभव सं्‍ ा (24/2019) को प्रकाजषत करती िै ।

[सं. एल .12012/57/2018- आई आर बी.II]

सलोनी, उृ जनिेिक

New Delhi, the 20th April, 2023

S.O. 655.—In pursuance of Section 17 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947), the Central

Government hereby publishes the Award (Ref.24/2019) of the Cent.Govt.Indus.Tribunal-cum-Labour Court Chennai

as shown in the Annexure, in the industrial dispute between the management of Indian Bank and their workmen.

[No. L-12012/57/2018– IR(B-II)]

SALONI, Dy. Director

ANNEXURE

BEFORE THE CGIT-CUM-LABOUR COURT &

EPF APPELLATE TRIBUNAL

CHENNAI

ID No. 24/2019

[भाग II—खण् ड3(ii)]

भारत का रािृत्र : अप्रैल 29, 2023/ वैिाख 9, 1945

1259

Present:

DIPTI MOHAPATRA, LL.M.

PRESIDING OFFICER

Date: 11.04.2023

Shri J. Jayakumar

Sankagiri Main Road

Konganapuram Post

Edappadi Taluk

Salem-637102

:

1st Party/Petitioner

AND

The Zonal Manager

Indian Bank

Zonal Office, 15/1, Divya Towers

Fort Main Road

Salem-636001

:

2nd Party/Respondent

Appearance:

For the 1st Party/Petitioner

:

Advocates, M/s K.M. Ramesh

For the 2nd Party/Respondent

:

Advocates, M/s T.S. Gopalan & Co.

AWARD

The Central Government, Ministry of Labour & Employment vide its Order No. L-12012/57/2018-IR(B.II)

dtd. 11.02.2019 referred the following Industrial Dispute to this Tribunal for adjudication.

The schedule mentioned in that order is:

“Whether the action of the management of Indian Bank, Zonal Office, Salem in awarding the punishment of

“Voluntary Cessation of Service” w.e.f. 27.12.2008 to Sri J. Jayakumar from the services is justified? If not to what

relief is the workman entitled to?”

2.

On receipt of the above reference from the appropriate Government, the dispute on reference is registered as

ID No. 24/2019 and due notices were issued to both sides for their appearance on 07.05.2019. The petitioner did not

turn up resulting further 4 adjournments till 03.12.2019 for the same purpose. The Petitioner did not turn up. The case

was adjourned to 17.12.2019 when the Petitioner filed Claim Statement. The case was adjourned to 06.02.2020 and

then to 05.03.2020 for Counter statement. The Respondent file Counter statement on 05.03 2020. The case was listed

to 15.04.2020 for filing Affidavit-Evidence by the Petitioner. The Petitioner did not turn up and afforded some more

adjournments i.e. 05.08.2020, 27.10.2020, 03.02.2021, 17.05.2021 and 28.07.2021 for the same purpose. The

Petitioner did not file the Affidavit evidence. However taking into consideration the hard situation of the outbreak of

COVID-19, the Tribunal took lenient view and further afforded some fair opportunities in favour of the petitioner to

defend his case. The case was again adjourned to 27.09.2021, 01.11.2021 and 13.12.2021 for the same purpose. The

Petitioner did not turn up to file Affidavit-Evidence. However, for the interest of justice, the Petitioner was afforded

with more opportunities in the year 2022 till 28.12.2022 intervening 8 adjournments. The petitioner choose not to

proceed with the case. The case was listed to 15.02.2023. Even on that day, the Petitioner did not file Affidavit-

Evidence but filed a petition for time which was rejected, being devoid of any merit and the case is reserved for final

order.

3.

It appears even if for the interest of justice the Tribunal suo-moto afforded sufficient opportunities to the

Petitioner, there was no progress held in the proceeding due to the non-cooperation of the Petitioner Union. On the

other hand, the case is simply dragged approximately for 4 years without any progress. In the circumstance, the

Tribunal is constrained not to repost the proceeding to any other date for the same purpose as much as it deems the

First Party Petitioner has no interest to proceed with the case. Thus, the case is liable for dismissal in accordance to

Law.

In view of the discussion held in preceding paragraph, it deems there exists no dispute for adjudication as

referred by the Appropriate Government. In the result the reference is answered against the Petitioner.

The ID case stands dismissed

An Award is passed accordingly.

DIPTI MOHAPATRA, Presiding Officer

1260

THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : APRIL 29, 2023/ VAISAKHA 9, 1945

[PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]

नई दिल्ली, 20 अप्रैल, 2023

का.आ. 656.—औद्योजगक जववाि अजिजन म,(1947 का 14)की िारा 17 के अनुसरण में, केन्री tujy

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के संबद्ध जन ोिकों और श्री y{ehukjk;.k,कामगार , के बीच अनुबंि में जनर्िवष्ट fookn esa औद्योजगक न् ा ाजिकरण

कोटा,ृंचाट आई टी (केंरी )-12@2011¼lhvkbZ,l&100@2014½ को िैसा दक अनुलग्नक में दिखा ा ग ा िै, प्रकाजित

करती िै िो केन्री सरकार को सॉफ्ट कॉृी के सा 22/03/2023 को प्राप्त हुआ ा l

[सं. एल-14012/01/2011-vkbZvkj (डी ू)]

डी. के. जिमांिु, अवर सजचव

New Delhi, the 20th April, 2023

S.O. 656.—In pursuance of Section 17 of the Industrial Dispute Act, 1947 (14 of 1947), the Central

Government hereby publishes the award I.T.(Central)- 12/2011(CIS-100/2014) of the Industrial Tribunal Kota, as

shown in the Annexure, in the Industrial dispute between the employers in relation to The General Officer

Commanding, Head Quarters, 18, Infantry Division, Alfa Mess, 56] AP O, Kota Army, Rajasthan, and Shri Laxmi

Narayan,Worker, which was received along with soft copy of the award by the Central Government on 22/03/2023.

[No. L- 14012/01/2011- IR (DU)]

D. K. HIMANSHU, Under Secy.

ANNEXURE

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[भाग II—खण् ड3(ii)]

भारत का रािृत्र : अप्रैल 29, 2023/ वैिाख 9, 1945

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"Wether the action of the Management of General Officer Commanding, Head Quarters, 18,

Infantry Division, Alfa Mess, 56] AP O, Kota Army, Rajasthan in terminating the services of Shri

Laxmi Narayan S/o Shri Kanhaji w.e.f. 23/12/2006, is legal and justified? What relief the workman

is entitled to and from which date?"

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vf/kdkjh }kjk fdlh dks xkMZuj fu;qDr fd;k x;k gSA izkFkhZ us dkuwukuqlkj okafNr 240 fnol dk;Z ugha fd;k gS] ,sls esa vizkFkhZ

}kjk mls dksbZ uksfVl] {kfriwfrZ vkfn fn;s tkus dk dksbZ iz'u gh mRiUu ugha gksrkA izkFkhZ }kjk vYQk eSl lsdzsV~Zh dks lEcksf/kr

uksfVl fnukafdr 05@12@07 izkIr gqvk Fkk ftldk dksbZ tokc fn;k tkuk vko';d ugha FkkA dFku fd;k gS fd vf/kdkfj;ksa }kjk

vYQk eSl ds ikl miyC/k tehu ij cSBus ds fy, vius Lrj ij ?kkWl dk yksu cuok fy;k x;k Fkk ftls fodflr djus dh

O;oLFkk bu vf/kdkfj;ksa us Lo;a ds Lrj ij gh dh Fkh vkSj tc ekyh ds dke dh vko';drk gksrh Fkh rks ml dk;Z ds cnys og

ekyh viuh etnwjh mu vf/kdkfj;ksa ls izkIr dj ysrk FkkA fdlh ,d ekyh us vFkok izkFkhZ us yxkrkj ekyh dk dk;Z ugha fd;k] uk

fn-23@12@06 ds iwoZ ds dyS.Mj o"kZ esa 240 fnu dk dk;Z fd;k rFkk lSfud vf/kdkjhd.k }kjk ekyh dks ekfld nj ls dHkh

Hkqxrku ugha fd;k x;k cfYd mlds dk;Zfnolksa dh izfrfnu dh etnwjh ds fglkc ls bdB~Bk tksM+dj vf/kdkjhx.k }kjk O;fDrxr

:i ls Hkqxrku fd;k x;kA dFku fd;k gS fd izkFkhZ us vYQk eSl ds ykWu ij dHkh dksbZ dk;Z fd;k rFkk tc vko';drk gqbZ rHkh

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fd;k vkSj vko';drk ugha jgus ij mlus Lo;a us dk;Z ij vkuk cUn dj fn;kA izkFkhZ dh mifLFkfr vizkFkhZ ds ;gkW vkWfQl esa gksus

dk rF; ljklj xyr gS D;ksafd ,slk dksbZ mifLFkfr fjdkMZ vizkFkhZ ds ikl miyC/k gksus dk iz'u gh mRiUu ugha gksrkA vUr esa

izkFkZuk dh x;h gS fd izkFkhZ dk Dyse fujk/kkj rF;ksa dk gksus ls lO;; [kkfjt fd;k tkosA

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lk{; esa Lo;a izkFkhZ y{ehukjk;.k rFkk vizkFkhZ lk{khx.k lwcsnkj xq:izhr flag o lwcsnkj tksxsUnz flag ds 'kiFk&i= izLrqr gq,

ftuls ,d&nwljs i{k }kjk ftjg dh x;hA mHk;i{k dh vksj ls nLrkosth lk{; Hkh izLrqr dh x;h ftldk ;Fkkle; mYys[k fd;k

tkosxkA

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mHk;i{k ds izfrfuf/kx.k dh cgl lquh x;h] mudh vksj ls fyf[kr cgl Hkh izLrqr dh x;h] ftldk rFkk i=koyh ij

miyC/k lk{; o lkexzh dk /;kuiwoZd ifj'khyu fd;k x;kA izkFkhZ i{k dh vksj ls viuh cgl leFkZu esa U;kf;d n`"Vkar egf"kZ

n;kuUn ljLorh ;wfuoflZVh] vtesj cuke tt yscj dksVZ ,oa b.M- fV~zC;wuy] vtesj ,oa vU;&1998¼3½ McY;w,ylh¼jkt-½ 459]

lUuh cuke E;wfufliy cksMZ] fljksgh&vkj,yMcY;w 1989¼2½ i`"B 336] LVsV vkWQ jkt- ,oa vU; cuke tSlk jke ,oa vU;&

vkj,yMcY;w 1999¼2½ i`"B 916] lq'khy dqekj ekFkqj cuke LVsV vkWQ jkt- ,oa vU;& vkj,yMcY;w 2000¼3½ i`"B 1896] xsjhlu

bathfu;j ,ebZ,l cuke lsUV~zy b.M- fV~zC;wuy] t;iqj ,oa vU;& vkj,yMcY;w 1992¼1½ i`"B 223 rFkk xsjhlu bathfu;j ,ebZ,l

cuke lsUV~zy b.M- fV~zC;wuy] t;iqj ,oa vU;& vkj,yMcY;w 1992¼1½ i`"B 216 izLrqr fd;s x;s gSa] tcfd vizkFkhZ izfrfuf/k dh vksj

ls U;kf;d n`"Vkar Executeive Engineer(State of Karnataka) Vs K. Somasetty & Ors.-(1977) 5 SCC 434,

Ranip Nagar Palika Vs Babuji Ghabahaji Thakore & Ors.-IX(2007) SLT 805 (SC), Chairman

Municipal Board & Ans. Vs Mahavir Prasad & Anr.-2007(3) RLW 1999, Garrison Engineer MES Vs.

Central Ind. Tribunal Jaipur & Ans.-1992 (1) RLW 223, Chief Engineer Ranjit Sagar Dam & Anr.

Vs. Sham Lal izLrqr fd;s x;s gSa ftudk llEeku v/;;u dj ekxZn'kZu izkIr fd;k x;kA

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bl izdj.k esa izkFkhZ us vizkFkhZ ds v/khu vYQk eSl dksVk esa xkMZuj ds in ij dk;Zjr crkrs gq, LVsVesaV vkWQ Dyse esa

rF; of.kZr fd, gaS] tcfd vizkFkhZ dh vksj ls izkFkhZ ds mDr dFku dk [k.Mu fd;k x;k gS vkSj ;g izkjafHkd vkifRr yh xbZ gS fd

vizkFkhZ vkS|ksfxd fookn vf/kfu;e esa ifjHkkf"kr m|ksx dh ikfjHkk"kk esa ugha vkrk gSA vizkFkhZ }kjk yh xbZ mDr vkifRr dk loZizFke

fuLrkj.k fd;k tkuk U;k;ksfpr izrhr gksrk gSA mDr rdksZa ds laca/k esa i{kdkjksa ds izfrfuf/kx.k dh cgl lquh x;h] i=koyh ,oa fcanq

ij izklafxd dkuwu dk voyksdu fd;k] i=koyh ds voyksdu ls ;g izdV gks jgk gS fd bl izdj.k esa izkFkhZ us tujy vkWfQlj

dkekf.Max] gSM DokVZj] 18&buQSUVªh fMohtu dksVk }kjk 56 ,-ih-vks- dks Hkh foi{kh@vizkFkhZ cuk;k gS vkSj vizkFkhZ ds fo:) gh

vuqrks"k pkgk gSA fuf'pr :i ls vizkFkhZ Hkkjrh; lsuk dk ofj"B vf/kdkjh gS ftldk dk;Z ns'k dh j{kk djuk gS vkSj tks fd jkT;

dh lEizHkqRo izd`fr (Sovereign function of State) dk gS] vizkFkhZ fdlh izdkj dh O;kikfjd vFkok mRiknu dh xfrfof/k laikfnr

ugha djrk gS] uk gh dksbZ ykHk vftZr djrk gS] vr% ,slh fLFkfr esa esjs fouez er esa vizkFkhZ] vkS- fo- vf/kfu;e esa ifjHkkf"kr m|ksx

dh ikfjHkk"kk esa ugha vk,xkA

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;gka bl rF; dks Hkh n`f"Vxr j[kk tkuk mfpr gksxk dh Hkkjr ljdkj }kjk ;g jsQzsUl bl vf/kdj.k dks izsf"kr fd;k x;k

gS vkSj ftlds laca/k esa izkFkhZ i{k dh vksj ls vius dFkuksa ds leFkZu esa LVsVesaV vkWQ Dyse vkSj vizkFkhZ }kjk izkFkhZ ds dFkuksa dk

[k.Mu djrs gq, tokc izLrqr fd;k x;k gS vkSj mDr jsQzsUl ds vuqlkj izdj.k esa ;g vo/kkj.kh iz'u gS fd D;k izkFkhZ dks vizkFkhZ

}kjk fnukad 23@12@2006 ls ukSdjh ls gVkuk oS/k ,oa mfpr gS\ ftlds laca/k esa izkFkhZ us vius LVsVesUV vkWQ Dyse esa ;g of.kZr

fd;k gS fd og vizkFkhZ ds v/khu vYQk vksfQllZ eSl] dksVk esa fnukad 06@11@1996 ls xkMZuj ds in ij dk;Zjr FkkA izkFkhZ ds

mDr dFkuksa dk vizkFkhZ dh vksj ls tokc izLrqr dj [k.Mu fd;k x;k gS vkSj ;g Li"V fd;k x;k gS fd vYQk eSl Lo;a

lgHkkfxrk ds vk/kkj ij pyk;k tkrk gS] ogkW ij uk rks xkMZuj dk in Lohd`r gS vkSj uk vizkFkhZ }kjk vFkok vizkFkhZ ds v/khu fdlh

vf/kd`r vf/kdkjh }kjk dHkh fdlh xkMZuj dks fu;qDr fd;k x;k gSA bl izdkj izkFkhZ us vius Dyse esa rks lu~ 1996 ls vizkFkhZ ds

;gkW xkMZuj ds in ij dk;Zjr gksus dk rF; crk;k gS] ysfdu bl lEcU/k esa dksbZ lk{; izLrqr ugha dh x;h gS ftlls fd mlds

dFkuksa dks dksbZ cy feyrk gksA izkFkhZ us uk rks vius LVsVesUV vkWQ Dyse esa] uk gh viuh lk{; esa izLrqr 'kiFk&i= esa ;g rF;

crk;s gSa fd mldks fdlds }kjk vYQk eSl esa fdl izdkj fu;ksftr fd;k x;kA ;gkW bl rF; dks Hkh n`f"Vxr j[kk tkuk mfpr

gksxk fd izkFkhZ us vius vkidks feysV~zh esa dk;Z djus dk vfHkdFku fd;k gS] tcfd feysVªh gekjs ns'k dk ,d egRoiw.kZ foHkkx gS

ftlds lEcU/k esa ;gh vo/kkj.kk yh tk;sxh fd ;fn izkFkhZ dks mDr foHkkx esa fdlh dke ds fy, j[kk x;k Fkk rks mlds lEcU/k esa

mls dksbZ u dksbZ nLrkost vFkok i=@vkns'k vizkFkhZ dh vksj ls vo'; gh fn;k tkrk] D;ksafd ;g foHkkx ,d lkekU; foHkkx ugha gS

vkSj ,sls foHkkx esa tks Hkh HkrhZ dh dk;Zokgh gksrh gS] og ,d fof/kd izfdz;k viuk;h tkdj gh lEiUu dh tkrh gS] ysfdu izkFkhZ dh

vksj ls bl izdkj ds dksbZ rF; vius 'kiFk&i= esa ugha crk;s x;s gSa vkSj uk gh mls dk;Z ij j[ks tkus ckcr dksbZ i= vFkok vkns'k

is'k fd;k x;k gSA

izkFkhZ us vius LVsVesUV vkWQ Dyse o lk{; esa izLrqr 'kiFk&i= esa ;g rF; Hkh crk;s gSa fd mls fn-23@12@2006 dks

vizkFkhZ ds ekSf[kd vkns'k ls xkMZuj ds in ij ls gVk fn;k x;k] tcfd mlus izR;sd 12 dyS.Mj ekg esa 240 fnu dk dk;Z fd;k

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gSA vizkFkhZ dh vksj ls tokc esa mDr dFkuksa dk Hkh [k.Mu fd;k x;k gSA pwWfd izkFkhZ dh vksj ls ;g dFku fd;k x;k gS fd mls

fn-23@12@2006 ls xkMZuj ds in ij vizkFkhZ ds }kjk gVk fn;k x;k Fkk rks fQj fn-23@12@2006 ls iwoZ ds dyS.Mj o"kZ ds

12 eghuksa esa 240 fnu dk;Z djus dk rF; mlds }kjk gh fl) fd;k tkuk gS vkSj bl rF; dks fl) djus dk nkf;Ro Hkh izkFkhZ ij

gh gSA izkFkhZ ds mDr dFkuksa ds leFkZu esa mlds }kjk izLrqr nLrkosth lk{; dk voyksdu fd;k tkos rks ;g izdV gks jgk gS fd

izkFkhZ us LVsVesUV vkWQ Dyse ,oa 'kiFk&i= esa vizkFkhZ ds v/khu fn-06@11@96 ls xkMZuj ds in ij dk;Zjr gksuk rFkk 1600@&:-

izfrekg osru fn;k tkuk crk;k gSA izkFkhZ ds bl dFku leFkZu esa mldh vksj ls izLrqr nLrkostkr izn'kZ McY;w-5 dk voyksdu

fd;k tk; rks ;g nLrkost ,d gLrfyfi nLrkost gS] bl ij uk rks fMLisp uEcj vafdr gS vkSj uk gh izkFkhZ us vius LVsVesUV vkWQ

Dyse ,oa 'kiFk&i= esa bl nLrkost ds ckjs esa ;g rF; crk;s gSa fd ;g nLrkost lsuk ds fdl vf/kdkjh ds }kjk tkjh dj mls

fn;k x;k gSA blh izdkj ds rF; izn'kZ McY;w-6 o McY;w-7 ls Hkh izdV gks jgs gSaA ;gkW bl rF; dks Hkh n`f"Vxr j[kk tkuk mfpr

gksxk fd izkFkhZ us lu~ 96 esa mldk ekfld osru 1600@&:- gksuk crk;k gS] tcfd mlds }kjk osru izkfIr jlhn izn'kZ McY;w-5

tksfd osru ekg twu]97 dh gS rFkk jlhn izn'kZ McY;w-7 tksfd osru ekg flrEcj]97 dh gS] mu nksuksa esa 1200&1200 :i;s lsysjh

izkIr djuk fy[kk gSA bl izdkj tks mijksDr nLrkosth lk{; izkFkhZ dh vksj ls is'k dh x;h gS mlls ;g izdV gksrk gS fd ekg twu

o flrEcj] 97 esa mldk ekfld osru 1200@&:- Fkk] tcfd mlus LVsVesUV vkWQ Dyse o lk{; esa izLrqr 'kiFk&i= esa blds

foijhr 1600@&:- ekfld osru crk;k gSA bl izdkj tks fojks/kkHkkl izkFkhZ ds l'kiFk c;ku ,oa nLrkostkr ls izdV gks jgk gS og

,d egRoiw.kZ fojks/kkHkkl gS vkSj og izkFkhZ ds ekeys esa lUnsg iSnk djrk gSA vU; tks nLrkost izkFkhZ }kjk izLrqr fd;s x;s gSa] mudk

voyksdu fd;k tk; rks izn'kZ McY;w-4 ,d izek.k&i= gS ftlds voyksdu ls Hkh ;gh izdV ugha gks jgk gS fd izkFkhZ dks vYQk eSl

esa xkMZuj ds in ij fu;qDr fd;k x;k gks D;ksafd bl izek.k&i= esa vYQk eSl ds lEcU/k esa dksbZ rF; of.kZr ugha gS] uk bl ij

fMLipst uEcj vafdr gS vkSj uk gh bl izek.k&i= ds ckjs esa dksbZ rF; crk;s x;s gSa fd ;g izek.k&i= fdlds }kjk tkjh djds

izkFkhZ dks fn;k x;k gSA izn'kZ McY;w-5 tksfd izkFkhZ us ekg twu] 97 dh osru fLyi crk;h gS] mldk Hkqxrku pSd uEcj 5639 }kjk

fn;k tkuk crk;k gS] ysfdu bl pSd ds lEcU/k esa Hkh izkFkhZ us dksbZ rF; vius LVsVesUV vkWQ Dyse esa of.kZr ugha fd;s gSa o uk gh

mDr pSd dks U;k;ky; ds le{k lk{; esa is'k fd;k x;k gSA mDr nLrkostkr ds vykok vU; dksbZ nLrkost izkFkhZ }kjk vius }kjk

vizkFkhZ ds ;gkW dke djus ds lEcU/k esa izLrqr ugha fd;s x;s gSaA ;gkW bl rF; dks Hkh /;ku esa j[kuk mfpr gksxk fd ;fn vizkFkhZ]

izkFkhZ dks osru izkIr djus dh jlhnsa nsrk Fkk rks foHkkx }kjk mls gj ekg mDr izdkj dh jlhnsa nh tkrh] ysfdu vU; fdlh eghus

dh jlhn izkFkhZ }kjk izLrqr ugha djuk Hkh mlds dFkuksa dks lafnX/k cukrk gSA feysVªh tSls foHkkx esa lkekU;r% dk;kZy;h&dk;Z djus

dh ,d izfdz;k gksrh gS vkSj uk dsoy feysVªh cfYd lHkh ljdkjh foHkkxksa esa mDr izfdz;k dk vuqlj.k djds dk;Z vUtke fn;k tkuk

gksrk gSA ;fn izkFkhZ dks osru Hkqxrku dh jlhnsa nh tkrh jgh Fkha rks mls fu;fer :i ls ,slh lHkh ekg ds osru Hkqxrku dh jlhnsa

nh tkrh] ijUrq o"kZ 1996 ls fnlEcj] 2006 rd ds 'ks"k eghuksa ds lEcU/k esa vU; dksbZ jlhn izkFkhZ us uk rks is'k dh gS vkSj uk gh

blds lEcU/k esa vius 'kiFk&i= o Dyse esa crk;k gSA

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izkFkhZ us vius LVsVesUV vkWaQ Dyse ds en la[;k 8 esa ;g rF; of.kZr fd;s gSa fd mlus ekg vizsy] 2004 ls ekpZ 2005

rFkk tqykbZ] 2005 ls vxLr] 2005 rd vizkFkhZ ds ;gkW dk;Z fd;k Fkk] tcfd izkFkhZ us Lo;a dks dk;Z ls fn-23@12@2006 dks gVk;k

tkuk vafdr fd;k gS] fdUrq mlus vxLr] 2005 ds mijkUr ls ysdj 23@12@2006 ds e/; dk;Z fd;s tkus dk dksbZ fooj.k vafdr

ugha fd;k gS ftlls ;gh izdV gksrk gS fd Lo;a izkFkhZ }kjk vius vH;kosnu esa dgha ;g ugha dgk x;k gS fd mlus lsok ls i`Fkd

fd;s tkus dh frfFk ls Bhd iwoZ ds 12 dyS.Mj ekg vFkok dyS.Mj o"kZ esa yxkrkj 240 fnu dk dk;Z dj fy;k gksA izkFkhZ dh vksj

ls lk{; esa izLrqr vius 'kiFk&i= ds isjk 6 esa Hkh ;g dFku fd;k x;k gS fd mlus vizkFkhZ ds ;gkW fn-06@11@96 ls fn-

23@12@2006 rd fujUrj xkMZuj ds :i esa lsok;sa nh gS vkSj 240 fnu ls Hkh vf/kd dk dk;Z fd;k gS rFkk mldk ftjg esa ;g Hkh

dFku jgk gS fd mlus vkf[kjh lky 240 fnu dke fd;k mldh jlhnsa U;k;ky; esa is'k dj nh gS vkSj blds vykok mlds ikl

dksbZ jlhnsa ugha gS] fdUrq vfHkys[k ij izkFkhZ dh vksj ls tks jlhnsa is'k dh x;h gSa] muesa ,d ek= izn'kZ McY;w-6 jlhn gSa oks Hkh ekg

Qjojh] 2006 ls lEcfU/kr jgh gS] rFkk 'ks"k jlhnsa o"kZ 97 dh gS tksfd mlds vfUre dk;kZof/k o"kZ ds ckgj dh gS tksfd izkFkhZ }kjk

cryk;h x;h dk;kZof/k ls dksbZ lEcU/k ugha j[krh gSA

izkFkhZ dk ftjg esa ;g Hkh dFku jgk gS fd mldh gkftjh izfri{kh ds gkftjh jftLVj esa gksrh Fkh] fdUrq gkftjh ls

lEcfU/kr dksbZ nLrkost U;k;ky; dh i=koyh ij nLrkostkr is'k djus ds izdze ij izLrqr ugha fd;k x;k ysfdu cgl ds Lrj ij

izkFkhZ }kjk nLrkost fjdkWMZ ij ysus dk izkFkZuk&i= izLrqr dj gkftjh jftLVj dh QksVksizfr;ka dks fjdkWMZ ij ysus dh izkFkZuk dh

x;h vkSj ;g dFku fd;k gS fd mDr jftLVj esa izkFkhZ ds vizkFkhZ ds ;gkW dk;Z ij mifLFkfr dk C;kSjk gS] i=koyh ds voyksdu ls

;g izdV gksrk gS fd bl izdj.k esa izkFkhZ dh ftjg fnukad 15-07-2015 dks ys[kc) gqbZ gS ftlesa mlus ;g dFku fd;k gS fd mlus

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LVsVesaV Dyse ds lkFk nLrkost is'k ugha fd, vius 'kiFk i= ds lkFk is'k fd, gS bu nLrkostksa ds vykok mlds ikl dksbZ dkxt

ugha gSA gkftjh dk izek.k U;k;ky; dh i=koyh esa is'k ugha fd;k gSA izkFkhZ }kjk izLrqr bu gkftjh jftLVj ds voyksdu ls ;g

dgha izdV ugha gks jgk fd ;s vizkFkhZ ds dk;kZy; dk gh gkftjh jftLVj jgk gks D;ksafd bl ij uk rks vizkFkhZ foHkkx ds dk;kZy;

dk dgha uke vafdr gS] vkSj uk gh izkFkhZ ds uke ds vkxs ^^xkMZuj^^ tSls in dk dksbZ mYys[k gS vkSj uk gh izkFkhZ us bl izdkj dk

gkftjh jftLVj mlds ikl gksus ds ckjs esa dksbZ rF; vius LVsVesaV vkWQ Dyse esa of.kZr fd, gS izkFkZuk i= ds lkFk izLrqr fd, x,

mDr nLrkost ftudks izkFkhZ us gkftjh jftLVj crk;k gS og QksVks izfr;ka gS tks lk{; esa xzkg; ugha gS vkSj mDr nLrkost ds vk/kkj

ij bl Lrj ij dksbZ er O;Dr ugha fd;k tk ldrk gSA

izkFkhZ dk ftjg esa ;g Hkh dFku jgk gS fd mls jsosU;w fVfdV yxkdj isesUV feyrk Fkk vkSj jftLVj esa lkbZu djds

ru[okg feyrh Fkh] fdUrq U;k;ky; vfHkys[k ij ,slk dksbZ Hkqxrku lEcU/kh nLrkost Hkh izLrqr ugha fd;k x;k gSA blds foijhr

vizkFkhZ dh vksj ls izLrqr lk{kh lwcsnkj xq:izhr flag dk l'kiFk ;gh dFku jgk gS fd muds ;gkW dksbZ xkMZuj dk in Lohd`r ugha

jgk vkSj uk izkFkhZ us muds ;gkW 23@12@2006 ds iwoZ ds dyS.Mj o"kZ esa yxkrkj 240 fnu dk;Z fd;k rFkk bl lk{kh dk ftjg esa

;g Li"V dFku jgk gS fd izkFkhZ dks foHkkx }kjk dksbZ izek.k&i= ugha fn;k x;k cfYd ;fn fn;k Hkh x;k gksxk rks vf/kdkjh us vius

Lrj ij gh O;fDrxr :i ls fn;k gksxkA ftjg esa ;g Hkh dFku jgk gS fd foHkkx }kjk dksbZ jlhn tkjh ugha dh tkrh FkhA vizkFkhZ

ds nwljs lk{kh lwcsnkj tksxsUnz flag dk Hkh yxHkx l'kiFk ;gh c;ku jgk gS fd vizkFkhZ dk;kZy; ds v/khu xkMZuj dk dksbZ in ugha

gksrk vkSj fdlh Hkh eSl esa dksbZ xkMZuj dk in ugha gSA ftjg esa bl lk{kh dk dFku jgk gS fd izn'kZ McY;w-4 ij , ls ch o lh ls

Mh tks lhysa yxh gSa] os QthZ gSa buds ;gkW ,slh dksbZ lhys ugha gS rFkk izn'kZ McY;w-7 ij , ls ch lhy Hkh budh ugha gSA bldk

ftjg esa ;g Hkh Li"V dFku jgk gS fd vYQk eSl esa dksbZ Hkh xkMZuj dh iksLV ugha gS vkSj bl eSl esa vf/kdkjh vius Lrj ij gh

fdlh vkneh dks ,d nks fnu cqykdj dke djok ysrs gSaA bl izdkj vizkFkhZ i{k dh mDr ekSf[kd o izys[kh; lk{; izkFkhZ dh vksj

ls miyC/k lk{; dh rqyuk esa vf/kd cyorh jgh gS vkSj mldk fdlh izdkj ls dgha dksbZ [k.Mu izkFkhZ }kjk ugha fd;k x;k gSA

izkFkhZ dks okafNr vuqrks"k izkIr djus ds fy, ;g izekf.kr djuk vko';d gS fd izkFkhZ dh lsok lekfIr 23@12@2006 ls Bhd iwoZ ds

12 dyS.Mj ekg esa mlds }kjk vizkFkhZ ds v/khu fujUrj 240 fnu dk;Z fd;k x;k Fkk] vFkkZr izkFkhZ }kjk tuojh] 1995 ls fnlEcj]

1996 rd vius }kjk yxkrkj dk;Z djuk izekf.kr fd;k tkuk gS] fdUrq bl lEcU/k esa izkFkhZ dh vksj ls tks lk{; izLrqr dh x;h gS]

mlls mlds dFkuksa dh fdlh Hkh izdkj ls iqf"V ugha gksrh gS vkSj ,sls esa vizkFkhZ fu;kstd }kjk mls lsok ls gVk;s tkus ls iwoZ

vf/kfu;e ds vkKkid fdlh Hkh izko/kku dh ikyuk fd;k tkuk vko';d ugha jgk gSA 240 fnol dk;Z djus ds rF; dks fl) djus

dk Hkkj deZdkj ij gSA deZdkj ij 240 fnu yxkrkj dke djus ds rF; dks lkfcr djus dk tks Hkkj gS] mlesa deZdkj }kjk dsoy

ek= vius 'kiFk&i= esa ;g fy[k nsuk fd mlus 240 fnu rd yxkrkj dke fd;k] i;kZIr ugha gksxk] vfirq mls fdlh Bksl ekSf[kd

,oa izys[kh;@nLrkosth lk{; ls bl rF; dks lkfcr djuk gksxk ftlls fd ;g rF; lEiq"V gks lds] ijUrq gLrxr izdj.k esa

i=koyh ij miyC/k leLr ekSf[kd ,oa nLrkosth lk{; ls izkFkhZ ;g rF; lkfcr djus esa iw.kZr;k vlQy jgk gS fd mlus lsok

lekfIr fnukad 23@12@2006 ls Bhd iwoZ 12 dyS.Mj ekg dh vof/k esa fujUrj 240 ;k mlls vf/kd dk;Z fd;k gSA ekuuh;

loksZPp U;k;ky; }kjk fuEufyf[kr U;kf;d n`"Vkarksa esa bl laca/k esa le;≤ ij ;gh fl)kar izfrikfnr fd;k gS&

RANIP NAGAR PALIKA VS BABUJU GABHAJI THAKORE- IX(2007) SLT 805 SC esa

ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; }kjk ;g fl)kar izfrikfnr fd;k gS fd LABOUR LAW- 240 days completion of service-

Burden of proof lies on workman to show he worked continuously for 240 days for preceding one year - It

is for workman to adduce evidence apart from examining himself to prove factum of being in employment

of employer.

State of Gujrat vs Pratamsingh Narsinh Parmar, (2001) 9 SCC 713. esa ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; }kjk

;g fl)kar izfrikfnr fd;k gS fd In our opinion the Tribunal was not right in placing the onus of the

management without first determining on the basis of cogent evidence that the respondent had worked for

more than 240 days in the year preceding his termination. It was the case of the claimant that he had so

worked but this claim was denied by the appeallant. It was then for the claimant to lead evidence to show

that he had in fact preceding his termination. Filling of an affidavit is only his own statement in his favour

and that cannot be regarded as sufficient evidence for any Court or Tribunal to come to the conclusion that

[भाग II—खण् ड3(ii)]

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a workman had, in fact, worked for 240 days in a year. No Proof of reciept of salary or wages for 240 days

or order or record of appointment or engagement for this period was produced by the corkman. on this

ground alone, the award is liable to be set aside.

Rajasthan State Ganganagar Sugar Mills Ltd. Vs State of Rajasthan and Anr. v(2004) LST

686=2004(8)SCC161,

esa ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; }kjk ;g fl)kar izfrikfnr fd;k gS fd It was the

case of the workman that he had worked for more than 240 days in the year concerned. This claim was

denied by the appellant. It was for the claimant to lead evidence to show that he had in fact worked up to

240 days in the year preceding his termination. He has filed an affidavit. It is only his own statement which

is in his favour and that cannot be regarded as sufficient evidence for any Court or Tribunal to come to the

conclusion that in fact the claimant had worked for 240 days in a year. These aspects were highlighted in

Range Forest Officer vs S.T. Hadimani, 2002 (3) SCC 25. No Proof of receipt of salary or wages for 240

days or order or record in that regard was produceci. Mere Non-production of the muster roll for a

particular period was not sufficient for the Labour Court to hold that the workman had worked for 240 days

as claimed.

Manager Reserve Bank of India Baglore Vs S. Mani and Others 2005 (5) SCC page 100 esa

ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; }kjk ;g fl)kar izfrikfnr fd;k gS fd The Initial burden of proof was on the

workman to show that he had compledted 240 days of service. Tribunal's view that the burden was on the

employer was held to be erroneous.

R.M. Yellatti Vs the Asst. Executive Engineer (2006 (1) SCC 1006) 2005 AIR SCW 6103 esa

ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; }kjk ;g fl)kar izfrikfnr fd;k gS fd "Analysing the above decisions of this court, it is

clear that the provisions of the Evidence Act. in terms do not apply to the proceedings under section 10 of

the Industrial Disputes Act. However, applying general principles and on reading the aforestated

judgements we find that this court has repeatedly taken the view that the burden of proof is on the claimant

to show that he had worked for 240 days in a given year. This burden is discharged only upon the workman

stepping in the witness workman adducing cogent evidence, both oral and documentary. In cases of

termination of services of daily waged earner, there will be no letter of appointment or termination. There

will also be no receipt or proof of payment. Thus in most cases, the workman (claimant) can only call upon

the employer to produce before the court the nominal muster roll for the given period, the letter of

appointment or termination, if any, the wage register, the attendance register etc. Drawing of adverse

inference ultimately would depend thereafter on facts of each case. The above decisions however make it

clear that mere affidavits or self-serving statements made by the claimant/workman will not suffice in the

matter of discharge of the burden placed by law on the workman to prove that he had worked for 240 days

in a given year. The above judgements further lay down that mere non-production of muster rolls per se

without any plea of suppression by the claimant workman will not be the ground for the tribunal to draw an

adverse inference against the management. Lastly, the above judgements lay down the basic principle,

namely, that the High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution will not interfere with the concurrent

findings of fact recorded by the labour court unless they are perverse. This exercise will depend upon facts

of each case."

9-

izkFkhZ i{k dh vksj ls izLrqr U;kf;d n`"Vkarksa dk llEeku voyksdu dj ekxZ n'kZu izkIr fd;k] muesa izfrikfnr fl)karksa ls

eSa iw.kZ:is.k lger gwW] fdUrq izdj.k ds rF; ,oa ifjfLFkfr;ka fHkUu gksus ls izkFkhZ muesa izfrikfnr fl)karksa dk ykHk izkIr djus dk

vf/kdkjh ugha gS vkSj mijksDr foospu ,oa fo'ys"k.k ds ifjizs{; esa izkFkhZ dh vksj ls tks rdZ fn, x, gS og ekus tkus ;ksX; ugha gSA

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fu"d"kZr% mijksDr foospu o fo'ys"k.k ds vk/kkj ij izkFkhZ viuh lk{; ls ;g fl) dj ikus esa vlQy jgk gS fd mlus

vizkFkhZ fu;kstd ds ;gkW lsok lekfIr frfFk 23@12@2006 ls Bhd iwoZ ds ,d dyS.Mj o"kZ] vFkkZr 12 dyS.Mj ekg esa fujUrj 240

fnu dk;Z fd;k gSA vr% izkFkhZ Jfed vf/kfu;ekUrxZr dksbZ laj{k.k izkIr ugha gksus ls vizkFkhZ fu;kstd ls fdlh izdkj dk dksbZ

vuqrks"k izkIr djus dk vf/kdkjh ?kksf"kr gksus ;ksX; ugha gS vkSj ;g funsZ'k@jsQzsUl Hkh blh vuq:i mRrfjr gksus ;ksX; gSA

ifj.kker% jktLFkku ljdkj] Je foHkkx }kjk viuh izklkafxd vf/klwpuk fn-09@05@2011 ds tfj;s lEizsf"kr

funsZ'k@fookn dks blh vuq:i mRrfjr fd;k tkrk gS fd pwWfd izkFkhZ Jfed y{ehukjk;.k ;g fl) dj ikus esa vlQy jgk gS fd

mlus vizkFkhZ tujy vkWfQlj dekf.Mx gsM DokVlZ] 18 bUQsUVªh fMfotu] vYQk eSl] 56] ,ihvks] dksVk ds ;gkW viuh lsok lekfIr

frfFk 23@12@2006 ls Bhd iwoZ ds ,d dyS.Mj o"kZ] vFkkZr 12 dyS.Mj ekg esa fujUrj 240 fnu xkMZuj ds in ij dk;Z fd;k gS]

,slh fLFkfr esa izkFkhZ] vizkFkhZ fu;kstd ls fdlh izdkj dk dksbZ vuqrks"k izkIr djus dk vf/kdkjh ugha gSA

egs'k iqusBk] U;k;k/kh'k

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नई दिल्ली, 21 अप्रैल, 2023

का.आ. 657.—औघोजगक जववाि अजिजन म, 1947 (1947 का 14) की िारा 17 के अनुसरण में केन्री

सरकार इलाकई िेिाती बैंक के प्रबंितत्र, संबद्ध जन ोिको और उनके कमवकारो के बीच अनुबंि में जनर्िवष्ट औघोजगक

जववाि में केन्री सरकार औघोजगक अजिकरण/श्रम न् ा ाल , चंडीगढ़ -I के ृंचाट (33/2017) प्रकाजित करती िै।

[सं. एल-12011/34/2017-आई आर (बी-I)]

सलोनी, उृ जनिेिक

New Delhi, the 21th April, 2023

S.O. 657.—In pursuance of Section 17 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947), the Central

Government hereby publishes the Award (Ref.33/2017) of the Cent.Govt.Indus.Tribunal-cum-Labour Court

Chandigarh-I as shown in the Annexure, in the industrial dispute between the management of Ellaquai Dehati Bank

and their workmen.

[No. L-12011/34/2017-IR(B-I)]

SALONI, Dy. Director

ANNEXURE

In the Central Government Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court-I, Chandigarh.

Present: Sh. J.K. Tripathi, Presiding Officer.

ID No.33/2017

General Secretary, Ellaquai Dehati Bank Employees’ Union C/o House No.8, Near Kabir Chowk,

Sec-1, Durga Nagar, Jammu(J&K).

….…..Workmen/Union

VERSUS

1.

The Chairman, Ellaqui Dehati Bank, Head Office, Sir Syed Market, Wazir Bagh,

Srinagar(J&K).

2.

The Senior Manager, Per & HRD Ellaquai Dehati Bank, Head Office, Sir Syed Market,

Wazir Bagh, Srinagar-190001, for imformation Ellaquai Dehati Bank, Regional Office, Main

Chowk, Bye Pass, Kunjwani, Jammu(J&K).

…..Respondents

[भाग II—खण् ड3(ii)]

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AWARD

Passed on:-15.12.2022

1.

Central Government vide Notification No. L-12011/34/2017-IR(B-I) Dated 24.01.2018, under clause (d) of

sub-section (1) and sub-section (2A) of Section 10 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947(hereinafter called the Act),

has referred the following Industrial dispute for adjudication to this Tribunal:-

“Whether the action of management of Ellaquai Dehati Bank represented through its

Chairman in transferring the services of Shri Ashok Koul, General Secretary from Jammu to

Udhampur w.e.f. 03.12.2016 is justified or not? If not, to what relief workman is entitled to

and from which date?”

1.

Both the parties were put to notice and Workmen/Union filed their statement of claim with the averments

that Ellaquai Dehati Bank Employees’ Union is a registered Trade Union in Ellaquai Dehati Bank J&K, representing

almost 100 percent of the workmen in the Bank. The transfer of the workmen employees of the Bank is regulated by a

Transfer Policy, evolved and framed after a due process of consultations between the management of the Bank and

among others with the Employees’ Union as well. The Policy so framed in 2005(Annexure 1) provided for exemption

of the two principal office bearers of the Union from the provisions of the Transfer Policy remained in force till April

2016. The General Secretary of the Employees’ Union being one of the principal office bearers has been and is

exempted from the provisions of the Transfer Policy as settled. The NABARD in terms of their Circular

No.213/IDD/-12/2013 bearing No.NB.IDD/RRB(HR)900/316(JCC-SC)2015-16 dated 9th October, 2015 advised all

the RRBs in the country to evolve/frame a Transfer Policy for Officers and employees in consultation with their

respective Sponsor Banks and Representatives of Officers/Association/Employees Unions(Annexure 2). In pursuance

to the above directions, the General Secretary of the Employees Union was called for discussions to Srinagar Head

Office of the Bank from Jammu on 1st February, 2016, vide Bank’s letter No.EDB/HRD/642/MAM/20742015-16

dated 22/01/2016 to frame/evolve a revised Transfer Policy in Ellaquai Dehati Bank(Annexure 3). The Policy of 2016

of 2016 came to be substituted with a more clarity and for adoption by all RRBs in the same manner. This Policy was

adopted by Ellaquai Dehati Bank vide Circular No.04 of 2017 dated 01/02/2017 retrospectively from

01/01/2017(Annexure 4). The objections by the Union against the Order of Transfer as placed before the management

were rejected. It was advised vide Bank’s letter No.EDB/ROJ/1119/2016-17 dated 15.12.2016 that the General

Secretary of the Union should carry out the activities of his office by taking advantage of the “modern communication

systems”. The Bank’s stand was not accepted by the Union and communicated to them vide letter No.GS/J&K/27-

2016-17 dated 16th December, 2016(Annexure 5). The contention as contained in Bank’s

letter

no.EDB/Camp/JMU/HRD/01/2017-18 dated 26.05.2017 was an attempt to conceal the facts and therefore contested

by the petitioner union and placed before the RLC(C) Jammu vide letter no.GS/J&K/18/2017-18 dated

02.06.2017(Annexure 6). He was served wih a charge sheet vide No.EDB/276/HRD/201/2016-17 dated 20.04.2017

for his support to an agitation launched by Officers’ Association in the Bank stated to have declared illegal by the

management

without

any

legal

basis/support(Annexure

7).

A

copy

of

Termination

Order

No.EDB/691/HRD/472/2017-18 dated 04.08.2017 and the Circular Special Letter No.18 of 2017 dated 05.08.2017

are attached as Annexure 8. The petitioner made submissions before the Bank vide his application dated 09.08.2017

which also failed to evoke any consideration(Annexure 9). The impugned order of 04.08.2017 was withdrawn by the

Bank

before

the

Hon’ble

Court

on

13.09.2017

vide

letter

No.EDB/894/HRD/630/2017-18

dated

07.09.2017(Annexure 10). The petitioner reported again for duties at Jammu Regional Office on 15.09.2017. His

personal reporting was not accepted forcing him to send a copy by speed post with a copy to the Chairman of the

Bank(Annexure 11). The action of the Chairman of the Bank in the matter of transfer of Shri Ashok Koul, the General

Secretary of the Union is totally unjustified and may be set aside. Shri Koul may kindly be ordered to be treated on

duty from 04.12.2016 with full back wages with the entitlement to all other service benefits accrued to him during the

said period.

2.

Respondent/Management has filed written statement to the claim petition filed by the Union, alleging

therein that the petitioner who continues to be absent unauthorized w.e.f. 03.12.2016 i.e. ever since his transfer to

Udhampur has not bothered to report for duties till date is not entitled to any relief, much less the relief claimed in the

present petition. Shri Ashok Kumar Kaul, General Secretary, Ellaquai Dehati Bank Employees Union had remained

posted at Ellaquai Dehati Bank, Regional Office 3, Jammu from last sixteen years i.e. since the year 2000 and has

been transferred by the respondent from Jammu to Udhampur on 03.12.2016 vide letter No. EDB/ROJ/PER/1068/

2016-17 dated 03.12.2016 as per the norms of transfer policy which was in vogue in the bank from

01.05.2016(Annexure 2). After reviewing the existing transfer policy of 2005 the new transfer policy was circulated

on 29.04.2016 and made effect from 01.05.2016 in the bank was framed in light of the NABARD circular dated

09.10.2015 wherein NABARD had instructed all Regional Rural Banks(RRBs) to frame a transfer policy on the lines

of draft policy of sub-committee of Joint Consultative Committee(Annexure 3). On being unresponsive to various

communications from respondent from time to time and remaining continuous unauthorized absent for more than

eight months, the petitioner was treated as having voluntarily abandoned the services of the bank vide letter

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no.EDB/691/HRD/472/2017-18 dated 04.08.2018 read with corrigendum no.EDB/822/HRD/576/2017-18 dated

24.08.2017 which was later withdrawn vide letter no.EDB/894/HRD/630/2017-18 dated 07.09.2017. However,

without prejudice to the rights of the bank to proceed against the petitioner for gross misconduct on account of

continued unautorised absence from work place ever since the transfer order no.EDB/ROJ/PER/1068/2016-17 dated

03.12.2016(Annexure 4 and 5). The withdrawal of banks order of voluntarily abandonment of services vide letter

no.EDB/894/HRD/630/2017-18 dated 07.09.2017 cannot be claimed by petitioner as withdrawal of transfer order

dated 03.12.2016. His personal reporting at earlier place of posting instead of transferee branch makes no sense and

was out rightly rejected by the bank while advising him to report at transferee branch(Annexure 6). The petitioner

filed a writ petition in the Hon’ble High Court of J&K as SWP no.2176/2017 dated September 2017 against the

Ellaquai Dehati Bank, praying for quashing the order no.EDB/ROJ/PER/1068/2016-17 dated 03.12.2016. The

petitioner has not till date cared to report for his duties at the transferee branch and therefore remaining on

unauthorized absence ever since 03.12.2016 till date which established beyond doubt the gross misconduct of his

rendering him liable for consequences under rules(Annexure 7). It is therefore, respectfully prayed that keeping in

view of the submissions made herein above and those to be urged at the time of hearing the Hon’ble Tribunal-cum-

Labour Court may kindly be pleased to reject the petition of the claimant with exemplary costs.

3.

The claimant has filed rejoinder to the written statement filed by the management, alleging therein that

respondents have tried to make out the defence of their case on the premise that Shri Koul continued to be elected ad

hold the office of the General Secretary of the petitioner-Union for a considerable long time and which would

disentitle him for the protection. Workmen-union had to be protected against the transfer since 2000 in Jammu at the

request of the Union as per the Transfer Policy provisions and the Union cannot be denied the protection for its office

bearers as provided in the Transfer Policy. The petitioner has already placed a copy of communication from the Bank

before the Hon’ble Tribunal which evidences their participation in the consultative process to evolve and formulate

the policy. The remaining facts are same as alleged in the claim statement hence, need not to be repeated again.

4.

Parties were given opportunity to lead evidence. In support of his claim, workman has examined himself as

WW1 and filed his affidavit in evidence as Ex.WW1/A and has been cross-examined by the AR of management.

5.

On 08.12.2022 during the pendency of the proceedings before this Tribunal, Sh. Ashok Koul, General

Secretary of the Union has filed an application, requesting for closure of the case, alleging therein that the industrial

dispute between Sh. Ashok Kumar Koul, then General Secretary, Ellaquai Dehati Bank Employees’ Union, J&K and

Ellaquai Dehati Bank, Head Office, Srinagar stands settled between the parties and the same may kindly be treated as

closed. Since a settlement has been arrived at between the parties, there is no need to proceed with the matter further.

6.

It is now well settled position in law that any settlement arrived at between the parties is legally binding

upon both the parties in terms of the provisions of Section 18 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.

7.

In view of the application moved by Sh. Ashok Koul, General Secretary of the Union, the present reference

made by the Ministry is dismissed as settled. The application moved by Sh. Ashok Koul, General Secretary of the

Union shall remain the integral part of the Award.

8.

Let copy of the award be sent to the Central Government for publication of the same as required under

Section 17(2) of the Act.

J. K. TRIPATHI, Presiding Officer

नई दिल्ली, 24 अप्रैल, 2023

का.आ. 658.—औघोजगक जववाि अजिजन म 1947, (1947 का 14) की िारा 17 के अनुसरण में केन्री

सरकार बैंक ऑफ़ इंजड ा के प्रबंितत्र, संबद्ध जन ोिको और उनके कमवकारो के बीच अनुबंि में जनर्िवष्ट औघोजगक जववाि में

केन्री सरकार औघोजगक अजिकरण/श्रम न् ा ाल नं 2 दिल्ली के ृंचाट (52/2012) प्रकाजित करती िै।

[सं. एल-12012/27/2011-आई आर (बी-II)]

सलोनी, उृ जनिेिक

New Delhi, the 24th April, 2023

S.O. 658.—In pursuance of Section 17 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947), the Central

Government hereby publishes the Award (Ref.52/2012) of the Cent.Govt.Indus.Tribunal-cum-Labour Court No -2

Delhi as shown in the Annexure, in the industrial dispute between the management of Bank of India and their

workmen.

[No. L-12012/27/2011– IR(B-II)]

SALONI, Dy. Director

[भाग II—खण् ड3(ii)]

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ANNEXURE

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL-CUM-LABOUR COURT-II, NEW DELHI.

Present:

Smt. Pranita Mohanty,

Presiding Officer, C.G.I.T.-Cum-Labour

Court-II, New Delhi.

INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE CASE NO. 52/2012

Date of Passing Award- 15th March, 2023.

Between:

Sh Khem Chand, S/o Sh. Bihari Lal

2/1390,Budh Vihar, Avas Vikas Colony,

Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh,

Claimant

VERSUS

1. Deputy General Manager,

Bank of India, Regional Office,

B-32, Sector-62, Noida,

Uttar Pradesh

2. Regional Manager,

Bank of India, Regional Officer,

B-32, Sector-62, Noida

Uttar Pradesh,

Managements

Appearances:-

Sh. S.P Sexena, Ld. A/R for the workman.

Sh. Rajat Arora, Ld. A/R for the Mgt.

AWARD

The Government of India in Ministry of Labour & Employment has referred the present dispute existing

between employer i.e. the management of(i) Deputy General Manager, Bank of India, Regional Office,,(ii) Regional

Manager, Bank of India, Regional Officer, and its workman/claimant herein, under clause (d) of sub section (1)and

sub section (2A) of section 10 of the Industrial Dispute Act 1947 vide letter No. L-12012/27/2011(IR(B-II) dated

18/01/2012 to this tribunal for adjudication to the following effect’;

“Whether the action of management of Bank of India in imposing the punishment of

compulsory retirement upon Shri Khem Chand, Ex-Clerk vide Order dated 22.02.2010 is illegal and

unjustified. What relief the concerned workman is entitled to?”

The claimant in his claim statement has stated that on 21.02.1977, he was appointed as a sub staff and on

15.10 1984, he was promoted to the post of clerk. On 24.02.2009, when he was working in the Branch of the Bank at

Pratap Vihar Ghaziabad, on some false allegations, he was placed under suspension and on 22.02.2010, a charge sheet

containing several false charges was served on him. Pursuant there to, the domestic inquiry was held and the inquiry

officer found some charges proved, some partially proved and some others not proved.The disciplinary authority, on

the report of the inquiry found the claimant guilty of misconduct and imposed a major penalty in form of compulsory

retirement from service. This punishment was imposed on the basis of an illegal inquiry in which principles of natural

justice were violated. More over the punishment of compulsory retirement was passed just four days before his date

of superannuation. Being aggrieved, the appeal preferred to the departmental appellate authority was rejected too by

order dt 22.02.2010. being aggrieved the claimant raised the Industrial Dispute and the appropriate Govt. referred the

matter for adjudication on the point of legality and justification of the punishment imposed on the claimant.

The management Bank being noticed appeared and filed written statement admitting that the claimant was

the employee of the Bank and domestic inquiry was held against him for the charge of misconduct and the inquiry

officer foundthree out of the seven charges fully proved, two partially proved and two not proved. The allegation

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against the claimant was that, he, by misusing his position had assisted another staff of the Bank in making illegal and

un authorized transaction in respect of the accounts of the customers and eventually made illegal withdrawals from

the accounts. The allegation is evident from the transactions and based upon documentary evidence. Hence

appropriate punishment was imposed on him. The punishment of compulsory retirement was imposed just six days

before the date of his superannuation. Hence, no harsh punishment was imposed on him. The management further

pleaded that the domestic inquiry was conducted following the principles of natural justice and proper opportunity

was allowed to the claimant for his defence. The allegations proved were based on documentary evidence and no in

justice was meted out to the claimant. Thus the claim is not maintainable.

On the basis of the pleadings the following issues were framed by order dt 17.04.2013.

ISSUES

1. Whether the inquiry conducted against the claimant was just fair and proper?

2. Whether the punishment of compulsory Retirement commensurate to the charge of misconduct?

3. As in terms of reference.

This Tribunal by order dt 17.04.2013, directed for hearing of issue No 1 as the preliminary issue. Both

partied were called upon to adduce evidence on the fairness of the inquiry conducted against the claimant. On

assessing the said evidence, by order dt 15/01/2019, it was held that the inquiry held against the claimant stands

vitiated for non compliance of the principles of natural justice and the management was granted opportunity of

adducing evidence and proving the charge of misconduct against the claimant. Management examined one Prem

Prakash Gogia, who was the presenting officer on behalf of the Bank during the inquiry. He exhibited documents to

prove the charge against the claimant and those were taken on record as Ext MW 3/1 to MW 3/116. The documents

are the photocopies of Bank’s record and intended to prove the alleged illegal transaction made by the claimant and

another employee named Ved Prakash. The claimant did not adduce further evidence .

During course of argument the learned AR for the management Bank submitted that the allegation against

the claimant is of misconduct on account of fraudulent and illegal transaction made from the accounts of the

customers. At the relevant time, the claimant was the clerk cum cashier of the Bank and responsible for all the valid

transactions from the account of the customer. But he, by misusing his position, assisted another employee Ved

Prakash, who was a special assistant of the Bank then, and managed to withdraw amount unauthorisedly from the

accounts of the customers. The illegal action of the claimant is a matter of Bank’s Record and when detected, the

claimant was called upon to explain the same. The explanation not being satisfactory, charge sheet was served and

inquiry was held. Out of seven charges three were proved and three were partly proved. Thus he was rightly held

guilty and the punishment of compulsory retirement awarded four days before his superannuation is not harsh, but

commensurate the charge. He also argued that the Bank has it’s own reputation of maintaining the records and

ledgers with accuracy. The records of the Bank maintained in regular course of business should be accepted as

authentic evidence for proving the charge. He also explained that the inquiry officer died before his examination and

the presenting officer has duly proved the documents which may be considered.

The learned AR for the claimant, on the contrary argued that the charge against the claimant is that he had

unauthorisedly withdrawn the amount from the account of the customers, which has been denied by him. In such a

situation, the customers who were the victim of the situation were the most material witnesses. The domestic inquiry,

having been found vitiated by this Tribunal, the evidence, what ever was adduced during the inquiry, can not be

looked in to now. The Bank being called upon to prove the charge, should have examined the account holders and

should have produced the original documents of the Bank. Despite demand for the original documents, the Bank

produced the photo copies without explanation, which should be rejected by the Tribunal.

Perusal of the chronologically maintained order sheet shows that the Bank by order dt 31/10/2013 was

directed to file the original documents. But the same was not complied. The position of law is well settled that when

the conduct of the domestic inquiry against the employee stands vitiated for what ever reason may be, the

management shall adduce fresh evidence to prove the charge and can not rely upon the evidence adduced during the

said inquiry. In such a situation, the Tribunal has to look in to the evidence led afresh before the Tribunal only.

In this case when the charge is of misconduct on account of unauthorized withdrawal, the duty of the

Management Bank was to prove the same by at least examining the account holders. But, as admitted by the

management witness, neither those account holders were produced during the inquiry nor during the present

proceeding as witnesses. The photo copy of the Bank ledger, cheques and payment vouchers only prove that the

Transactions were made from the accounts of the customers and at that time the claimant was the clerk cum cashier of

the Bank entrusted with the duty of passing the cheques and facilitating withdrawal. This action of the claimant can

not be viewed as misconduct in absence of evidence to the effect that the action was unauthorized. It is not the

statement of the Management witness that the cheques used for withdrawal or any other transaction made was without

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the authority of the account holder. The said aspect could have been proved by the Bank either by examining the

account holder or by sending the disputed and admitted hand writings for expert examination. No such steps having

been taken by the Management Bank, it can not be held considering the documents that the claimant had

misconducted himself by misusing his position and facilitated unauthorized transaction from the Accounts of the

Account holders. Hence it is held that the Management Bank has not succeeded in proving the charge against the

claimant.

Once the charge is not proved, the legality of the action taken by the management is required to be examined.

As admitted by both the parties, the inquiry officer found three out of the seven charges fully proved and two out of

the same partially proved and the inquiry officer submitted his report to the disciplinary authority, who imposed the

punishment of compulsory retirement on the claimant, which was again up held by the departmental appellate

authority. Now that the inquiry was held vitiated and the Bank has failed to establish the charge, it prima facie appears

that the action taken by the Management against the claimant was a motivated and bias action and not sustainable in

the eyes of law.

The Hon’ble High Court of Bombay in the case of V B ShetyevsKismat (p) Ltd (1983)LLN,884(Bom) have

held that when the inquiry is not fair and the charge is not proved, it can not be held that the misconduct is

established. Thereafter the employee can not be refused re instatement.

But in this case the punishment was imposed just four days before the date of superannuation of the

employee. Hence there is no scope for his reinstatement. But the punishment imposed is held to be illegal and the

claimant employee is entitled to all the service benefits of retirement or superannuation. Hence ordered.

ORDER

The reference be and the same is answered in favour of the claimant. It is held that the action of the

Management Bank in imposing the punishment of compulsory Retirement on the claimant is illegal, unjustified and

hereby set aside. The management Bank is directed to extend all the Retrial benefits to the claimant due on retirement

on superannuation and make payment of all the financial benefits which has accrued in his favour within two months

from the date of publication of the award together with a nominal interest of three percent per annum from the date of

accrual and till the payment is made, failing which the amount so accrued shall carry interest @ 6% per annum from

the date of accrual and till the final payment is made.

Send a copy of this award to the appropriate government for notification as required under section 17 of the

ID act 1947.

The reference is accordingly answered.

Dictated & Corrected by me.

15th March, 2023

PRANITA MOHANTY, Presiding Officer

नई दिल्ली, 24 अप्रैल, 2023

का.आ. 659.—औघोजगक जववाि अजिजन म 1947, (1947 का 14) की िारा 17 के अनुसरण में केन्री

सरकार ृंिाब नैिनल बैंक के प्रबंितत्र, संबद्ध जन ोिको और उनके कमवकारो के बीच अनुबंि में जनर्िवष्ट औघोजगक जववाि

में केन्री सरकार औघोजगक अजिकरण/श्रम न् ा ाल नं. 2 दिल्ली के ृंचाट (42/2014) प्रकाजित करती िै।

[सं. एल-12025/01/2023-आई आर (बी-II)-47]

सलोनी, उृ जनिेिक

New Delhi, the 24th April, 2023

S.O. 659.—In pursuance of Section 17 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947), the Central

Government hereby publishes the Award (Ref.42/2014) of the Cent.Govt.Indus.Tribunal-cum-Labour Court No-2

Delhi as shown in the Annexure, in the industrial dispute between the management of Punjab National Bank and heir

workmen.

[No. L-12025/01/2023–IR(B-II)-47]

SALONI, Dy. Director

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ANNEXURE

Central Government Industrial Tribunal-Cum-Labour Court-II, New Delhi.

Present:

Smt. Pranita Mohanty,

Presiding Officer, C.G.I.T.-Cum-Labour

Court-I, New Delhi.

INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE CASE NO. 42/2014

Date of Passing Award- 20th March.,2023

Between:

Shri. Rajender Singh,

S/o Sh. Khacheru Ram

R/o WZ-523,Nangall Rai,

Delhi-110046

Workman.

VERSUS

The Punjab National Bank,

Through Its Chief Master,

Regional Office, South Delhi,

Rajinder Bhawan, Rajinder Place,

New Delhi-110025

Management.

Appearances:-

Sh. Harish Sharm, Ld. A/R for the Claimant.

Sh. Ajit Arora, A/R for the Management.

AWARD

This is an application filed u/s 2- A of the ID Act by the workman against the managements praying a

direction to the managements to reinstate the workman into service with full back wages and all other consequential

benefits.

This order deals with the grievance of the claimant with regard to the punishment imposed on him in the

domestic inquiry which he describes as unreasonably disproportionate to the charge leveled against him.

In order to deal with the dispute and the grievance of the claimant it is necessary to set out the relevant facts

as per the claim statement in detail.

The claimant was working as a peon in the management Bank since 1980. In the year 2004, he was posted as

such in the branch at Naroji Nagar New Delhi. In the month of July 2004, few lockers of that branch were found

broken and the valuables were stolen. On the FIR lodged by the manager of the Bank a case was registered at

SarojiniNagar ps as FIR No 386/2004 u/s 406 IPC nad as Fir No 401/2004 u/s 380 IPC. When the investigation was

going on, the police got information about the stolen articles being taken in a Maruti car coming from Lodhi road side

towards Nizamuddin. The car was intercepted and the occupants were apprehended with huge amount of gold

ornaments and cash purported to be the articles stolen from the locker of the Bank. All the three occupants of the car

were apprehended and the claimant was one among them and driving the car then. He was taken to the PS, where he

confessed his involvement in the breaking and theft of valuables from the locker. A major portion of the stolen

articles and huge amount of cash was recovered from the possession of the claimant as led by him to discovery while

in police custody, and the valuables recovered from him were later on handed over to the lawful owners. He was then

arrested by police and an intimation to that effect was received by the Bank from police. The claimant workman was

placed under suspension by order dt 20.10 2004. The Bank four years after the order of suspension, served the charge

on the claimant and initiated domestic inquiry against him for the alleged act of misconduct. In the said domestic

inquiry, the charges were found proved and the claimant being found guilty of misconduct, the punishment of

‘dismissal from service without notice ‘ was imposed on him. The departmental appeal filed by him was also decided

against him. After serving a legal demand notice, the workman raised the Industrial dispute and the effort for

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conciliation since failed,he filed the application invoking the jurisdiction of the Tribunal u/s 2A of the Act. He made a

prayer for setting aside the order of dismissal and re instatement in to service on the ground that the Domestic Inquiry

against him was conducted in an unfair manner and principles of natural justice was violated during the inquiry.

The Respondent Bank filed the written statement denying all the allegations leveled by the claimant against

the Respondent Bank. It has been stated that there was delay in initiation of the inquiry as the Bank as per the

Bipartrite settlement had to wait for the criminal case to be finalized. But in this case the claimant was placed under

suspension in the year 2004 and was being paid subsistence allowancefor doing no work as by an administrative order

of the Bank, he was disallowed to enter the premises of the Bank. Though the chargefor the criminal trial was framed

on 18/01/2005, the trial did not progress and the Bank after waiting for a reasonable time period, proceeded with the

domestic inquiry, which was conducted in a fair manner and the workman had duly participated in the same. The

punishment imposed by the disciplinary Authority commensurate the charge and was confirmed by the appellate

authority.

On these rival pleadings the following issues were framed.

ISSUES

1- whether the departmental inquiry conducted against the claimant was just, fair and legal, as well as it was not

against the principles of natural justice. If so, it’s effect.

2- whether the workman is entitled to reinstatement to service with full back wages and consequential benefits, if so

it’s effect.

3- whether the alleged misconduct dis entitles him for re instatement.

The issue No was ordered to be decided as the preliminary issue. After both parties adduced evidence and

advanced argument, this Tribunal by order dt 05/02/2019, came to hold that the domestic inquiry against the workman

was not conducted in a fare manner and thus stands vitiated. The management Bank was allowed opportunity to prove

the charge against the workman.

The management Bank examined it’s chief manager as MW 2, who stated to be the person acquainted with the

facts of this proceeding as in the capacity of the disciplinary authority, he had imposed the punishment on the

claimant, which was later confirmed by the departmental appellate authority. The witness also proved the documents

as MW2/1 to MW2/5. These documents are the report of arrest of the claimant communicated by the investigating

officer to the Bank, the order of the Metropolitan Magistrate of Delhi, application submitted by the Bank to the

Metropolitan Magistrate for release f the recovered valuables and jewellery, the seizure list, the charge framed in the

criminal proceeding against the work man etc. the witness was cross examined by the claimant. However no evidence

in rebuttal was adduced y the claimant workman.

During course of argument the learned counsel for the Bank submitted that the inquiry was kept on hold as

agreed in the Bipartite settlement applicable to the claimant and the Bank. Since the criminal Trial prolonged for an

unreasonably long period the domestic inquiry proceeded and the charge of misconduct was duly proved. this being a

case of loss of confidence on the employee the punishment was appropriately imposed. Drawing the attention to the

exhibited documents and the proceeding of the departmental inquiry, he submitted that the charge has been duly

proved against the claimant in this proceeding. Hence the Tribunal should not sit over the punishment imposed as if

the appellate authority.

Where as the learned AR for the Management supported the order imposing punishment as proper, the claimant

has described the same as extremely harsh. During course of argument it was pointed out by the AR for the claimant

that for the long drawn litigation, the claimant was deprived of contesting the matter properly and now suffering for

the illegal order of dismissal. Hence a lenient view may be taken in the matter for deciding the proportionality of the

punishment. The counter argument by the learned AR for the Bank is that it is a case of loss of confidence. The

business of the Bank thrives on the faith and confidence of the customers. The action of the claimant had visibly

impacted the business of the Bank and as such he does not deserve any sympathy.

Before deciding on the proportionality of the punishment, it is to be seen if the management Bank has succeeded

in proving the charge against the claimant. For this the Bank is required to adduce evidence independent of the

evidence adduced during the domestic inquiry as the Domestic inquiry has been held conducted in violation of the

principle of natural justice. In several decisions of the Hon’ble SC it has been held that the domestic inquiry is held to

be invalid and fresh evidence is led before the Tribunal, then the Tribunal can not rely on the evidence adduced during

the domestic inquiry. If the inquiry is not fair, it is to be completely ignored. In such cases it is obligatory on the part

of the Industrial Tribunal to consider the material produced before it and come to a conclusion if the action taken by

the Respondent is justified or not.

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In this case the Chief Manger examined as MW2 has clearly stated how the allegation of theft was investigated

against the claimant. The documents proved by MW 2 goes to show that the claimant while in police custody led to

discovery of the valuables and jewellery stolen from the safety locker of the Bank. A huge amount of cash was also

recovered from his possession during the investigation. These aspects of the investigation and framing of charge by

the criminal trial court primafacie proves the complicity of the claimant with the alleged occurrence either as a thief or

as a receiver of stolen property.

The evidence adduced by MW2 has remained unrebutted as the claimant after the order on preliminary issue has

not adduced any evidence. The only argument advanced by the claimant is that the management should not have

proceeded with the domestic inquiry when the criminal trial was in progress. To support the contension, the claimant

has relied upon the judgment of the Hon’ble SC in the case of State Bank of India vsNeelam Nag,2016 LAB IC

4274(SC

Management has also placed reliance in the same judgment to argue that in the judgment the Hon’ble SC have

clearly held that clause 4 of the Bipartite Agreement does not stipulate prohibition on the institution and continuation

of the disciplinary proceeding for an indefinite period merely because the criminal case is pending. Hence the

argument advanced by the claimant faulting the action of the management is not accepted. On the contrary, it is found

that the management by adducing the oral and documentary evidence has successfully proved the charge of

misconduct against the claimant and the same stood unrebutted for want of evidence by the claimant to disprove the

same. When the management has successfully discharged the burden of proving the charge, the claimant has failed to

discharge the onus of disproving the same.

Now, in view of the arguments advanced by the parties a finding is to be given on the proportionality of the

punishment imposed on the claimant. In the case of Muriadih Colliery VS Bihar CoallieryKamgar Union (2005) 3

SCC331,The Hon’ble SC have held

“it is well-established principle in law that in a given circumstance, it is open for the Industrial Tribunal

acting u/s 11-A of the I D Act 1947 to interfere with the punishment awarded in the domestic inquiry for good and

valid reasons. If the tribunal decides to interfere with such punishment awarded in domestic inquiry, it should bear in

mind the principle of proportionality between the gravity of the offence and stringency of the punishment.”

Whether a misconduct is severe or otherwise, depends on the facts of each particular case. In a case where

the charge is about misappropriation or theft of customer’s property or breach of Trust, no doubt the same is serious

in nature and distinguishable from the charge of demeanor or in – subordination, as in this case. More over it is a

matter of record that the claimant, during the investigation had admitted about thetheft and led to discovery of huge

cash and jewellery from his possession. Even though the criminal trial is yet to be concluded, the claimant is expected

to explain as to how he came in to possession of the articles recovered from his possession. No explanation has been

offered nor there is any evidence to belive that the charge framed in the criminal trial has been challenged in any

forum by the claimant. Thus the explanation offered by the claimant during argument was found not acceptable .

In the case of Regional Manager U.P. SRTC,Etawah&others VS Hotilal and another,2003(3) SCC 605,

reffered in the later case ofU.P.SRTC VS NanhelalKushwaha(2009) 8 SCC, 772, the Hon’ble Appex Court have

held that. “The court or Tribunal while dealing with the quantum of punishment has to record reason as to why it is

felt that the punishment inflicted was not commensurate with the proved charge. A mere statement that the

punishment is not proportionate would not suffice. It is not only the amount involved ,but the mental set up, the type

of the duty performed and similar relevant circumstances, which go into the decision making process are to be

considered while deciding the proportionality of the punishment awarded. If the charged employee holds a position

of trust where Honesty and Integrity are in built requirements of functioning, it would not be proper to deal with the

matter leniently.”

As stated in the preceeding paragraph the allegation against the claimant was of misconduct leading to loss

of faith and Trust of the customer which in turn, led to loss of confidence of the employer on the employee.

The learned AR for the management while placing reliance in the case of M/S Firestone Tyre and Rubber

Co of India vs The Management And Others argued that the discretion vested in the Tribunal u/s 11-A should be

judiciously exercised. The crux of his argument is that the punishment imposed on the claimant is appropriate to the

charge and the Tribunal should not interfere.

The learned AR for the claimant on the otherhand argued on the legislative intention behind incorporation

of sec 11A of the Act by placing reliance in the case of ML Singlavs Punjab National Bank,AIR 2018 SC 4668,

submitted that in the said judgment the Hon’ble SC have held that even if the issue relating to the fairness of the

inquiry is decided in favour of the employer, even then the Tribunal has to consider if the punishment commensurate

the charge.

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It is felt proper to observe herethat in the case of Firestone referred supra, the Hon’ble SC have held that

after incorporation of the provision of sec 11A in the ID Act, the Tribunal in order to record a finding on the fairness

of the domestic inquiry or the proportionality of the punishment, can not be confined to the materials which were

available at the domestic inquiry. On the otherhand ‘material on record’ in the proviso to sec 11A of the ID Act must

be held to refer the materials before the Tribunal. Which are(1) the evidence taken in by the parties during the

domestic inquiry (2) the evidence taken before the Tribunal. But in this case no evidence has been adduced by the

claimant before this Tribunal to presume that the punishment imposed is disproportionate to the charge. The evidence

was adduced to prove the irregularities in conduct of the domestic inquiry, which was not found worthy of

acceptance. Thus on considering the evidence adduced before this Tribunal, the one only conclusion is that the

punishment imposed on the claimant for indulging in an unlawful activity of stealing valuables from the safety

lockers of the customers of the Bank amounting to misconduct ,is proportionate to the charge and same has been

imposed for loss of confidence on the employee by the employer. Merely because the criminal case is pending for a

long period, will not put him in a position for sympathy. Hence it is not felt proper to interfere and modify the

punishment imposed by the disciplinary authority, in exercise of the power conferred u/s 11A of the ID Act. Hence

ordered.

ORDER

The claim advanced by the claimant be and the same is answered against him. The charge of misconduct

stands proved against the claimant. Hence, the finding of the disciplinary Authority in imposing the punishment is

held proportionate to the finding of misconduct. The claimant is held not entitled to any relief.

Send a copy of this award to the appropriate government for notification as required under section 17 of the

ID act 1947.

Dictated & Corrected by me.

20th March, 2023.

PRANITA MOHANTY, Presiding Officer

.

नई दिल्ली, 24 अप्रैल, 2023

का.आ. 660.—औघोजगक जववाि अजिजन म, 1947 (1947 का 14) की िारा 17 के अनुसरण में केन्री

सरकार आन्रा बैंक के प्रबंितत्र, संबद्ध जन ोिको और उनके कमवकारो के बीच अनुबंि में जनर्िवष्ट औघोजगक जववाि में

केन्री सरकार औघोजगक अजिकरण/श्रम न् ा ाल , चंडीगढ़-I के ृंचाट (136/2014) प्रकाजित करती िै।

[सं. एल-39025/01/2023-आई आर (बी-II)-07]

सलोनी, उृ जनिेिक

New Delhi, the 24th April, 2023

S.O. 660.—In pursuance of Section 17 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947), the Central

Government hereby publishes the Award (Ref. 136/2014) of the Cent.Govt.Indus.Tribunal-cum-Labour Court

Chandigarh-I as shown in the Annexure, in the industrial dispute between the management of Andhra Bank and their

workmen.

[No. L-39025/01/2023- IR (B-II)-07]

SALONI, Dy. Director

ANNEXURE

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL-CUM-LABOUR COURT-I,

Chandigarh.

Present: Sh. J. K. Tripathi, Presiding Officer.

ID No.136/2014

Registered On:-27.02.2015

Surinder Pal, S/o Sh. Sital Dass, R/o Village & P.O. Khothran, Tehsil Banga, District S.B.S. Nagar.

...........Workman

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VERSUS

1. Branch Manager, Andhra Bank, Khothran, Tehsil Banga, District S.B.S. Nagar.

2. Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Andhra Bank, Head Office: Hyderabad(A.P.).

3. Managing Director, Federal Security Company, Corporate Office:552, 5th Floor, Indra Prakash Building, 21,

Barakhamba Road, Connaught Place, New Delhi-110001.

........Respondents/Managements

AWARD

Passed On:-07.11.2022

1.

The workman Surinder Pal has directly filed statement of claim under Section 2-A of the Industrial Disputes

Act, 1947(hereinafter called the Act), with a prayer to reinstate the workman with back wages.

2.

The brief facts relevant for deciding this claim petition is that the workman was employed as Security Guard

at ATM in the Andhra Bank at village Khothran, Tehsil Banga, Distt. S.B.S. Nagar on 23.08.2013 and was being paid

Rs.5,500/- as monthly salary. The workman was employed by the bank on the recommendations of Federal Security

Company, Dayal Chamber, Ram Mohan Rai Marg(opp. Krishi Bhawan), Lucknow. The workman was interviewed by

the Branch Manager and the officers of Security Company and was found fir for the post of Security Guard. On

30.04.2014 the workman was summoned by the Branch Manager, Andhra Bank and advised to not to come for duty

w.e.f. the next date i.e. 01.05.2014. The workman enquired the reason of termination from the Branch Manager, he

told that he cannot explain the reasons, you go and enquire the reasons from the Managing Director of the Federal

Security Company. As per the rules the services of the workman cannot be terminated without any valid reasons and

notice and without adhering to the provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act. The workman is totally unemployed and

having no source of income. It is therefore respectfully prayed that the workman be reinstated in services of the bank

as Security Guard and pay the back wages w.e.f. 01.05.2014 in the interest of justice, equity and fair play.

3.

Management has not filed any written statement and was proceeded ex parte on 13.10.2015.

4.

The workman/claimant has filed his affidavit in evidence as W1 along with Annexure P-1 to P-4.

5.

I have heard the Ld. AR of the workman Sh. Tarun Malhotra in the absence of management and have gone

through the records carefully.

6.

It is submitted on behalf of the workman that he was employed as Security Guard on ATM Andhra Bank and

he joined his services on 28.08.2013. In his claim the workman has admitted that he was employed by the bank on the

recommendations of the Federal Security Company, Dayal Chamber, Ram Mohan Rai Marg(opp. Krishi Bhawan),

Lucknow. Thus, it appears that the workman was employed by Federal Security Company to keep him as a security

guard at ATM of Andhra Bank. The workman has not clearly mentioned from whom he was actually getting the

wages in lieu of his work. In his affidavit in para 3 the workman has admitted that when he enquired the reason for

termination from the Branch Manager he told the reasons and advised to ask to the Manager of Federal Security

Company. Meaning thereby the Managing Director Federal Security Company is a necessary party to adjudicate the

matter but the workman has not made the Managing Director Federal Security Company as a necessary party. In

Ex.P-4 which shows that the workman endorsed to Managing Director Federal Security Company about the

termination of his services as ATM Guard. This letter shows that a representation was made by the workman to the

Managing Director Federal Security Service Company. The identity card was also issued by the Federal Security

Company. There is no direct evidence adduced by the workman that he was appointed directly by the bank itself.

There is no proof that the workman was directly paid salary by the respondent-bank. His services were appears to be

temporary and outsourced through private security company. He was not the temporary employee of the respondent-

bank. Therefore, there is no merit in the case of the workman and he is not entitled for any relief. As such, the

workman is not liable for any relief from this Tribunal therefore, the claim petition filed by the workman is liable to

be dismissed hence dismissed. File after completion be consigned in the record room.

7.

Let copy of this award be sent to Central Government for publication as required under Section 17 of the ID

Act, 1947.

J. K. TRIPATHI, Presiding Officer

[भाग II—खण् ड3(ii)]

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नई दिल्ली, 24 अप्रैल, 2023

का.आ. 661.—औघोजगक जववाि अजिजन म, 1947 (1947 का 14) की िारा 17 के अनुसरण में केन्री

सरकार ूजन न बैंक आफॅ इंजड ा के प्रबंितत्र, संबद्ध जन ोिको और उनके कमवकारो के बीच अनुबंि में जनर्िवष्ट औघोजगक

जववाि में केन्री सरकार औघोजगक अजिकरण/श्रम न् ा ाल , चंडीगढ़-I के ृंचाट (37/2022) प्रकाजित करती िै।

[सं. एल-39025/01/2023-आई आर (बी-II)-04]

सलोनी, उृ जनिेिक

New Delhi, the 24th April, 2023

S.O. 661.—In pursuance of Section 17 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947), the Central

Government hereby publishes the Award (Ref. 37/2022) of the Cent.Govt.Indus.Tribunal-cum-Labour Court

Chandigarh-I as shown in the Annexure, in the industrial dispute between the management of Union Bank of India

and their workmen.

[No. L-39025/01/2023- IR (B-II)-04]

SALONI, Dy. Director

ANNEXURE

In the Central Government Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court-I,

Chandigarh.

Present: Sh. J.K. Tripathi, Presiding Officer.

ID No.37/2022

Registered on:-19.04.2022

(Direct Filing under Section 2A)

Sh. Kamaljit Singh s/o Sh. Pal Singh, H.Np.75, Village Pattran, SAS Nagar 140307

…….….…..Workman

VERSUS

1. M/s Goldenary Services Head Office : 615, Sector 15 Part-1 Gurgaon 122001 (Haryana) (Immediate

Employer Management No.1)

2. M/s Union Bank of India Erstwhile Andhra Bank Laundra Kharar Distt SAS Nagar (Principal

Employer-Management No.2)

.......…Respondents/Managements

AWARD

Passed On:- 21.10.2022

1. The workman has directly filed this claim petition under Section 2-A of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, in

pursuance of the certificate issued by the Assistant Labour Commissioner, (Central) Chandigarh, dated 03.03.2022.

The workman has filed demand notice U/s 2-A of the Inustrial Disputes Act, 1947 in regard to illegal termination by

the respondent with prayer for reinstate into service, with full back wages along with consequential benefit.

2. Notice has been served duly to Respondent No.1 and 2, but none has turned up to participate in proceeding.

The workman Kamaljit Singh himself signed application, he has moved and requested before the Tribunal that he has

received money for which claim statement was filed by him. He has not to pursue the case because, no further

grievance remains. Statement of the workman also has been recorded. Workman is not interested to carry on the

case.

3.

Let copy of this award be sent to the Appropriate Government as required under Section 17 of the Act for

publication.

J. K. TRIPATHI, Presiding Officer

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[PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]

नई दिल्ली, 24 अप्रैल, 2023

का.आ. 662.—औघोजगक जववाि अजिजन म, 1947, (1947 का 14) की िारा 17 के अनुसरण में केन्री

सरकार बैंक आफॅ बडोिा के प्रबंितत्र, संबद्ध जन ोिको और उनके कमवकारो के बीच अनुबंि में जनर्िवष्ट औघोजगक जववाि में

केन्री सरकार औघोजगक अजिकरण/श्रम न् ा ाल , चंडीगढ़-I के ृंचाट (2/2012) प्रकाजित करती िै।

[सं. एल . 39025/01/2023-आई आर (बी-II)-05]

सलोनी, उृ जनिेिक

New Delhi, the 24th April, 2023

S.O. 662.—In pursuance of Section 17 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947), the Central

Government hereby publishes the Award (Ref.2/2012) of the Cent.Govt.Indus.Tribunal-cum-Labour Court

Chandigarh-I as shown in the Annexure, in the industrial dispute between the management of Bank of Baroda and

their workmen.

[No. L-39025/01/2023- IR (B-II)-05]

SALONI, Dy. Director

ANNEXURE

Central Government Industrial Tribunal-Cum-Labour Court-I,

Chandigarh.

Present: Sh. J.K. Tripathi, Presiding Officer.

ID No.2/2012

Registered On:-05.06.2012

Sh. Hitesh Thakur, S/o Sh. Prem Singh, R/o Village Khajri, P.O. Chuku, Tehsil Padhar, District Mandi, H.P.

….Workman

VERSUS

1. The Assistant General Manager, Bank of Baroda, Regional Office, Chandigarh, S.C.O. 62-63, Bank Square,

Sector 17-B, Chandigarh-160017.

2. The Branch Manager, Bank of Baroda, Branch Sunder Nagar, District Mandi, H.P.

........Respondents/Managements

AWARD

Passed On:-14.11.2022

1.

The workman Hitesh Thakur has directly filed statement of claim under Section 2-A of the Industrial

Disputes Act, 1947(hereinafter called the Act), with a prayer to reinstate the services of the workman with full back

wages, seniority in continuity of service and all other consequential service benefits.

2.

The brief facts relevant for deciding this claim petition is that the services of the workman have been

engaged by the respondents at Branch Sunder Nagar as Class IV as Sweeper-cum-Peon against the sanctioned post on

daily wages basis @ Rs.150/- per day w.e.f. 22.09.2009 and he had continued worked in the said capacity under the

supervision of respondent no.2 upto 27.09.2011. The workman discharged the duties of Sweeper-cum-Peon as per the

instruction of Branch Manager and the workman did his duties honestly with the entire satisfaction of the respondents

and he never given any chance of his complaint to his superior as well as to the Branch Manager but inspite of this the

services of the workman have been terminated by the respondents vide verbal order dated 27.09.2011 without any

show cause notice, charge-sheet neither the enquiry had been conducted against his alleged misconduct nor the one

month pay in lieu of notice period and retrenchment compensation has been paid to him at the time of his unlawful

termination under Section 25-F (a) and (b) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 and without complying the same very

termination in null, void and ab initio whereas the workman have been completed more than 240 days in each

calendar years as well as last twelve calendar months from the date of his illegal termination on 27.09.2011. The

Branch Sunder Nagar has been covered by the Labour Department of Himachal Pradesh under the Shop and

Commercial Establishment Act, 1969 and all the Labour Laws are applicable in the bank and the workman is entitled

to get the benefit of Provident Fund whereas the Employees Provident Fund Act, 1952 is applicable to the bank and

the workman is entitled for such benefit from the period from 22.09.2009 and 27.09.2011. It is therefore prayed that

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the workman be reinstated in service with full back wages, in continuity of service with seniority and all other

consequential service benefits.

3.

Management filed written statement, alleging therein that the workman was never appointed in service of the

respondent-bank and had offered to intermittently work on work charge basis, pending regular appointment of

candidate sponsored by the Employment Exchange. The workman was used purely on work charge basis as stop gap

arrangement pending regular appointment as per the legal procedure/criteria/qualification from 22.09.2009 to

27.09.2011. The provisions of Section 25-F(a) and (b) of the Industrial Disputes Act would not apply. The workman

was never appointed in the service of the respondent-bank as the Branch Manager is neither competent to recruit any

person in the respondent-bank nor he appointed the workman. The recruitment to the post of Sweeper, Peon and the

like are made by the respondent-bank from amongst the candidates sponsored by the Employment Exchange and that

too when they fulfill the requisite qualification and the selection criteria. It is pertinent to mention that the competent

authority of the respondent-bank who can appoint any person on casual/temporary basis is General Manager(HRM).

Working intermittently on work charge and stop gap basis would not entail the benefits of a regular employee. It was

mutually agreed between respondent no.2 and workman that the workman will be intermittently used on work charge

basis as stop gap arrangement pending regular appointment of candidates sponsored by the Employment Exchange. It

is therefore, respectfully prayed that the present petition being frivolous may kindly be dismissed with costs.

4.

The workman has filed replication against the written statement filed by the management, alleging therein

that he was appointed against the permanent post w.e.f. 22.09.2009 and had worked upto 15.03.2010. It is admitted

that after 27.09.2011 and it is admitted that after 27.09.2011 Mr. Bhupinder Kumar was appointed on regular basis as

Sweeper-cum-Peon in the place of workman and the services of the workman have been terminated without any

written order. The workman had completed more than 240 days in each calendar years as well as last twelve calendar

preceding months from the date of his alleged termination and Section 25-F(a) and (b) has been violated by the

respondent and no retrenchment compensation and one month pay in lieu f notice period has been paid to the

workman at the time of his retrenchment. The remaining facts alleged in the replication are same as alleged in the

claim petition as such, it does not require to be reiterated again.

5.

Parties have been given opportunity to lead evidence. The workman/claimant has examined himself as WW1

and filed his affidavit in evidence as W1 and has been cross-examined by the learned counsel of management.

6.

The management has examined Sh. R.K. Thakur, Chief Manager as MW1, who has filed his affidavit in

evidence as Ex.M1 and they have been cross-examined by the learned counsel of workman.

7.

I have heard the learned AR of the workman Sh. R.K. Singh Parmar and learned counsel of the management

Sh. G.S. Ahluwalia and have gone through the records carefully.

8.

Before going on the merit of the case and analyzing the facts as well as evidence on record, it would be

proper to mention those admitted facts between the parties. As per the allegations, it is submitted on behalf of

workman that he was engaged by the respondent-bank at Branch Sunder Nagar as Class IV as Sweeper-cum-Peon

against the sanctioned post on daily wages basis @ Rs.150/- per day w.e.f. 22.09.2009 and in the same capacity

worked upto 27.09.2011. Though, it is denied by the management but it is admitted that the workman was engaged

purely on work charge basis on stop gap arrangement. Thus, from the submission of the management it is admitted

fact that the workman was working with the management as daily wager. Thus, the relation between the workman and

management as employee and employer is not established. So far as the question of violation of the provisions of

Section 25-G and 25-H of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 is concerned, there is no violation of the provisions of the

Act because as per the submission of the management, it is clear that the workman was not employed as temporary or

permanent worker and as per Law laid down in the provisions of Section 25-G and 25-H priority should be given to

the workman who is already on duty but there is no appointment as a temporary employee against the permanent post

his services was taken purely on casual basis. No departmental recruitment was made by the bank so no question of

priority in services.

9.

The workman has examined himself as WW1 and has been cross-examined witness namely Sh. R.K.

Thakur, Chief Manager as MW1. WW1 Sh. Hitesh Thakur in his cross-examination has admitted that:-

“It is correct that I was not issued any appointment letter by the respondent bank. It is

correct that I was engaged by the management on work charged basis/stop gap arrangement

against payment for the work done by me. It is correct that no letter of any nature was ever issued

by the management bank in my favour. I had voluntarily contacted the bank for the sake of any

work that can be given on work charge basis. It is correct that the respondent bank used my

service on work charge basis intermittently. It is incorrect to suggest that during the same period

while I was working for the respondent bank, I was also working on work charge basis with other

local establishment.”

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[PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]

Thus, as per his cross-examination, the workman Hitesh Thakur has admitted that no appointment letter was

issued to him by the bank and he himself approached to the bank for any work. Management has proved it that his

appointment was made as a stop gap arrangement on work charge basis and no appointment was made against

permanent post.

10.

Learned Advocate appearing on behalf of the workman has made reliance upon the law laid down by the

Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Sriram Industrial Enterprises Ltd. Vs. Mahak Singh and others, SLP(Civil)

Nos.16456-16460 of 2005, decided on 8th March 2007, in which the Hon’ble Supreme Court has held that:-

“Exclusion of the work ‘preceding’ from Section 2(g) of the U.P. Act indicate that a workman in order to

be in continuous service may have worked continuously for a period of 240 days in any calendar year during his

service-Workman worked for the period 1991 onwards-Findings of the Tribunal on the basis of record for the year

preceding the date of termination which showed that workman had not completed 240 days-Non-production of the

Attendance Registers and Muster Rolls for the year 1991 onwards by petitioner-management-The best evidence

withheld-High Court held entitled to draw adverse inference-The workman had discharged their initial onus by

production of the documents in their possession-High Court adopted correct approach while deciding the

controversy between the parties upon correct understanding of the law as contained in Section 6(N) r/w Section

2(g) of the U.P. Act.”

11.

Reliance has been made upon the above verdict of the Hon’ble Supreme Court by the workman and

vehemently argued that since the workman has confirmed his duties and given his duty more than 240 days for the

management, he could not be discharged without giving notice. There is no force in the argument of the workman.

The workman himself has admitted in his cross-examination that he approached to the bank for job and he was

engaged as casual labour as a stop gap arrangement and daily wages was given to the workman for per day job basis.

The management has adduced documents relating to payment to the workman. The evidence adduced by the

workman does not fulfill the primary criteria of the employment. The Law laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court

which has been submitted by the workman is not applicable in the case of workman.

12.

On the above discussion, the workman is not succeeded to get any benefit which has been prayed by him in

his claim statement. The claim statement is liable to be rejected.

13.

Let copy of this award be sent to Central Government for publication as required under Section 17 of the ID

Act, 1947.

J. K. TRIPATHI, Presiding Officer

नई दिल्ली, 24 अप्रैल, 2023

का.आ. 663.—औद्योजगक जववाि अजिजन म, 1947 (1947 का 14) की िारा 17 के अनुसरण में, केन्री

सरकार भारती खाद्य जनगम के प्रबंितंत्र के संबद्ध जन ोिको और उनके कमवकारों के बीच, अनुबंि में जनर्िवष्ट औद्योजगक

जववाि में केन्री सरकार औद्योजगक अजिकरण-सि-श्रम न् ा ाल अिमिाबाि, के ृंचाट (संिभव सं्‍ ा 61/2018) को

प्रकाजित करती िै, िो केन्री सरकार को 24/04/2022 को प्राप्त हुआ ा।

[सं. एल. 22011/22/2016.आई.आर. (सीएम-II)]

मजणकंिन. एन, उृ जनिेिक

New Delhi, the 24th April, 2023

S.O. 663.—In pursuance of Section 17 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947), the Central

Government hereby publishes the Award (Ref. No. 61/2018) of the Central Government Industrial Tribunal-cum-

Labour Court Ahmedabad as shown in the Annexure, in the industrial dispute between the Management of Food

Corporation of India and their workmen, received by the Central Government on 24/04/2023.

[No. L-22011/22/2016 – IR (CM-II)]

MANIKANDAN. N, Dy. Director

ANNEXURE

BEFORE THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL CUM LABOUR COURT,

AHMEDABAD

Present….

Sunil Kumar Singh-I,

Presiding Officer, CGIT cum Labour Court,

Ahmedabad,

[भाग II—खण् ड3(ii)]

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Dated 18th October, 2022.

Reference: (CGITA) No. 61/2018

1. The General Manager(Gujarat),

Food Corporation if India, Regional Office,

Shyamal Cross Road, Satellite,

Ahmedabad(Gujarat).

2. The Area Manager,

Food Corporation of India, District Office,

Alembic Road,

Vadodara(Gujarat).

3. The Regional Manager,

Central warehousing Corporation,

Regional Office, Mahalaxmi Char Rasta,

Opp. Unnati Vidhyalaya, Paldi,

Ahmedabad(Gujarat)-380007.

…...…….First Parties

V/s

The Vice President,

Food Corporation of India, Handling Workers Union,

8654, Arakshan Road, Pahad Gunj,

New Delhi-110055.

………….Second Party

For the First Party : None.

For the Second Party : None.

AWARD

The Government of India/Ministry of Labour, New Delhi by reference adjudication Order

No. L-22011/22/2016-IR(CM-II) dated 22.06.2018 referred the dispute for adjudication to the Central Government

Industrial Tribunal cum Labour Court, Ahmedabad (Gujarat) in respect of the matter specified in the Schedule:

SCHEDULE

“Whether the demand of FCI Handling Workers Union, Vadodara that the FCI Management should not

divert the movement of foodgrains to the godown of Central Warehousing Corporation and handling of foodgrains

work should be given to the FCI workers in the FCI Depot is legal, just and proper? If so, to what relief the handling

workers of FCI are entitled to ?”

1. The reference was received in this Tribunal on 02.07.2018. The Ministry had directed the party raising the

dispute to file the statement of claim complete with relevant documents with the Tribunal within 15 days of

receipt of this order of reference as per provision made under Rule 10 (B) of Industrial Disputes (Central) Rules,

1957. This order of reference had been sent to all the parties as well as this Tribunal through registered post by

the Ministry. Therefore, it is inferred that the same had been delivered to all the parties including claimants.

2. Notice Exh. 2 was issued by the Tribunal to all the parties. None responded on behalf of the parties. A period of

over four years has elapsed, yet no statement of claim has been filed as directed by the Ministry.

3. It seems that either Second Party/Union is not interested to proceed further or the said dispute may no more be in

existence.

4. It is therefore just & proper to pass an award considering “no dispute” between the parties. The award is passed

accordingly.

Let two copies of the Award be sent to the Appropriate Government for the needful and for publication.

SUNIL KUMAR SINGH-I, Presiding Officer

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[PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]

नई दिल्ली, 24 अप्रैल, 2023

का.आ. 664.—औद्योजगक जववाि अजिजन म, 1947 (1947 का 14) की िारा 17 के अनुसरण में, केन्री

सरकार भारती खाद्य जनगम के प्रबंितंत्र के संबद्ध जन ोिको और उनके कमवकारों के बीच, अनुबंि में जनर्िवष्ट औद्योजगक

जववाि में केन्री सरकार औद्योजगक अजिकरण - सि - श्रम न् ा ाल कानृुर, के ृंचाट (संिभव सं्‍ ा 14/2018) को

प्रकाजित करती िै, िो केन्री सरकार को 24/04/2022 को प्राप्त हुआ ा।

[सं. एल. 22011/22/2016.आई. आर. (सीएम-II)]

मजणकंिन. एन, उृ जनिेिक

New Delhi, the 24th April, 2023

S.O. 664.—In pursuance of Section 17 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947), the Central

Government hereby publishes the Award (Ref. No. 14/2018) of the Central Government Industrial Tribunal-cum-

Labour Court Kanpur as shown in the Annexure, in the industrial dispute between the Management of Food

Corporation of India and their workmen, received by the Central Government on 24/04/2023.

[No. L-22011/22/2016–IR (CM-II)]

MANIKANDAN. N, Dy. Director

ANNEXURE

Before Shri Soma Shekhar Jena, Presiding Officer

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL -CUM- LABOUR COURT, KANPUR

PRESENT : SOMA SHEKHAR JENA, HJS (Retd.)

I.D. No. 14 of 2018

L-22011/36/2017-IR(CM-II) dated 29.01.2018

BETWEEN

Sri Nagendra Yadav S/o Sri Bhullar Thakur

R/o-Vill & PO- Ratia, Distt- Saharsa, Bihar

AND

1. The Area Manager,

Food Corporation of India,

District Officer, Golcha Compound, Haldwani

2. The General Manager (Region)

Food Corporation of India, Regional Office,

At-2nd floor, APS Oberai Tower, Byepas Rd,

Near Kargi Chowk, Dehradun-

AWARD

This award arises in respect of the reference mentioned in the schedule stated below as received from the

Government of India, Ministry of Labour in letter No. L-22011/36/2017- IR(CM-II) dated 29.01.2018

SCHEDULE

1. “Whether the management of FCI is justified in terminating the services of Sri Nagendra Yadav without

following the provisions of law? If not what specific relief and benefit should be given by the FCI

management or to reinstate the workman with specific benefits?”

On receipt of notification, notices were issued to both the parties on 20th February 2018 fixing 13.04.2018 for filing of

statement of claim. Authorized Representative of the claimant workman filed statement of claim on 08.08.2018. On

04.07.2019 O.P management filed the written statement and case was fixed for filing of rejoinder by the claimant

workman. Afterwards several dates were fixed for filing of rejoinder by claimant workman but when he failed case

was fixed for filing of evidence of parties and finally for arguments.

[भाग II—खण् ड3(ii)]

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On perusal of the record it is found that though several dates were fixed for filing rejoinder,evidence and

finally arguments none appeared on behalf of the claimant workman before this Tribunal. Despite ample opportunities

to the claimant workman for submitting rejoinder, evidence and argument; the claimant workman failed to present the

case before the Tribunal. Later the case was reserved for final award for non-appearance of the claimant workman.

From the aforesaid circumstances it is presumable that the claimant workman is not interested in prosecuting

the case further before this Tribunal.

Hence in the given circumstances the reference stands disposed of as of ‘NIL’ award.

Parties are left to bear their respective costs.

Date: 06.02.2023

SOMA SHEKHAR JENA Presiding Officer

नई दिल्ली, 25 अप्रैल, 2023

का.आ. 665.—औघोजगक जववाि अजिजन म, 1947 (1947 का 14) की िारा 17 के अनुसरण में केन्री

सरकार ृुवव उतर रेलवे के प्रबंितत्र, संबद्ध जन ोिको और उनके कमवकारो के बीच अनुबंि में जनर्िवष्ट औघोजगक जववाि में

केन्री सरकार औघोजगक अजिकरण/श्रम न् ा ाल लखनऊ के ृंचाट (38/2019) प्रकाजित करती िै।

[सं. एल -12011/27/2017-आई आर (बी-I)]

सलोनी, उृ जनिेिक

New Delhi, the 25th April, 2023

S.O. 665.—In pursuance of Section 17 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947), the Central

Government hereby publishes the Award (Ref. 38/2019) of the Cent.Govt.Indus.Tribunal-cum-Labour Court

Lucknow as shown in the Annexure, in the industrial dispute between the management of East North Railway and

their workmen.

[No. L-12011/27/2017- IR (B-I)]

SALONI, Dy. Director

ANNEXURE

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL –CUM- LABOUR COURT, LUCKNOW

PRESENT: Justice Anil Kumar, Presiding Officer

I.D. No. 38/2019

Ref. No. L-41011/27/2017-IR(B-I) dated 19.01.2018

BETWEEN

Shri D.P. Awasthi, Zonal Working President, Railway Sewak Sangh, East north Railway, 49, Tilak Nagar, Lucknow

And

1.

Circle Rail Manager East North Railway, DRM Office, Ashok Marg, Lucknow.

2.

Board Railway Engineer, East North Railway, Ashok Marg, Hajratganj, Luckno and, Assistant Engineer, East

North Railway, Lucknow -

AWARD

By order No. L-41011/27/2017-IR(B-I) dated 19.01.2018 the present industrial dispute has been referred for

adjudication to this Tribunal in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (d) of sub-section (1) and sub-section (2A)

of Section 10 the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947) by the Central Government, with following schedule:

“क् ा प्रबंिन, ृूवोत्तर रेलवे, लखनऊ द्वारा कामगार श्री रािेन्र प्रसाि ृुत्र श्री जिव प्रसाि गेटमैन को दि े ग े िण्डािेि

दिनांक 28-03-2008 एवं अृीली िण्डािेि दिनांक 31-07-2008 दि ा िाना न् ोजचत एवं बेि िै ? दि निीं तो कामगार दकस

राित को ृाने का िकिार िै ?"

Accordingly, an industrial dispute No. 38/2019 has been registered on 16.08.2019.

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From the perusal of record, the position which emerge out is that the till date the claimant/workman’s union

has not filed any statement of claim.

Moreover, as a matter of fact and record, neither workmen’s union nor its authorized representative has not

turned up before this Tribunal nor has filed any statement of claim.

Findings & Conclusion:

Taking into consideration the fact that till date no statement of claim has been filed by the claimant in order

to establish his claim as per the reference dated 19.01.2018.

So in view of the said facts, as well as the law laid by the Hon’ble High Court in the case of V. K. Raj

Industries v. Labour Court (I) and others 1981 (29) FLR 194 as under:

“It is well settled that if a party challenges the legality of an order, the burden lies upon him to prove

illegality of the order and if no evidence is produced the party invoking jurisdiction of the Court must

fail. Whenever a workman raises a dispute challenging the validity of the termination of service if is

imperative for him to file written statement before the Industrial Court setting out grounds on which

the order is challenged and he must also produce evidence to prove his case. If the workman fails to

appear or to file written statement or produce evidence, the dispute referred by the State Government

cannot be answered in favour of the workman and he would not be entitled to any relief.”

In the case of M/s Uptron Powertronics Employees’ Union, Ghaziabad through its Secretary v. Presiding

Officer, Labour Court (II), Ghaziabad and others 2008 (118) FLR 1164 Hon’ble Allahabad High Court has held as

under:

“The law has been settled by the Apex Court in case of Shanker Chakravarti v. Britannia Biscuit Co.

Ltd., V.K. Raj Industries v. Labour Court and Ors., Airtech Private Limited v. State of U.P. and Ors.

1984 (49) FLR 38 and Meritech India Ltd. v. State of U.P. and Ors. 1996 FLR that in the absence of

any evidence led by or on behalf of the workman the reference is bound to be answered by the court

against the workman. In such a situation it is not necessary for the employers to lead any evidence at

all. The obligation to lead evidence to establish an allegation made by a party is on the party making

the allegation. The test would be, who would fail if no evidence is led.”

And by the Hon’ble Allahabad High Court in the case of District Administrative Committee, U.P.

P.A.C.C.S.C. Services v. Secretary-cum-G.M. District Co-operative Bank Ltd. 2010 (126) FLR 519; wherein it has

been held as under:

“The submission is that even if the petitioner failed to lead the evidence, burden was on the

shoulders of the respondent to prove the termination order as illegal. He was required to lead

evidence first which he failed. A perusal of the impugned award also does not show that any evidence

either oral or documentary was led by the respondent. In the case of no evidence, the reference has

to be dismissed.”

As the workman has not filed any statement of claim/oral/documentary evidence, so the present case is liable

to be dismissed.

For the foregoing reasons, the case is dismissed and; and the workman is not entitled for any relief.

Award as above.

Lucknow.

13th February, 2023

JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR, Presiding Officer

नई दिल्ली, 25 अप्रैल, 2023

का.आ. 666.—औघोजगक जववाि अजिजन म, 1947 (1947 का 14) की िारा 17 के अनुसरण में केन्री

सरकार भारती स्ट्टेट बैंक के प्रबंितत्र, संबद्ध जन ोिको और उनके कमवकारो के बीच अनुबंि में जनर्िवष्ट औघोजगक जववाि

में केन्री सरकार औघोजगक अजिकरण/श्रम न् ा ाल लखनऊ के ृंचाट (32/2021) प्रकाजित करती िै।

[सं. एल - 12011/01/2021- आई आर (बी-I)]

सलोनी, उृ जनिेिक

[भाग II—खण् ड3(ii)]

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New Delhi, the 25th April, 2023

S.O. 666.—In pursuance of Section 17 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947), the Central

Government hereby publishes the Award (Ref. 32/2021) of the Cent.Govt.Indus.Tribunal-cum-Labour Court

Lucknow as shown in the Annexure, in the industrial dispute between the management of State Bank of India and

their workmen.

[No. L-12011/01/2021- IR (B-I)]

SALONI, Dy. Director

ANNEXURE

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL –CUM- LABOUR COURT, LUCKNOW

PRESENT: Justice Anil Kumar, Presiding Officer

I.D. No. 32/2021

Ref. No. L-12011/01/2021-IR(B-I) dated 15.02.2021

BETWEEN

The Regional Secretary, SBI Staff Association, Mail id- [email protected]

And

1.

The Chairman, State Bank of India, MUMBAI

2.

The Chief General Managerm State Bank of India Mail id- [email protected] Lucknow

3.

The Regional Manager, State Bank of India, RBO-I mail id- [email protected] GORAKHPUR

AWARD

By Order No. L-12011/01/2021-IR(B-I) dated 15.02.2021 the present industrial dispute has been referred for

adjudication to this Tribunal in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (d) of sub-section (1) and sub-section (2A)

of Section 10 the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947) by the Central Government, with following schedule:

" 1. Whether the action of the management of State Bank of India to issue demeritorious chargesheet

to the workman Srhi S.K. Rai, not giving sufficient opportunity to engage a lawyer for his defence and

then suspend him by taking unilateral action in the matter is illegal and unjustified in eye of law or

not?

2. If yes, as to what relief the concerned workmen is entitled to."

Accordingly, an industrial dispute No. 32/2021 has been registered on 04.03.2021.

From the perusal of record, the position which emerge out is that the till date the claimant/workman’s union has not

filed any statement of claim.

Moreover, as a matter of fact and record, neither workmen’s union nor its authorized representative has not turned up

before this Tribunal nor has filed any statement of claim.

Findings & Conclusion:

Taking into consideration the fact that till date no statement of claim has been filed by the claimant in order to

establish his claim as per the reference dated 15.02.2021.

So in view of the said facts, as well as the law laid by the Hon’ble High Court in the case of V. K. Raj Industries v.

Labour Court (I) and others 1981 (29) FLR 194 as under:

“It is well settled that if a party challenges the legality of an order, the burden lies upon him to prove

illegality of the order and if no evidence is produced the party invoking jurisdiction of the Court must

fail. Whenever a workman raises a dispute challenging the validity of the termination of service if is

imperative for him to file written statement before the Industrial Court setting out grounds on which

the order is challenged and he must also produce evidence to prove his case. If the workman fails to

appear or to file written statement or produce evidence, the dispute referred by the State Government

cannot be answered in favour of the workman and he would not be entitled to any relief.”

In the case of M/s Uptron Powertronics Employees’ Union, Ghaziabad through its Secretary v. Presiding Officer,

Labour Court (II), Ghaziabad and others 2008 (118) FLR 1164 Hon’ble Allahabad High Court has held as under:

“The law has been settled by the Apex Court in case of Shanker Chakravarti v. Britannia Biscuit Co.

Ltd., V.K. Raj Industries v. Labour Court and Ors., Airtech Private Limited v. State of U.P. and Ors.

1984 (49) FLR 38 and Meritech India Ltd. v. State of U.P. and Ors. 1996 FLR that in the absence of

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any evidence led by or on behalf of the workman the reference is bound to be answered by the court

against the workman. In such a situation it is not necessary for the employers to lead any evidence at

all. The obligation to lead evidence to establish an allegation made by a party is on the party making

the allegation. The test would be, who would fail if no evidence is led.”

And by the Hon’ble Allahabad High Court in the case of District Administrative Committee, U.P. P.A.C.C.S.C.

Services v. Secretary-cum-G.M. District Co-operative Bank Ltd. 2010 (126) FLR 519; wherein it has been held as

under:

“The submission is that even if the petitioner failed to lead the evidence, burden was on the

shoulders of the respondent to prove the termination order as illegal. He was required to lead

evidence first which he failed. A perusal of the impugned award also does not show that any evidence

either oral or documentary was led by the respondent. In the case of no evidence, the reference has

to be dismissed.”

As the workman has not filed any statement of claim/oral/documentary evidence, so the present case is liable to be

dismissed.

For the foregoing reasons, the case is dismissed and; and the workman is not entitled for any relief.

Award as above.

Lucknow.

13th February, 2023

JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR, Presiding Officer

नई दिल्ली, 25 अप्रैल, 2023

का.आ. 667.—औघोजगक जववाि अजिजन म, 1947 (1947 का 14) की िारा 17 के अनुसरण में केन्री

सरकार इंजड न ओवरसीि बैंक के प्रबंितत्र, संबद्ध जन ोिकों और उनके कमवकारों के बीच अनुबंि में जनर्िवष्ट औघोजगक

जववाि में केन्री सरकार औघोजगक अजिकरण/श्रम न् ा ाल , चंडीगढ़-I के ृंचाट (181/2013) प्रकाजित करती िै।

[सं. एल-12012/98/2013-आई आर (बी-II)]

सलोनी, उृ जनिेिक

New Delhi, the 25th April, 2023

S.O. 667.—In pursuance of Section 17 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947), the Central

Government hereby publishes the Award (Ref. 181/2013) of the Cent.Govt.Indus.Tribunal-cum-Labour Court

Chandigarh-I as shown in the Annexure, in the industrial dispute between the management of Indian Overseas Bank

and their workmen.

[No. L-12012/98/2013- IR (B-II)]

SALONI, Dy. Director

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL-CUM-LABOUR COURT-I, CHANDIGARH.

Present: Sh. J. K. Tripathi, Presiding Officer.

ID No.181/2013

Registered On:-26.02.2014

Sh. Karamjit Singh, S/o Sh. Gurcharan Singh(Ex-Staff), R/o V.P.O. Purain, Distt. Ludhiana-141110.

..........Workman

Versus

1.

The Chairman, Indian Overseas Bank, Central Office, 763, Anna Salai, Chennai-600002.

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2.

The Regional Manager, Indian Overseas Bank, Regional Office 550/1, Fountain Chowk, College Road,

Civil Lines, Ludhiana-PUNJAB.

3.

The Branch Manager, Indian Overseas Bank, Threeke Branch, Ludhiana.

........Respondents/Managements

Award

Passed On:-29.03.2023

Central Government vide Notification No. L-12012/98/2013-IR(B-II) Dated 07.02.2014, under clause (d) of

sub-section (1) and sub-section (2A) of Section 10 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947(hereinafter called the Act),

has referred the following Industrial dispute for adjudication to this Tribunal:-

“Whether the action of the management of Indian Overseas Bank in terminating the

services of Sh. Karamjit Singh S/o Sh. Gurcharan Singh w.e.f. 2.8.2003 is valid, just and

legal? What relief the concerned workman is entitled to and from which date?”

1.

The brief facts relevant for deciding this claim petition is that as per claim of workman, the workman joined

the services of the respondent/management w.e.f. 01.02.2004 to 01.06.2006 as a workman on the post of Temporary

Messenger as defined under Section 2(S) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 with Pakhowal Road, Ludhiana Branch.

The last drawn pay of the workman was Rs.4,500/- per month. The respondent/ management is an industry as defined

under Section 2(J) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The workman was shifter as Temporary Messenger to the

Indian Overseas Bank, Threeke Branch and continuously worked up to 03.08.2013 and the name of the workman was

forwarded by the Branch Manager, Threeke Branch-415 vide his letter No.BR/MEMO/2012-13 dated 26.02.2013.

The workman was given Roll No.25627, Clerk/Shroff and registered his name under Staff son Appointment vide

letter No.PAD:CL(SUB):Dated 06.03.1999. The workman served a legal notice through his counsel on 24.07.2013 as

the workman have received interview letter vide letter No.RO/PAD/5/2013-14 dated 05.06.2013 before The Regional

Office, 550/1, Fountain Chowk, College Road, Civil Lines, Ludhiana on 24.06.2013 at 9.00 A.M. The workman

accordingly appeared for interview but was not interviewed and was orally told that the workman is over aged cannot

be interviewed and the other candidates were interviewed. The respondents sent frivolous reply through his counsel

vide reply dated 13.08.2013 and terminated the services of the workman w.e.f. 05.08.2013 as 04.08.2013 was Sunday.

The respondents have not issued any notice before the termination of the workman and without any notice pay and

retrenchment compensation. The juniors to the workman were retained in service and other workman in the same

categories were appointed after the termination of workman. Thus, the management violated the mandatory provision

of Section 25-G and 25H of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, the workman was not given any charge-sheet and no

enquiry was held against the workman before the termination of workman. The action of the respondent is malafide,

arbitrary, victimization and unfair labour practice on the face of the record. It is therefore, prayed that the respondents

may be directed to reinstate the workman with continuity of service with full back wages and may be granted all

consequential benefits with costs.

2.

Management filed written statement, alleging therein that the workman was never employed by the

answering-respondent hence there is no question of terminating the services of workman. The workman was

performing its duty on daily wages as and when required. No appointment letter was ever issued to the workman. The

bank has its own Rules and Regulations of appointment and the power lies with various higher levels authority and

not with the Branch Manager. The present reference is not maintainable as there is no relationship of employee and

employer between the workman and the answering respondent. The workman was never appointed by the respondent-

bank as messenger as alleged. The services of the workman were availed by the branch w.e.f. 01.02.2004 to

01.06.2006 purely on daily wages with the Pakhowal Branch of the respondent-bank. Thereafter the workman again

joined the Threeke Branch on daily wages w.e.f. 02.02.2011 to 01.08.2013 purely on daily wage basis @ Rs.150/- per

day. The workman was paid at daily rates for the number of days for which his services were availed by the branch.

The workman is also doing other works of his home as is evident from the fact that he availed loan under IOB-GCC

Scheme from branch of Rs.20,000/- and branch work was on daily wages basis. No Roll No. was issued to the

workman. The notice sent by the workman was duly replied by the respondent-bank through their counsel vide reply

dated 13.08.2013. The workman was refused daily job when the regular employees were selected by the selection

committee after performing the procedure for selection under the Rules. There is no violation of the provisions of

Section 25-G and 25-H of the ID Act. It is therefore, respectfully prayed that keeping in view the facts and

circumstances as explained above the reference may kindly be declined and decided against the workman and in

favour of the respondent-management.

3.

The workman filed rejoinder to the written statement filed by the management, denying the fact that there is

no relationship of employer and employee between the parties and the workman was never appointed by the

respondent-bank as messenger. It is further denied that the workman has worked on daily wages with Pakhowal

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Branch or thereafter the workman joined the Threeke Branch on daily wages @ Rs.150/- per month. The remaining

paras of the written statement are denied by the workman hence need not to be reproduce.

4.

Parties were given opportunity to lead evidence.

5.

In support of his case, the workman has examined himself as WW1 and filed his affidavit in evidence as

Ex.W1 along with documents Ex.W2 to W12 and was cross-examined by the learned counsel of management.

6.

The management has examined MW1 Sh. Surinder Kumar, Senior Manager, Indian Overseas Bank,

Regional Office, Ludhiana, who has filed his affidavit in evidence as Ex.MW1/A along with documents Ex.MW1/1

and Ex.MW1/2 and cross-examined by the learned counsel of workman.

7.

I have heard Sh. C.K. Jha, Ld. Counsel for the workman and Sh. S.K. Gupta, Ld. Counsel for the

management and have gone through the respective written arguments filed by both the parties and perused the record

available on file carefully.

8.

Learned counsel for the workman has argued that the workman was appointed on 01.02.2004 with the

respondent’s Pakhowal Road, Ludhiana Branch and thereafter was shifted as temporary messenger to Indian Overseas

Bank, Threeke Branch and continuously worked up to 03.08.2013 and was getting Rs.4,500/- per month. The name of

the workman was also recommended by the Branch Manager, Threeke Branch-415 vide his letter Ref.

No.BR/MEMO/2012-13 dated 26.02.2013. The workman was called for interview vide letter No.RO/PAD/5/2013-14

dated 05.06.2013 before the Regional Office Fountain Chowk, College Road, Civil Lines, Ludhiana on 24.06.2013 at

9.00 AM. The workman served the legal notice through his counsel on 24.07.2013 for the said attitude of the

management. The management sent frivolous reply through his counsel vide reply dated 13.08.2013 taking false plea.

The juniors to the workman were retained in service. The workman was completed 240 days of work in the preceding

year from the date of his termination. Learned counsel for workman has placed reliance in the case of 2000(9) SCC

501(S.C.);State of U.P. and Anr. Vs. Rajendra Singh Butola and Anr., 2010(2) SLR 797(S.C.); Krishan Singh Vs.

Executive Engineer, Haryana State Agricultural Market Board, Rohtak, 2015(6) SCC 321: Ajaypal Singh Vs.

Haryana Warehousing Corporation, 2003(6) SLR 658 (Pb. & Haryana High Court D.B.: Haryana Power

Generation Corporation Ltd. Vs. Presiding Officer, Industrial Tribunal, 2007(2) S.C.T. (Pb. & Haryana(D.B.);

Haryana Forest Development Corpn., Hisar and another Vs. Rajbir Singh and another and lastly in the case of

2015(15) S.C.T. 657-(Pb. & Haryana) Principal Rani Jhansi Laxmi Bai Govt. Polytechnic Vs. Presiding Officer,

Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court, Hissar & Another.

9.

Learned counsel for the management argued that the workman was never employed by the respondent-bank

as such, there is no question of terminating his services. The workman was performing his duty on daily wages as and

when required. No appointment letter was ever issued to the workman. The Bank has its own Rules & Regulations of

appointment in the bank and the power lies with various higher levels of authority and not with the Branch Manager.

The reference is not maintainable as there does not exist any relationship of employee and employer between the

workman and the respondent-bank and no appointment letter was issued to the workman. The services of the

workman were availed by the branch w.e.f. 01.02.2004 to 01.06.2006 and w.e.f. 02.02.2011 to 01.08.2013 purely on

daily wages basis @ Rs.150/- per day. The workman was not eligible for interview being his over age hence he was

not interviewed. The workman was refused daily job when the regular employees were selected by the selection

committee after performing the procedure for selection under the Rules. The Branch Manager has no power or

authority to appoint anyone in the bank. Learned counsel for the management has placed reliance in the case of AIR

1997 SC 3657, Himanshu Kumar Vidarthi and Others Vs. State of Bihar & Others, 2010(2) RSJ 517, Punjab and

Haryana High Court(DB) Divisional Forest Officer, Rohtak Vs. Jagat Singh and another, AIF (SC) 696:200 G.M.

Tanda Thermal Power Project Vs. Jai Prakash Srivastava & Anr., 2004 LIC 1374: The Head Master, Govt. High

School Behrana Vs. Ajit Singh and another, AIR 1994 SC 1638 Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad U.P. Vs. Anil

Kumar Mishra and Others, CWP No.12303 of 2006, Punjab & Haryana High Court(DB) Shri Balbir Singh Vs.

The Presiding Officer, Labour Court, Ludhiana and others, CWP No.7344 of 2007, Punjab & Haryana High

Court(DB) Central Institute of Plastics Engineering Vs. The Presiding Officer, Labour Court-II< Chandigarh and

another and lastly in Civil Appeal No.9792 of 2010 SC, Madhya Bharat Gramin Bank Vs. Panchal Yadav, decided

on 13th July, 2021.

10.

The Hon’ble Apex Court in case of “Deepali Gundu Surwase v. Kranti Junion Adhyapak

Mahavidyalaya” reported as (2013) 10 SCC 324 has held as under:-

“The propositions which can be culled out from the aforementioned judgments are:

i)

In cases of wrongful termination of service, reinstatement with continuity of service and

back wages is the normal rule.

ii) Ordinarily, an employee or workman whose services are terminated and who is desirous of

getting back wages is required to either plead or at least make a statement before the

adjudicating authority or the Court of first instance that he/she was not gainfully employed

or was employed on lesser wages. If the employer wants to avoid payment of full back

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wages, then I has to plead and also lead cogent evidence to prove that the

employee/workman was gainfully employed and was getting wages equal to the wages

he/she was drawing prior to the termination of service. This is so because it is settled law

that the burden of proof of the existence of a particular fact lies on the person who makes a

positive averments about its existence. It is always easier to prove a positive fact than to

prove a negative fact. Therefore, once the employee shows that he was employed, the onus

lies on the employer to specifically plead and prove that the employee was gainfully

employed and was getting the same or substantially similar emoluments.”

11.

Hon’ble Apex Court in the case General Manager, Haryana Roadways Vs. Rudan Singh, reported as 2005

SCC (L & S) 716 observed as under:-

“There is no rule of thumb that in every case where the Industrial Tribunal gives a

finding that the termination of service was in violation of Section 25-F of the Act, entire back

wages should be awarded. A host of factors like the manner and method of selection and

appointment i.e. whether after proper advertisement of the vacancy or inviting applications

from the employment exchange, nature of appointment namely, whether ad hoc, short term,

daily wage, temporary or permanent in character, any special qualification required for the

job and the like should be weighed and balanced in taking a decision regarding award of back

wages. One of the important factors which has to be taken into consideration is the length of

service, which the workman had rendered with the employer. If the workman has rendered a

considerable period of service and his services are wrongfully terminated, he may be

awarded full or partial back wages keeping in view the fact that at this age and the

qualification possessed by him he may not be in a position to get another employment.

However, where the total length of service rendered by a workman is very small, the award

of back wages for the complete period i.e. from the date of termination till the date of the

award, which our experience shows is often quite large, would be wholly inappropriate.

A regular service of permanent character cannot be compared to short or intermittent daily

wage employment though it may be for 240 days in a calendar year.”

12.

The Hon’ble Apex Court while considering the violation of Section 25-F of the Act in Incharge Officer &

Anr. V. Shankar Shetty, (2010) 9 SCC 126: 2010 LLR 1137 and after referring to the various decisions, held that the

relief by way of back wages is not automatic and compensation instead of reinstatement has been held to meet the

ends of justice and it was observed as under:-

“2. Should an order of reinstatement automatically follow in a case where the engagement of

a daily wager has been brought to end in violation of Section 25F of the Industrial Disputes Act,

1947(for short “the ID Act”)? The course of the decisions of this Court in recent years has been

uniform on the above question.

3. In Jagbir Singh V. Haryana State Agriculture Mktg. Board, (2009) 15 SCC 327, delivering

the judgment of this Court, one of the us (R.M. Lodha, J.) noticed some of the recent decisions of

this Court, namely, U.P. State Brassware Corpn. Ltd. V. Uday Narain Pandey, (2006) 1 SCC 479;

Uttaranchal Forest Development Corpn. V. M.C. Joshi, (2007) 9 SCC 353; State of M.P. v. Lalit

Kumar Verma, (2007) 1 SCC 575; M.P. Admn. V. Tribhuban, (2007) 9 SCC 748; Sita Ram v. Moti

Lal Nehru Farmers Training Institute, (2008)5 SCC 75; Jaipur Development Authority

v. Ramsahai, (2006) 11 SCC 684; GDA v. Ashok Kumar, (2008) 4 SCC 261 and Mahboob Deepak

v. Nagar Panchayat, Gajraula, (2008) 1 SCC 575 and stated as follows: (Jagbir Singh case (2009)

11 SCC 327, SCC pp. 330 & 335, paras 7 & 14)

“7. It is true that the earlier view of this Court articulated in many decisions reflected the

legal position that if the termination of an employee was found to be illegal, the relief of

reinstatement with full back-wages would ordinarily follow. However, in recent past, there has

been a shift in the legal position and in a long line of cases, this Court has consistently taken the

view that relief by way of reinstatement with back-wages is not automatic and may be wholly

inappropriate in a given fact situation even though the termination of an employee is in

contravention of the prescribed procedure. Compensation instead of reinstatement has been held

to meet the ends of justice.

14. It would be, thus, seen that by a catena of decisions in recent time, this Court has clearly

laid down that an order of retrenchment passed in violation of Section 25F although may be set

aside but an award of reinstatement should not, however, be automatically passed.”

13.

The workman has alleged in his claim statement that he worked as messenger with the management from

01.06.2009 to 02.08.2013 and was getting Rs.4,500/- per month. The name of the workman was also recommended

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by the Branch Manager, AG Sudhar Branch-0187 vide his letter Ref. No.340/2011 dated 27.05.2011 and the name of

the workman was also forwarded by the respondents (Regional Office for registering his name under staff son

category vide letter No.RO/ST/41/99 dated 25.08.99. The workman was called for interview vide letter

No.RO/PAD/1/2013-14 dated 05.06.2013 before the Regional Office Fountain Chowk, College Road, Civil Lines,

Ludhiana on 24.06.2013 at 9.00 AM. The workman served the legal notice through his counsel on 26.07.2013 for the

said attitude of the management. The management sent frivolous reply through his counsel vide reply dated

13.08.2013 taking false plea. The juniors to the workman were retained in service. The workman was completed 240

days of work in the preceding year from the date of his termination.

14.

In view of legal position discussed above, this Court is of the considered view that workman herein was not

holding a regular or permanent post nor he was recruited against the post is a regular manner. In such circumstances,

it is appropriate to grant reasonable compensation instead of reinstatement with back wages.

15.

As such, having due regard to the facts and circumstances, an amount of Rs.50,000/-(Fifty Thousand)

appears to be just and reasonable to which the workman is entitled. In case, the amount of Rs.50,000/-(Fifty

Thousand) not paid within one month from the date of publication of the award, the workman is held to be entitled to

6% interest from the date of reference till payment. File after completion be consigned in the record room.

16.

Let copy of this award be sent to Central Government for publication as required under Section 17 of the

Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.

J. K. TRIPATHI, Presiding Officer

नई दिल्ली, 25 अप्रैल, 2023

का.आ. 668.—औघोजगक जववाि अजिजन म, 1947 (1947 का 14) की िारा 17 के अनुसरण में केन्री

सरकार बैंक आफॅ बडोिा के प्रबंितत्र, संबद्ध जन ोिको और उनके कमवकारो के बीच अनुबंि में जनर्िवष्ट औघोजगक जववाि में

केन्री सरकार औघोजगक अजिकरण/श्रम न् ा ाल , चंडीगढ़-I के ृंचाट (3/2012) प्रकाजित करती िै।

[सं. एल-39025/01/2023-आई आर (बी-II)-06]

सलोनी, उृ जनिेिक

New Delhi, the 25th April, 2023

S.O. 668.—In pursuance of Section 17 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947), the Central

Government hereby publishes the Award (Ref. 3/2012) of the Cent.Govt.Indus.Tribunal-cum-Labour Court

Chandigarh-I as shown in the Annexure, in the industrial dispute between the management of Bank of Baroda and

their workmen.

[No. L-39025/01/2023- IR (B-II)-06]

SALONI, Dy. Director

ANNEXURE

Central Government Industrial Tribunal-Cum-Labour Court-I,

Chandigarh.

Present: Sh. J.K. Tripathi, Presiding Officer.

ID No.3/2012

Registered On:-05.06.2012

Sh. Manohar Lal S/o Sh. Bhim Singh R/o Village Palhun, P.O. Nohli, Tehsil Joginder Nagar, District Mandi, H.P.

...........Workman

VERSUS

1. The Deputy General Manager, Bank of Baroda, Regional Office, Chandigarh, S.C.O. 62-63, Bank Square, Sector

17-B, Chandigarh-160017.

2. The Manager, Bank of Baroda, Branch Manali, District Kullu, H.P.

3. The Manager, Bank of Baroda, Branch Sunder Nagar, District Mandi, H.P.

........Respondents/Managements

[भाग II—खण् ड3(ii)]

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Award

Passed On:-14.11.2022

1.

The workman Manohar Lal has directly filed statement of claim under Section 2-A of the Industrial Disputes

Act, 1947(hereinafter called the Act), with a prayer to reinstate the services of the workman with full back wages,

seniority in continuity of service and all other consequential service benefits.

2.

The brief facts relevant for deciding this claim petition is that the services of the workman have been

engaged by the respondents at Branch Manali as Class IV as Sweeper-cum-Peon against the sanctioned post on daily

wages basis w.e.f. 30.01.2009 and he had continued worked in the said capacity under the supervision of respondent

no.2 upto 23.02.2010. The bank has created the regular post of Sweeper-cum-Peon in branch Manali and called for

interview for the above said post but being a temporary employee of the bank, the workman have not called for the

interview and one Sh. Manoj Kumar R/o Kullu have been appointed by the bank on regular pay scale as fixed by the

bank in the category of Sweeper-cum-Peon. The workman discharged the duties of Sweeper-cum-Peon as per the

instruction of Branch Manager and the workman did his duties honestly with the entire satisfaction of the respondents

and he never given any chance of his complaint to his superior as well as to the Branch Manager but inspite of this the

services of the workman have been terminated by the respondents vide verbal order dated 24.02.2010 without any

show cause notice, charge-sheet neither the enquiry had been conducted against his alleged misconduct nor the one

month pay in lieu of notice period and retrenchment compensation has been paid to him at the time of his unlawful

termination under Section 25-F (a) and (b) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 and without complying the same very

termination in null, void and ab initio whereas the workman have been completed more than 240 days in each

calendar years as well as last twelve calendar months from the date of his illegal termination on 24.02.2010. The

Branch Manali and Palampur have been covered by the Labour Department of Himachal Pradesh under the Shop and

Commercial Establishment Act, 1969 and all the Labour Laws are applicable in the bank and the workman is entitled

to get the benefit of Provident Fund whereas the Employees Provident Fund Act, 1952 is applicable to the bank and

the workman is entitled for such benefit from the period from 30.01.2009 and 01.09.2011. It is therefore prayed that

the workman be reinstated in service with full back wages, in continuity of service with seniority and all other

consequential service benefits.

3.

Management filed written statement, alleging therein that the workman was never appointed in service of the

respondent-bank and had offered to intermittently work on work charge basis, pending regular appointment of

candidate sponsored by the Employment Exchange. The workman was used purely on work charge basis as stop gap

arrangement pending regular appointment as per the legal procedure/criteria/qualification from 31.04.2009 to

15.03.2010. The provisions of Section 25-F(a) and (b) of the Industrial Disputes Act would not apply. The workman

was never appointed in the service of the respondent-bank as the Branch Manager is neither competent to recruit any

person in the respondent-bank nor he appointed the workman. The recruitment to the post of Sweeper, Peon and the

like are made by the respondent-bank from amongst the candidates sponsored by the Employment Exchange and that

too when they fulfill the requisite qualification and the selection criteria. The workman was not engaged by the

Palampur Branch of the respondent-bank. The workman only worked intermittently on stop gap arrangement with

respondent no.2(Manali Branch). The workman did not work on work charge basis with respondent no.3(Palampur

Branch) hence the question of termination of service does not arise. Working intermittently on work charge and stop

gap basis would not entail the benefits of a regular employee. It was mutually agreed between respondent no.2 and

workman that the workman will be intermittently used on work charge basis as stop gap arrangement pending regular

appointment of candidates sponsored by the Employment Exchange. It is therefore, respectfully prayed that the

present petition being frivolous may kindly be dismissed with costs.

4.

The workman has filed replication against the written statement filed by the management, alleging therein

that he was appointed against the permanent post w.e.f. 30.01.2009 and had worked upto 15.03.2010. It is admitted

that after 13.04.2010 Mr. Manoj Kumar was appointed on regular basis as Sweeper-cum-Peon in the place of

workman and the services of the workman have been terminated without any written order. The workman had

completed more than 240 days in each calendar years as well as last twelve calendar preceding months from the date

of his alleged termination and Section 25-F(a) and (b) has been violated by the respondent and no retrenchment

compensation and one month pay in lieu f notice period has been paid to the workman at the time of his retrenchment.

The remaining facts alleged in the replication are same as alleged in the claim petition as such, it does not require to

be reiterated again.

5.

Parties have been given opportunity to lead evidence. The workman/claimant has examined himself as WW1

and filed his affidavit in evidence as W1 and has been cross-examined by the learned counsel of management.

6.

The management has examined three witnesses namely Sh. D.C. Malhotra, Senior Branch Manager as MW1,

who filed his affidavit in evidence as Ex.M1, Sh. Satish Chander, Senior Manager as MW2, who filed his affidavit in

evidence as Ex.M2 and Sh. R.K. Thakur, Chief Manager as M3, who has filed his affidavit in evidence as Ex.MW3

and they have been cross-examined by the learned counsel of workman.

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7.

I have heard the learned AR of the workman Sh. R.K. Singh Parmar and learned counsel of the management

Sh. G.S. Ahluwalia and have gone through the records carefully.

8.

Before going on the merit of the case and analyzing the facts as well as evidence on record, it would be

proper to mention those admitted facts between the parties. As per the allegations, it is submitted on behalf of

workman that he was engaged by the respondent-bank at Manali Branch as Sweeper-cum-Peon against the sanctioned

post on daily wages w.e.f. 30.01.2009 and in the same capacity worked upto 23.02.2010. Though, it is denied by the

management but it is admitted that the workman was engaged purely on work charge basis on stop gap arrangement.

Thus, from the submission of the management it is admitted fact that the workman was working with the management

as daily wager. Thus, the relation between the workman and management as employee and employer is not

established. So far as the question of violation of the provisions of Section 25-G and 25-H of the Industrial Disputes

Act, 1947 is concerned, there is no violation of the provisions of the Act because as per the submission of the

management, it is clear that the workman was not employed as temporary or permanent worker and as per Law laid

down in the provisions of Section 25-G and 25-H priority should be given to the workman who is already on duty but

there is no appointment as a temporary employee against the permanent post his services was taken purely on casual

basis. No departmental recruitment was made by the bank so no question of priority in services.

9.

The workman has examined himself as WW1 and has been cross-examined 3 witnesses namely Sh. D.C.

Malhotra, Senior Manager as MW1 and Sh. Satish Chander as MW2 and Sh. R.K. Thakur, Chief Manager as MW3.

WW1 Sh. Manohar Lal in his cross-examination has admitted that:-

“It is correct that I was not issued any appointment letter by the respondent bank. It is

correct that I was engaged by the management on work charged basis/stop gap arrangement

against payment for the work done by me. It is correct that no letter of any nature was ever issued

by the management bank in my favour. I had voluntarily contacted the bank for the sake of any

work that can be given on work charge basis. It is correct that the respondent bank used my

service on work charge basis intermittently. It is incorrect to suggest that during the same period

while I was working for the respondent bank, I was also working on work charge basis with other

local establishment.”

Thus, as per his cross-examination, the workman Manohar Lal has admitted that no appointment letter was

issued to him by the bank and he himself approached to the bank for any work. Management has proved it that his

appointment was made as a stop gap arrangement on work charge basis and no appointment was made against

permanent post.

10.

Learned Advocate appearing on behalf of the workman has made reliance upon the law laid down by the

Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Sriram Industrial Enterprises Ltd. Vs. Mahak Singh and others, SLP(Civil)

Nos.16456-16460 of 2005, decided on 8th March 2007, in which the Hon’ble Supreme Court has held that:-

“Exclusion of the work ‘preceding’ from Section 2(g) of the U.P. Act indicate that a

workman in order to be in continuous service may have worked continuously for a period of 240

days in any calendar year during his service-Workman worked for the period 1991 onwards-

Findings of the Tribunal on the basis of record for the year preceding the date of termination

which showed that workman had not completed 240 days-Non-production of the Attendance

Registers and Muster Rolls for the year 1991 onwards by petitioner-management-The best

evidence withheld-High Court held entitled to draw adverse inference-The workman had

discharged their initial onus by production of the documents in their possession-High Court

adopted correct approach while deciding the controversy between the parties upon correct

understanding of the law as contained in Section 6(N) r/w Section 2(g) of the U.P. Act.”

11.

Reliance has been made upon the above verdict of the Hon’ble Supreme Court by the workman and

vehemently argued that since the workman has confirmed his duties and given his duty more than 240 days for the

management, he could not be discharged without giving notice. There is no force in the argument of the workman.

The workman himself has admitted in his cross-examination that he approached to the bank for job and he was

engaged as casual labour as a stop gap arrangement and daily wages was given to the workman for per day job basis.

The management has adduced documents relating to payment to the workman. The evidence adduced by the

workman does not fulfill the primary criteria of the employment. The Law laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court

which has been submitted by the workman is not applicable in the case of workman.

12.

On the above discussion, the workman is not succeeded to get any benefit which has been prayed by him in

his claim statement. The claim statement is liable to be rejected.

13.

Let copy of this award be sent to Central Government for publication as required under Section 17 of the ID

Act, 1947.

J.K. TRIPATHI, Presiding Officer

[भाग II—खण् ड3(ii)]

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नई दिल्ली, 25 अप्रैल, 2023

का.आ. 669.—औघोजगक जववाि अजिजन म, 1947 (1947 का 14) की िारा 17 के अनुसरण में केन्री

सरकार इंजड न ओवरसीि बैंक के प्रबंितत्र, संबद्ध जन ोिको और उनके कमवकारो के बीच अनुबंि में जनर्िवष्ट औघोजगक

जववाि में केन्री सरकार औघोजगक अजिकरण/श्रम न् ा ाल , चंडीगढ़-I के ृंचाट (182/2013) प्रकाजित करती िै।

[सं. एल-12012/97/2013-आई आर (बी-II)]

सलोनी, उृ जनिेिक

New Delhi, the 25th April, 2023

S.O. 669.—In pursuance of Section 17 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947), the Central

Government hereby publishes the Award (Ref. 182/2013) of the Cent.Govt.Indus.Tribunal-cum-Labour Court

Chandigarh-I as shown in the Annexure, in the industrial dispute between the management of Indian Overseas Bank

and their workmen.

[No. L-12012/97/2013- IR (B-II)]

SALONI, Dy. Director

ANNEXURE

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL-CUM-LABOUR COURT-I, CHANDIGARH.

Present: Sh. J.K. Tripathi, Presiding Officer.

ID No.182/2013

Registered On:-26.02.2014

Sh. Rajinder Singh S/o Late Sh. Darshan Singh, R/o V.P.O. Sarabha, Distt. Ludhiana141105.

..........Workman

VERSUS

1. The Chairman, Indian Overseas Bank, Central Office, 763, Anna Salai, Chennai-600002.

2. The Regional Manager, Indian Overseas Bank, Regional Office 550/1, Fountain Chowk, College Road, Civil

Lines, Ludhiana-PUNJAB.

3. The Branch Manager, Indian Overseas Bank, AG Sudhar Branch, Ludhiana-PUNJAB.

........Respondents/Managements

AWARD

Passed On:-29.03.2023

Central Government vide Notification No. L-12012/97/2013-IR(B-II) Dated 10.02.2014, under clause (d) of

sub-section (1) and sub-section (2A) of Section 10 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947(hereinafter called the Act),

has referred the following Industrial dispute for adjudication to this Tribunal:-

“Whether the action of the management of Indian Overseas Bank in terminating the

services of Sh. Rajinder Singh S/o Late Sh. Darshan Singh w.e.f. 2.8.2013 is valid, just and

legal? What relief the concerned workman is entitled to and from which date?”

1.

The brief facts relevant for deciding this claim petition is that as per claim of workman, the workman joined

the services of the respondent/management on 01.06.2009 and worked continuously as a workman on the post of

Temporary Messenger as defined under Section 2(S) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 up to 02.08.2013 with AG

Sudhar Branch-0187, Ludhiana. The last drawn pay of the workman was Rs.4,500/- per month. The respondent/

management is an industry as defined under Section 2(J) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The name of the

workman was forwarded by the respondents (Regional Office) for registering his name under Staff son category vide

letter No.RO/ST/441/99 dated 25.08.1999. The name of the workman was also recommended by the Branch Manager,

AG Sudhar Branch-0187 vide his letter REF. No.340/2011 dated 27.05.2011. The workman served a legal notice

through his counsel on 26.07.2013 as the workman have received interview letter vide letter No.RO/PAD/1/2013-14

dated 05.06.2013 before The Regional Office, 550/1, Fountain Chowk, College Road, Civil Lines, Ludhiana on

24.06.2013 at 9.00 A.M. The workman accordingly appeared for interview but was not interviewed and was orally

told that the workman is over aged cannot be interviewed and the other candidates were interviewed. The respondents

sent frivolous reply through his counsel vide reply dated 13.08.2013 and terminated the services of the workman

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w.e.f. 03.08.2013. The respondents have not issued any notice before the termination of the workman and without any

notice pay and retrenchment compensation. The juniors to the workman were retained in service and other workman

in the same categories were appointed after the termination of workman. Thus, the management violated the

mandatory provision of Section 25-G and 25H of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The workman was not given any

charge-sheet and no enquiry was held against the workman before the termination of workman. It is therefore, prayed

that the respondents may be directed to reinstate the workman with continuity of service with full back wages and

may be granted all consequential benefits with costs.

2.

Management filed written statement, alleging therein that the workman was never employed by the

answering-respondent hence there is no question of terminating the services of workman. The workman was

performing its duty on daily wages as and when required. No appointment letter was ever issued to the workman. The

bank has its own Rules and Regulations of appointment and the power lies with various higher levels authority and

not with the Branch Manager. The present reference is not maintainable as there is no relationship of employee and

employer between the workman and the answering respondent. The workman was never appointed by the respondent-

bank as messenger as alleged. The services of the workman were availed by the branch w.e.f. 01.06.2009 to

01.08.2013 purely on daily wages basis @ Rs.125/- per day. The workman was paid at daily rates for the number of

days for which his services were availed by the branch for doing the job. The notice sent by the workman was duly

replied by the respondent-bank vide reply dated 13.08.2013. The workman was refused daily job when the regular

employees were selected by the selection committee after performing the procedure for selection under the Rules.

There is no violation of the provisions of Section 25-G and 25-H of the ID Act. It is therefore, respectfully prayed that

keeping in view of the above facts and circumstances as explained above the reference may kindly be declined and

decided against the workman and in favour of the respondent-management.

3.

The workman filed rejoinder to the written statement filed by the management, denying the fact that there is

no relationship of employer and employee between the parties and the workman was never appointed by the

respondent-bank as messenger. It is further denied that the services of the workman were availed by the branch w.e.f.

01.06.2009 to 01.08.2013 on daily wages basis @ Rs.125/- per day. It is further denied that the workman was paid at

daily rates for the number of days for which his services were availed by the branch. The remaining paras of the

written statement are denied by the workman hence need not to be reproduce.

4.

Parties were given opportunity to lead evidence.

5.

In support of his case, the workman has examined himself as WW1 and filed his affidavit in evidence as

Ex.W1 along with documents Ex.W2 to W15 and was cross-examined by the learned counsel of management.

6.

The management has examined MW1 Sh. Surinder Kumar, Senior Manager, Indian Overseas Bank,

Regional Office, Ludhiana, who has filed his affidavit in evidence as Ex.MW1/A along with documents Ex.MW1/1

and Ex.MW1/2 and cross-examined by the learned counsel of workman.

7.

I have heard Sh. C.K. Jha, Ld. Counsel for the workman and Sh. S.K. Gupta, Ld. Counsel for the

management and have gone through the respective written arguments filed by both the parties and perused the record

available on file carefully.

8.

Learned counsel for the workman has argued that the workman was worked as messenger with the

management from 01.06.2009 to 02.08.2013 and was getting Rs.4,500/- per month. The name of the workman was

also recommended by the Branch Manager, AG Sudhar Branch-0187 vide his letter Ref. No.340/2011 dated

27.05.2011 and the name of the workman was also forwarded by the respondents (Regional Office for registering his

name under staff son category vide letter No.RO/ST/441/99 dated 25.08.99. The workman was called for interview

vide letter No.RO/PAD/1/2013-14 dated 05.06.2013 before the Regional Office Fountain Chowk, College Road, Civil

Lines, Ludhiana on 24.06.2013 at 9.00 AM. The workman served the legal notice through his counsel on 26.07.2013

for the said attitude of the management. The management sent frivolous reply through his counsel vide reply dated

13.08.2013 taking false plea. The juniors to the workman were retained in service. The workman was completed 240

days of work in the preceding year from the date of his termination. Learned counsel for workman has placed reliance

in the case of 2000(9) SCC 501(S.C.);State of U.P. and Anr. Vs. Rajendra Singh Butola and Anr., 2010(2) SLR

797(S.C.); Krishan Singh Vs. Executive Engineer, Haryana State Agricultural Market Board, Rohtak, 2015(6)

SCC 321: Ajaypal Singh Vs. Haryana Warehousing Corporation, 2003(6) SLR 658 (Pb. & Haryana High Court

D.B.: Haryana Power Generation Corporation Ltd. Vs. Presiding Officer, Industrial Tribunal, 2007(2) S.C.T. (Pb.

& Haryana(D.B.); Haryana Forest Development Corpn., Hisar and another Vs. Rajbir Singh and another and

lastly in the case of 2015(15) S.C.T. 657-(Pb. & Haryana) Principal Rani Jhansi Laxmi Bai Govt. Polytechnic Vs.

Presiding Officer, Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court, Hissar & Another.

9.

Learned counsel for the management argued that the workman was never employed by the respondent-bank

as such, there is no question of terminating his services. The workman was performing his duty on daily wages as and

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when required. No appointment letter was ever issued to the workman. The Bank has its own Rules & Regulations of

appointment in the bank and the power lies with various higher levels of authority and not with the Branch Manager.

The reference is not maintainable as there does not exist any relationship of employee and employer between the

workman and the respondent-bank and no appointment letter was issued to the workman. The services of the

workman were availed by the branch w.e.f. 01.06.2009 to 01.08.2013 purely on daily wages basis @ Rs.125/- per

day. The workman was not eligible for interview being his over age hence he was not interviewed. The workman was

refused daily job when the regular employees were selected by the selection committee after performing the

procedure for selection under the Rules. The Branch Manager has no power or authority to appoint anyone in the

bank. Learned counsel for the management has placed reliance in the case of AIR 1997 SC 3657, Himanshu Kumar

Vidarthi and Others Vs. State of Bihar & Others, 2010(2) RSJ 517, Punjab and Haryana High Court(DB)

Divisional Forest Officer, Rohtak Vs. Jagat Singh and another, AIF (SC) 696:200 G.M. Tanda Thermal Power

Project Vs. Jai Prakash Srivastava & Anr., 2004 LIC 1374: The Head Master, Govt. High School Behrana Vs. Ajit

Singh and another, AIR 1994 SC 1638 Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad U.P. Vs. Anil Kumar Mishra and Others,

CWP No.12303 of 2006, Punjab & Haryana High Court(DB) Shri Balbir Singh Vs. The Presiding Officer, Labour

Court, Ludhiana and others, CWP No.7344 of 2007, Punjab & Haryana High Court(DB) Central Institute of

Plastics Engineering Vs. The Presiding Officer, Labour Court-II< Chandigarh and another and lastly in Civil

Appeal No.9792 of 2010 SC, Madhya Bharat Gramin Bank Vs. Panchal Yadav, decided on 13th July, 2021.

10.

The Hon’ble Apex Court in case of “Deepali Gundu Surwase v. Kranti Junion Adhyapak

Mahavidyalaya” reported as (2013) 10 SCC 324 has held as under:-

“The propositions which can be culled out from the aforementioned judgments are:

i)

In cases of wrongful termination of service, reinstatement with continuity of service

and back wages is the normal rule.

ii) Ordinarily, an employee or workman whose services are terminated and who is

desirous of getting back wages is required to either plead or at least make a statement

before the adjudicating authority or the Court of first instance that he/she was not

gainfully employed or was employed on lesser wages. If the employer wants to avoid

payment of full back wages, then I has to plead and also lead cogent evidence to

prove that the employee/workman was gainfully employed and was getting wages

equal to the wages he/she was drawing prior to the termination of service. This is so

because it is settled law that the burden of proof of the existence of a particular fact

lies on the person who makes a positive averments about its existence. It is always

easier to prove a positive fact than to prove a negative fact. Therefore, once the

employee shows that he was employed, the onus lies on the employer to specifically

plead and prove that the employee was gainfully employed and was getting the same

or substantially similar emoluments.”

11.

Hon’ble Apex Court in the case General Manager, Haryana Roadways Vs. Rudan Singh, reported as 2005

SCC (L & S) 716 observed as under:-

“There is no rule of thumb that in every case where the Industrial Tribunal gives a

finding that the termination of service was in violation of Section 25-F of the Act, entire back

wages should be awarded. A host of factors like the manner and method of selection and

appointment i.e. whether after proper advertisement of the vacancy or inviting applications

from the employment exchange, nature of appointment namely, whether ad hoc, short term,

daily wage, temporary or permanent in character, any special qualification required for the job

and the like should be weighed and balanced in taking a decision regarding award of back

wages. One of the important factors which has to be taken into consideration is the length of

service, which the workman had rendered with the employer. If the workman has rendered a

considerable period of service and his services are wrongfully terminated, he may be

awarded full or partial back wages keeping in view the fact that at this age and the

qualification possessed by him he may not be in a position to get another employment.

However, where the total length of service rendered by a workman is very small, the award of

back wages for the complete period i.e. from the date of termination till the date of the award,

which our experience shows is often quite large, would be wholly inappropriate. A regular

service of permanent character cannot be compared to short or intermittent daily wage

employment though it may be for 240 days in a calendar year.”

1296

THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : APRIL 29, 2023/ VAISAKHA 9, 1945

[PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]

12.

The Hon’ble Apex Court while considering the violation of Section 25-F of the Act in Incharge Officer &

Anr. V. Shankar Shetty, (2010) 9 SCC 126: 2010 LLR 1137 and after referring to the various decisions, held that the

relief by way of back wages is not automatic and compensation instead of reinstatement has been held to meet the

ends of justice and it was observed as under:-

“2. Should an order of reinstatement automatically follow in a case where the

engagement of a daily wager has been brought to end in violation of Section 25F of the

Industrial Disputes Act, 1947(for short “the ID Act”)? The course of the decisions of this Court

in recent years has been uniform on the above question.

3. In Jagbir Singh V. Haryana State Agriculture Mktg. Board, (2009) 15 SCC 327,

delivering the judgment of this Court, one of the us (R.M. Lodha, J.) noticed some of the recent

decisions of this Court, namely, U.P. State Brassware Corpn. Ltd. V. Uday Narain Pandey,

(2006) 1 SCC 479; Uttaranchal Forest Development Corpn. V. M.C. Joshi, (2007) 9 SCC 353;

State of M.P. v. Lalit Kumar Verma, (2007) 1 SCC 575; M.P. Admn. V. Tribhuban, (2007) 9

SCC 748; Sita Ram v. Moti Lal Nehru Farmers Training Institute, (2008)5 SCC 75; Jaipur

Development Authority v. Ramsahai, (2006) 11 SCC 684; GDA v. Ashok Kumar, (2008) 4 SCC

261 and Mahboob Deepak v. Nagar Panchayat, Gajraula, (2008) 1 SCC 575 and stated as

follows: (Jagbir Singh case (2009) 11 SCC 327, SCC pp. 330 & 335, paras 7 & 14)

“7. It is true that the earlier view of this Court articulated in many decisions reflected the

legal position that if the termination of an employee was found to be illegal, the relief of

reinstatement with full back-wages would ordinarily follow. However, in recent past, there has

been a shift in the legal position and in a long line of cases, this Court has consistently taken

the view that relief by way of reinstatement with back-wages is not automatic and may be wholly

inappropriate in a given fact situation even though the termination of an employee is in

contravention of the prescribed procedure. Compensation instead of reinstatement has been

held to meet the ends of justice.

14. It would be, thus, seen that by a catena of decisions in recent time, this Court has

clearly laid down that an order of retrenchment passed in violation of Section 25F although

may be set aside but an award of reinstatement should not, however, be automatically passed.”

13.

The workman has alleged in his claim statement that he worked as messenger with the management from

01.06.2009 to 02.08.2013 and was getting Rs.4,500/- per month. The name of the workman was also recommended

by the Branch Manager, AG Sudhar Branch-0187 vide his letter Ref. No.340/2011 dated 27.05.2011 and the name of

the workman was also forwarded by the respondents (Regional Office for registering his name under staff son

category vide letter No.RO/ST/41/99 dated 25.08.99. The workman was called for interview vide letter

No. RO/PAD/1/2013-14 dated 05.06.2013 before the Regional Office Fountain Chowk, College Road, Civil Lines,

Ludhiana on 24.06.2013 at 9.00 AM. The workman served the legal notice through his counsel on 26.07.2013 for the

said attitude of the management. The management sent frivolous reply through his counsel vide reply dated

13.08.2013 taking false plea. The juniors to the workman were retained in service. The workman was completed 240

days of work in the preceding year from the date of his termination.

14.

In view of legal position discussed above, this Court is of the considered view that workman herein was not

holding a regular or permanent post nor he was recruited against the post is a regular manner. In such circumstances,

it is appropriate to grant reasonable compensation instead of reinstatement with back wages.

15.

As such, having due regard to the facts and circumstances, an amount of Rs.50,000/-(Fifty Thousand)

appears to be just and reasonable to which the workman is entitled. In case, the amount of Rs.50,000/-(Fifty

Thousand) not paid within one month from the date of publication of the award, the workman is held to be entitled to

6% interest from the date of reference till payment. File after completion be consigned in the record room.

16.

Let copy of this award be sent to Central Government for publication as required under Section 17 of the

Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.

J. K. TRIPATHI, Presiding Officer

Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064

and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. MANOJ KUMAR

VERMA

Digitally signed by MANOJ KUMAR

VERMA

Date: 2023.05.12 16:05:39 +05'30'