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HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA-171001
NOTIFICATION
Shimla, the 20th September, 2014
No. HHC/GAZ/14-192/88-II.—Hon’ble the Chief Justice has been pleased to grant ex-post
facto sanction of 12 days earned leave w.e.f. 19.8.2014 to 30.8.2014 with permission to prefix
Sunday and gazetted holiday fell on 17.8.2014 & 18.8.2014 and to suffix Sunday fell on 31.8.2014
in favour of Shri Purender Vaidya, District and Sessions Judge, Kullu, H.P.
130&jkti=@2014&23&9&2014 ¼3421½
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Certified that Shri Purender Vaidya had joined the same post and at the same station from
where he proceeded on leave, after expiry of the above period of leave.
Also certified that Shri Purender Vaidya would have continued to hold the post of District
and Sessions Judge, Kullu, H.P., but for his proceeding on leave for the above period.
By order,
Sd/-
Registrar General.
________
HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA – 171001
NOTIFICATION
Shimla, the 20th September, 2014
No. HHC/Admn.6 (23)/74-XV.—Hon’ble the Chief Justice in exercise of the powers
vested in him under Rule 2 (32) of Chapter 1 of H.P. Financial Rules, 2009 has been pleased to
declare Civil Judge (Sr. Division)-cum-ACJM, Rampur, H.P. as Drawing and Disbursing Officer in
respect of the Court of Civil Judge (Jr. Division)-cum-JM, Anni and also the Controlling Officer
for the purpose of salary, T.A. etc. in respect of establishment attached to the aforesaid Court under
Major Head “2014-Administration of Justice” during the earned leave period of Sh. Nishant
Verma, Civil Judge (Jr. Division)-cum-JM, Anni w.e.f. 22.9.2014 to 27.9.2014 with permission
suffix Sunday & Dussehra holidays falling w.e.f. 28.9.2014 to 5.10.2014or until he returns from
leave.
By order,
Sd/-
Registrar General.
_________
HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA-171001
NOTIFICATION
Shimla, the 20th September, 2014
No. HHC/GAZ/14-196/89-III.—Hon’ble the Chief Justice has been pleased to grant ex-
post facto sanction of 01 day’s earned leave for 15.5.2014 and 33 days’ commuted leave w.e.f.
16.5.2014 to 17.6.2014 in favour of Shri K.K. Sharma, Additional District and Sessions Judge (I),
Kangra at Dharamshala, H.P.
Certified that Shri K.K. Sharma had joined the same post and at the same station from
where he proceeded on leave, after expiry of the above period of leave.
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Also certified that Shri K.K. Sharma would have continued to hold the post of Additional
District and Sessions Judge (I), Kangra at Dharamshala, H.P., but for his proceeding on leave for
the above period.
By order,
Sd/-
Registrar General.
_________
HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA-171001
NOTIFICATION
Shimla, the 20th September, 2014
No.HHC/GAZ/14-196/89-III.—Hon’ble the Chief Justice has been pleased to grant ex-post
facto sanction of 01 day’s commuted leave for 4.7.2014 in favour of Shri K.K. Sharma, Additional
District and Sessions Judge (I), Kangra at Dharamshala, H.P.
Certified that Shri K.K. Sharma had joined the same post and at the same station from
where he proceeded on leave, after expiry of the above period of leave.
Also certified that Shri K.K. Sharma would have continued to hold the post of Additional
District and Sessions Judge (I), Kangra at Dharamshala, H.P., but for his proceeding on leave for
the above period.
By order,
Sd/-
Registrar General.
________
HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH SHIMLA -171001
NOTIFICATION
Shimla, the 20th September, 2014
No. HHC/GAZ/14-340/2014.—Hon’ble the Chief Justice has been pleased to grant 06
days’ earned leave w.e.f. 22.09.2014 to 27.09.2014 with permission to suffix Sunday and Dussehra
holidays falling w.e.f. 28.9.2014 to 5.10.2014 in favor of Sh. Nishant Verma, Civil Judge (Junior
Division)-cum-JM, Anni, H.P.
Certified that Sh. Nishant Verma is likely to join the same post and at the same station from
where he proceeds on leave, after expiry of the above period of leave.
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Also certified that Sh. Nishant Verma would have continued to hold the post of Civil Judge
(Junior Division)-cum-JM, Anni, H.P., but for his proceeding on leave for the above period.
By order,
Sd/-
Registrar General.
________
HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH SHIMLA -171001
NOTIFICATION
Shimla, the 18th September, 2014
No. HHC/GAZ/14-342/2014-.—Hon’ble the Chief Justice has been pleased to grant 06
days’ earned leave w.e.f. 22.09.2014 to 27.09.2014 with permission to prefix Sunday falling on
21.9.2014 and to suffix Sunday and Dussehra holidays falling w.e.f. 28.9.2014 to 5.10.2014 in
favour of Ms. Anita Sharma, Civil Judge (Junior Division)-cum-JM, Bilaspur, H.P.
Certified that Ms. Anita Sharma is likely to join the same post and at the same station from
where she proceeds on leave, after expiry of the above period of leave.
Also certified that Ms. Anita Sharma would have continued to hold the post of Civil Judge
(Junior Division)-cum-JM, Bilaspur, H.P., but for her proceeding on leave for the above period.
By order,
Sd/-
Registrar General.
_______
HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA – 171001
NOTIFICATION
Shimla, the 18th September, 2014
No.HHC/Admn.6 (23)/74-XV.—Hon’ble the Chief Justice in exercise of the powers vested
in him under Rule 2 (32) of Chapter 1 of H.P. Financial Rules, 2009 has been pleased to declare
Civil Judge (Sr. Division)-cum-CJM, Bilaspur, H.P. as Drawing and Disbursing Officer in respect
of the Court of Civil Judge (Jr. Division)-cum-JM, Bilaspur and also the Controlling Officer for the
purpose of salary, T.A. etc. in respect of establishment attached to the aforesaid Court under Major
Head “2014-Administration of Justice” during the earned leave period of Ms. Anita Sharma, Civil
Judge (Jr. Division)-cum-JM, Bilaspur w.e.f. 22.9.2014 to 27.9.2014 with permission to prefix
Sunday falling on 21.9.2014 and to suffix Sunday & Dussehra holidays falling w.e.f. 28.9.2014 to
5.10.2014or until she returns from leave.
By order,
Sd/-
Registrar General.
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HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA-171001
NOTIFICATION
Shimla, the 17th September, 2014
No. HHC/GAZ/14-305/09.—Hon’ble the Chief Justice has been pleased to grant ex-post
facto sanction of 08 days’ commuted leave w.e.f. 27.8.2014 to 3.9.2014 in favour of Sh. Vikrant
Kaundal, Civil Judge (Jr. Division)-cum-JMIC, Barsar, District Hamirpur, H.P.
Certified that Sh. Vikrant Kaundal has joined the same post and at the same station from
where he had proceeded on leave, after expiry of the above period of leave.
Also certified that Sh. Vikrant Kaundal would have continued to hold the post of Civil
Judge (Jr. Division)-cum-JMIC, Barsar, District Hamirpur, H.P., but for his proceeding on leave for
the above period.
By order,
Sd/-
Registrar General.
_________
HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA-171001
NOTIFICATION
Shimla, the 18th September, 2014
No. HHC/GAZ/14-258/03.—Hon’ble the Chief Justice has been pleased to grant ex-post
facto sanction of 09 days’ commuted leave w.e.f. 22.8.2014 to 30.8.2014 with permission to suffix
Sunday fell on 31.8.2014in favour of Sh. Avinash Chander, Civil Judge (Sr. Division)-cum-CJM,
Hamirpur, H.P.
Certified that Sh. Avinash Chander has joined the same post and at the same station from
where he had proceeded on leave, after expiry of the above period of leave.
Also certified that Sh. Avinash Chander would have continued to hold the post of Civil
Judge (Sr. Division)-cum-CJM, Hamirpur, H.P., but for his proceeding on leave for the above
period.
By order,
Sd/-
Registrar General.
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HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA-171001
NOTIFICATION
Shimla, the 12th September, 2014
No. HHC/GAZ/14-306/09.—Hon’ble the Chief Justice has been pleased to grant ex-post
facto sanction of 07 days’ earned leave w.e.f. 28.8.2014 to 3.9.2014 in favour of Smt. Neha Kaisth,
Civil Judge (Jr. Division)-cum-JMIC, Nahan, District Sirmaur, H.P.
Certified that Smt. Neha Kaisth has joined the same post and at the same station from where
she had proceeded on leave, after expiry of the above period of leave.
Also certified that Smt. Neha Kaisth would have continued to hold the post of Civil Judge
(Jr. Division)-cum-JMIC, Nahan, District Sirmaur, H.P., but for her proceeding on leave for the
above period.
By order,
Sd/-
Registrar General.
__________
HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA-171001
NOTIFICATION
Shimla, the 19th September, 2014
No.HHC/Estt.3(509)/2000.—11 days earned leave on and w.e.f. 16.09.2014 to 26.09.2014,
is hereby sanctioned, ex-post-facto, in favour of Shri Subhash Chand Sharma, Secretary of this
Registry.
Certified that Shri Subhash Chand Sharma has joined the same same post and at the same
station from where he had proceeded on leave after the expiry of the above leave period.
Certified that Shri Subhash Chand Sharma would have continued to officiate the same post
of Secretary but for his proceeding on above leave.
By order,
Sd/-
Registrar General.
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HIGH COURTOF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA-171001
NOTIFICATION
Shimla, the 17th September, 2014
No. HHC/Admn.3(331)/92-I.—03 days earned leave on and w.e.f. 03.09.2014 to
05.09.2014, is hereby sanctioned, ex-post-facto, in favour of Shri Davinder Chopra, Deputy
Registrar, of this Registry.
Certified that Shri Davinder Chopra has joined the same post and at the same station from
where he had proceeded on leave after the expiry of the above leave period.
Certified that Shri Davinder Chopra would have continued to officiate the same post of
Deputy Registrar but for his proceeding on above leave.
By order,
Sd/-
Registrar General.
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LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT DEPARTMENT
NOTIFICATION
Shimla-2, the 18th September, 2014
No. Sharm (A) 7-1/2005-Part-File-1.—In exercise of the powers vested under section
17(1) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, the Governor Himachal Pradesh is pleased to order the
publication of awards of the following cases announced by the Presiding Officer, Labour Court
Shimla on the website of the Department of Labour & Employment of the Government of
Himachal Pradesh.
Sl. No.
Case No:
Title of the Case
Date of Award
1.
94/2013
S/Shri Manjeet Singh V/s M/S Selvopet P/Sahib.
2/7/2014
2.
95/2013
Sh. Mukesh Kumar V/s -do-
2/7/2014
3.
04/2014
Sh. Pravesh Kumar V/S -do-
2/7/2014
4.
15/2014
Sh. Surinder Attri V/S M/S GVK EMRI, Solan
7/7/2014
5.
50/2014
Sh. Lekh Raj V/S M/S Merco Ltd.
30-07-2014
6.
51/2014
Sh. Sunil Kumar V/s -do-
30-07-2014
7.
28/2008
Sh. Jagdish Chand V/s M.D. M/S Orbit International
Parwanoo.
9/7/2014
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Sl. No.
Case No:
Title of the Case
Date of Award
8.
102/2009
Sh. Ramesh Chand V/S M/S Winsom Textile Baddi.
9/7/2014
9.
92/2009
Sh. Basant Lal V/s Public Administration Shimla.
31-07-2014
10.
90/2009
Sh. Mean Chand V/s -do-
31-07-2014
11.
43/2007
Sh. Pritam Singh V/s M/s Him Builders.
17-07-2014
12.
179/2006
Sh. Karnail Singh V/s -do-
17-07-2014
13.
Jan-07
Sh. Rakesh Kumar V/s -do-
17-07-2014
By order,
(R.D.DHIMAN),
Pr.Secretary ( Labour & Employment) .
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Manjeet Singh Vs. M/s Solvopt, P/Sahib.
2.7.2014
Present:
Shri J.C Bhardwaj, AR for petitioner.
Shri Aman Sood, Advocate for respondent.
For today, this case is fixed for filing statement of claim as last opportunity. Shri J.C
Bhardwaj, AR for the petitioner stated that despite having been informed, the petitioner has not
turned up.
For the failure of the petitioner to file statement of claim, I have been left with no other
alternative but to decide this reference on the basis of material, whichever, is available before this
Court. The reference, which has been made to this Court, is as under:
“Whether termination of the services of Shri Manjeet Singh S/O late Shri Sadhu Ram
R/o Village Singhpura, P.O Bhagani, Tehsil Paonta Sahib, District Sirmour, HP w.e.f.
29-12 2011 by the employer/Factory Manager M/s solvopt Plot # 98, Gondpur
Industrial Area Village Nihalgarh, Paonta Sahib, District Sirmour, HP (factory office)
and the employer M/s Solvopt, R-304, Dua Complex 24, Veer Savrkar Block, Vikas
Marg, Shakarpur, Dehli 110092 (Corporate office), without complying with the
provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, is legal and justified? If not, what
amount of back wages, seniority, past service benefits and compensation the above
worker is entitled to from the above employer?”
Although, the petitioner has put his presence, before this Court, through Shri J.C Bhardwaj,
AR but despite having been afforded many opportunities, statement of claim has not been filed.
This clearly goes to show that the petitioner is not interested to pursue with his claim as is the
subject matter of this reference, made to this Court. As per the reference, the petitioner has alleged
his termination w.e.f. 29.12.2011, by the respondent to be illegal and unjustified. In support of his
such assertion, neither he has filed any statement of claim nor produced any document. Thus, on
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the basis of material, which is available before this Court, I hold that the petitioner has failed to
establish that his services had been illegally terminated by the respondent. Be it reiterated that in
arriving at this conclusion, this Court has also taken note of this fact that despite having been
afforded opportunities, the petitioner has neither filed any statement of claim nor put his presence
despite having been informed by his AR (Shri J.C Bhardwaj).
Consequently, for what has been stated and observed above, this reference is decided
against the petitioner and in favour of the respondent. Let a copy of this order/award be sent to the
appropriate government for publication in the official gazette. File, after completion, be consigned
to records.
Announced:
02/07/2014
Sd/-
Presiding Judge,
Labour Court, Shimla.
____________
Mukesh Kumar Vs. M/s Solvopt, P/Sahib.
2.7.2014
Present:
Shri J.C Bhardwaj, AR for petitioner.
Shri Aman Sood, Advocate for respondent.
For today, this case is fixed for filing statement of claim as last opportunity. Shri J.C
Bhardwaj, AR for the petitioner stated that despite having been informed, the petitioner has not
turned up.
For the failure of the petitioner to file statement of claim, I have been left with no other
alternative but to decide this reference on the basis of material, whichever, is available before this
Court. The reference, which has been made to this Court, is as under:
“Whether termination of the services of Shri Mukesh Kumar Tyagi S/O Shri Sita Ram
R/o Village Pagar, P.O Rajpur, Tehsil Paonta Sahib, District Sirmour, HP w.e.f.
30.12.2011 (as alleged by the worker) by the employer/Factory Manager M/s solvopt
Plot # 98, Gondpur Industrial Area Village Nihalgarh, Paonta Sahib, District Sirmour,
HP (present office) and the employer M/s Solvopt, R-304, Dua Complex 24, Veer
Savrkar Block, Vikas Marg, Shakarpur, Dehli 110092 (Corporate office), without
complying with the provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, is legal and
justified? If not, what amount of back wages, seniority, past service benefits and
compensation the above worker is entitled to from the above employer?”
Although, the petitioner has put his presence, before this Court, through Shri J.C Bhardwaj,
AR but despite having been afforded many opportunities, statement of claim has not been filed.
This clearly goes to show that the petitioner is not interested to pursue with his claim as is the
subject matter of this reference, made to this Court. As per the reference, the petitioner has alleged
his termination w.e.f. 29.12.2011, by the respondent to be illegal and unjustified. In support of his
such assertion, neither he has filed any statement of claim nor produced any document. Thus, on
the basis of material, which is available before this Court, I hold that the petitioner has failed to
establish that his services had been illegally terminated by the respondent. Be it reiterated that in
arriving at this conclusion, this Court has also taken note of this fact that despite having been
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afforded opportunities, the petitioner has neither filed any statement of claim nor put his presence
despite having been informed by his AR (Shri J.C Bhardwaj).
Consequently, for what has been stated and observed above, this reference is decided
against the petitioner and in favour of the respondent. Let a copy of this order/award be sent to the
appropriate government for publication in the official gazette. File, after completion, be consigned
to records.
Announced:
02/07/2014
Sd/-
Presiding Judge,
Labour Court, Shimla.
____________
Parvesh Kumar Vs. M/s Solvopt, P/Sahib.
2.7.2014
Present:
Shri J.C Bhardwaj, AR for petitioner.
Shri Aman Sood, Advocate for respondent.
For today, this case is fixed for filing statement of claim as last opportunity. Shri J.C
Bhardwaj, AR for the petitioner stated that despite having been informed, the petitioner has not
turned up.
For the failure of the petitioner to file statement of claim, I have been left with no other
alternative but to decide this reference on the basis of material, whichever, is available before this
Court. The reference, which has been made to this Court, is as under:
“Whether termination of the services of Shri Parvesh Kumar R/o Village Pagar, P.O
Rajpur, Tehsil Paonta Sahib, District Sirmour, HP w.e.f. 7.4.2012 (as alleged by the
worker) by the employer M/s solvopt Plot # 98, Gondpur Industrial Area Village
Nihalgarh, Paonta Sahib, District Sirmour, HP (factory office) and the employer M/s
Solvopt, R- 304, Dua Complex 24, Veer Savrkar Block, Vikas Marg, Shakarpur, Dehli
110092 (Corporate office), without complying with the provisions of the Industrial
Disputes Act, 1947, is legal and justified? If not, what amount of back wages, seniority,
past service benefits and compensation the above worker is entitled to from the above
employer?”
Although, the petitioner has put his presence, before this Court, through Shri J.C Bhardwaj,
AR but despite having been afforded many opportunities, statement of claim has not been filed.
This clearly goes to show that the petitioner is not interested to pursue with his claim as is the
subject matter of this reference, made to this Court. As per the reference, the petitioner has alleged
his termination w.e.f. 29.12.2011, by the respondent to be illegal and unjustified. In support of his
such assertion, neither he has filed any statement of claim nor produced any document. Thus, on
the basis of material, which is available before this Court, I hold that the petitioner has failed to
establish that his services had been illegally terminated by the respondent. Be it reiterated that in
arriving at this conclusion, this Court has also taken note of this fact that despite having been
afforded opportunities, the petitioner has neither filed any statement of claim nor put his presence
despite having been informed by his AR (Shri J.C Bhardwaj).
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Consequently, for what has been stated and observed above, this reference is decided
against the petitioner and in favour of the respondent. Let a copy of this order/award be sent to the
appropriate government for publication in the official gazette. File, after completion, be consigned
to records.
Announced:
02/07/2014
Sd/-
Presiding Judge,
Labour Court, Shimla.
___________
Sh Surender Attri V/s M/s GVK EMR & others
It is 2:15 PM. Case called again.
7.7.2014
Present:
None for the petitioner.
Shri Rajat Sharma, Advocate for respondent no.2.
Shri C.M Sharma, Advocate for respondent no.3.
On behalf of respondent no.1, Sh. Rajat Sharma, Advocate, has filed memo of appearance.
Although, the petitioner has been served through registered post with A.D but he has not
appeared, either in person or through counsel. Be stated that since 1.4.2014, this case has been
fixed for the service of the parties. Since, petitioner, on having been served, personally, has not
appeared before this Court. This clearly goes to show that he is not interested to pursue with his
case, which is the subject matter of the reference, made to this Court, by the appropriate
government. In these circumstances, I have been left with no other alternative but to proceed to
decide the reference on the basis of the material, whichever, is available before this Court. The
reference, made to this Court, is as under:
“Whether termination of the services of Shri Surrender Attri, S/O Shri ParkashAttri,
R/o. V.P.O Garkhal, Tehsil Kassuli, District Solan, H.P. who was employed, w.e.f. 21-
10-2012, by the Employer/Manger, i) M/S GVM EMRI, J.P. Motors Building, Village
Anji, Barog Bye Pass Solan, District Solan, H.P (Work Office) ii) M/S Adecco India
Private Limited, C-127, Basement Level, SatguruInfotech, Phase VII, Industrial Area
Mohali, (Area Office) and iii) M/S Adecco India Private Limited, No.2 NAL Wind
Tunnel Road, Murugeshpalya, Bangalore, (Corporate Office), without complying the
provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 is legal and justified? If not, what
amount of back wages, seniority, past service benefits and from which date the above
worker is entitled to from the above employer. ?”
From the reference, aforesaid, it is revealed that the petitioner has assailed his termination
w.e.f. 21.10.2012, to be illegal and unjustified. However, when he was issued notice by this Court
to appear, he chose not to appear despite having been served, personally, through registered post,
the AD of which has been received in this Court. Thus, there is no material, whatsoever, produced
by the petitioner which could go to show that his termination from services w.e.f. 21.12.2010, is
illegal and unjustified.
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Consequently, for what has been stated and observed above, I hold that the petitioner has
failed to prove his case and accordingly, this reference is decided against him and in favour of the
respondent. Let a copy of this order/award be sent to the appropriate government for publication in
the official gazette. File, after completion, be consigned to records.
Announced:
07/07/2014
Sd/-
Presiding Judge
Labour Court, Shimla.
__________
Ref 50/2014
Sh Lekh Raj v/s M/s Mario ltd and others
30/7/2014
Present.— None for the Petitioner.
Sh. Tarsem Singh, HR Executive for the M/s Amey plastics, ltd.(, Respondent -1)
Sh. Nijil George, Factory manager, M/s Marico Ltd., (respondent no-2)
Sh. Tarsem Singh has produced his authority letter on behalf of respondent No.1 Hehas
stated before this court that already a compromise/settlement has taken place between
the parties. In support of hissuch version, he has also filed memorandum of settlement.
Aprat from this , a reply has alos been filed on behalf of respondent no-1.
Sh. Nijil George, factory Manager for respondent no.2 (M/s Marico ltd.) has stated that
as far as respondent no.2 is concerned, it has nothing do with the matter in dispute.
On having considered the version, made at bar, by Shri Tarsem Singh, HR Executive for
respondent No.1 it appears to this court that a compromise/settlement has already been effected
between the parties. The wage slips of the petitioner, which have been produced before this court,
further go to substantiate such assertion of Sh. Tarsem Singh.
Although, notice has also been issued to the petitioner but the same has not been received,
in this court, either served or un-served. The last wage slop, which has been filed before this court,
in respect of petitioner (Lekh Raj) pertains to the month of june, 2014. The petitioner could have
joined with respondent no.1 only if some compromise/settlement had taken place between the
parties. Having regard to the documents, which have been brought before this court, I am of the
view that no useful purpose is likely tobe served by issuing another notice to the petitioner in order
to appear before this court. Thus, I proceed to record the statements of Sh. Tarsem Singh, HR
Executive for respondent no.1 and sh. Nijil George, Factory Manager, for respondent No.-2 which
are recorded accordingly.
From the statement of Sh. Tarsem Singh, HR Executive for respondent no.1 and the
documents which have been produced before this court, I am satisfied that a lawful
compromise/settlement has been effected between the parties( Lekh Raj and M/s Ameya Plastic
ltd.) our of court. The reference, made to this court, is as under:
“Whether termination of services of Sh. Lekh Raj S/o Sh. Sewa Singh R/o village
&P.O Haripur, Tehsil Paonta Sahib, District Sirmour, HP by the (1)
Manager/Employer M/s Ameya Plastics Contractor of M/s marico Ltd,. Village Tolyon
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P.O Dhaula kaun, Tehsil Paonta Sahib District Sirmour, HP (contractor) (2) The
Manager/employer, M/s Marico Ltd, village tolyon P.O Dhaula kuan, Tehsil Paonta
Sahib District Sirmour, HP (Principle employer) w.e.f. 15/12/2012 without following
the provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, is legal and justifies? If not, what
amount of back wages seniority, past service benefits and compensation the above ex-
worker is entitled to form the above employer?
Since, the matter stands already settled/compromised between the petitioner and respondent
no. 1, this reference is require to be answered accordingly as compromised. The statement of Sh.
Tarsem singh, HR Executive for respondent No. 1 and Sh. Nijil George, Factor manager, for
respondent no.2 along with documents Ex. RB(memorandum of settlement) and wage slips of the
petitioner Ex. RC to RL, shall remain part and parcel of this order/award. Let a copy of this
order/award be sent to the appropriate government for publication in the official gazette. File, after
completion, be consigned to records.
Announced
30/7/2014
Sd/-
Presiding Judge,
Labour court Shimla.
___________
Ref 51/2014
Sh Sunil KumarV/s M/s Mario ltd and others
30/7/2014
Present.— None for the Petitioner.
Sh. Tarsem Singh, HR Executive for the M/s Amey plastics, ltd.(, Respondent -1)
Sh. Nijil George, Factory manager, M/s Marico Ltd., (respondent no-2)
Sh. Tarsem Singh has produced his authority letter on behalf of respondent No.1 Hehas
stated before this court that already a compromise/settlement has taken place between the parties.
In support of hissuch version, he has also filed memorandum of settlement. Aprat from this , a reply
has alos been filed on behalf of respondent no-1
Sh. Nijil George, factory Manager for respondent no.2 (M/s Marico ltd.) has stated that as
far as respondent no.2 is concerned, it has nothing do with the matter in dispute.
On having considered the version, made at bar, by Shri Tarsem Singh, HR Executive for
respondent No.1 it appears to this court that a compromise/settlement has already been effected
between the parties. The wage slips of the petitioner, which have been produced before this court,
further go to substantiate such assertion of Sh. Tarsem Singh.
Although, notice has also been issued to the petitioner but the same has not been received,
in this court, either served or un-served. The last wage slop, which has been filed before this court,
in respect of petitioner (Sunil Kumar) pertains to the month of june, 2014. The petitioner could
have joined with respondent no.1 only if some compromise/settlement had taken place between the
parties. Having regard to the documents, which have been brought before this court, I am of the
view that no useful purpose is likely tobe served by issuing another notice to the petitioner in order
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to appear before this court. Thus, I proceed to record the statements of Sh. Tarsem Singh, HR
Executive for respondent no.1 and sh. Nijil George, Factory Manager, for respondent No.-2 which
are recorded accordingly.
From the statement of Sh. Tarsem Singh, HR Executive for respondent no.1 and the
documents which have been produced before this court, I am satisfied that a lawful
compromise/settlement has been effected between the parties( Sunil Kumar and M/s Ameya Plastic
ltd.) our of court. The reference, made to this court, is as under:
“Whether termination of services of Sh. Sunil kumar S/o Sh. Rangeel Singh R/o village
& P.O Haripur, Tehsil Paonta Sahib, District Sirmour, HP by the (1)
Manager/Employer M/s Ameya Plastics Contractor of M/s marico Ltd,. Village Tolyon
P.O Dhaula kaun, Tehsil Paonta Sahib District Sirmour, HP (contractor) (2) The
Manager/employer, M/s Marico Ltd, village tolyon P.O Dhaula kuan, Tehsil Paonta
Sahib District Sirmour, HP (Principle employer) w.e.f. 15/12/2012 without following
the provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, is legal and justifies? If not, what
amount of back wages seniority, past service benefits and compensation the above ex-
worker is entitled to form the above employer?
Since, the matter stands already settled/compromised between the petitioner and respondent
no. 1, this reference is require to be answered accordingly as compromised. The statement of Sh.
Tarsem singh, HR Executive for respondent No. 1 and Sh. Nijil George, Factor manager, for
respondent no.2 along with documents Ex. RB(memorandum of settlement) and wage slips of the
petitioner Ex. RC to RL, shall remain part and parcel of this order/award. Let a copy of this
order/award be sent to the appropriate government for publication in the official gazette. File, after
completion, be consigned to records.
Announced
30/7/2014
Sd/-
Presiding Judge,
Labour court Shimla.
___________
IN THE COURT OF A.S JASWAL, PRESIDING JUDGE, HP INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL-
CUM-LABOUR COURT, SHIMLA.
Ref no. 28 of 2008.
Instituted on 5.6.2008.
Decided on 9.7.2014.
1. Jagdish ChandS/o Shri Ram Nath.
2. Laiq Ram S/o Shri Mohan Lal.
3. Happy Thakur S/o Shri Pat Ram.
4. Jagdish S/o Shri Hari Singh.
5.
Ramesh S/o Shri Jai Krishan.
6.
Ravinder Kumar S/o Kishan Chand.
7. Uma Dutt S/o Shro Sobha Ram.
8. Sanjeev Kumar s/o Shri Pritam Singh.
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9. Jaswinder Kumar S/o Shri Jai Gopal.
10. Guru Dev Singh Shri Balwant singh.
11. Ranjeet Singh S/o Shri Gopal Singh.
12. Ranjeet Singh S/o Shri Bala Ram.
13. Chaman Lal S/o Shri Bala Ram.
14. Ravi Shankar S/o Dev Raj.
15. Kuldeep Kumar S/o Shri Ram Krishan.
16. Mehender Kumar S/o Shri Ram Lal.
17. Pushvender Kumar S/o Ram Lal.
18. Shyam Lal S/o Shri Mantu Ram.
19. Rajinder Kumar S/o Shri Geeta Ram.
20. Praveen Kumar S/o Shri Jagdish Chand.
21. Ramesh Thakur S/o Shri Gopal Singh.
22. Shri Ram S/o Shri Paras Ram
23. Pradeep Kumar S/o Shri Madan Lal Thaklur.
All C/o Shri Happy Thakur, Village Ambota, P.O Taksal, Parwanoo, District Solan, HP.
. .Petitioners.
VS.
The Managing Director, M/s Orbit International Parwanoo, Sector-5, District Solan, HP.
. .Respondent.
Reference under section 10 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.
For petitioner: Shri Niranjan Verma, Advocate.
For respondent: Shri Rahul Mahajan, Advocate.
AWARD
The reference for adjudication, is as under:
“Whether termination of services of Shri Happy Thakur & 22 other workers (copy
enclosed) by the Management of M/s Orbit International, 58, Industrial Area, Sector-5,
Parwanoo, District Solan without complying with the provisions of Industrial Disputes
Act, 1947, is proper and justified? If not, what relief of service benefits, seniority,
compensation the aggrieved workmen is entitled to? ”
2. Briefly, the case of the petitioners is that they were engaged by the respondent in the
year, 2005-06 and continuously worked till 23.12.2006, when their services were terminated. In
fact, they along-with other workmen, had submitted a demand charter dated 23.12.2006, to the
management regarding their lawful demands but instead of accepting the same, their services were
terminated. Again, they submitted a supplementary demand charter, on 27.1.2007, but all in vain.
Although, they had been presenting themselves, every day, at the gate of the factory, for their
demands, but they were not allowed to enter the factory in order to do any work. It is further
averred that some of the petitioners had received letters, by post, from the respondent management
regarding their being absent from duties but the factual position was that they (petitioners), used to
be present at the factory gate, every day, to do their job but they were not allowed by the
respondent. Since, they had completed 240 days for being in uninterrupted service with the
respondent, their verbal termination from service was against the provisions of Industrial Disputes
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Act,1947 (hereinafter referred as Act), as no notice as well as retrenchment compensation was paid
to them. Against this back-drop, a prayer has been made to reinstate them in service with all the
consequential benefits.
3. The petition has been contested, on having raised preliminary objections including
maintainability and that they have concealed material facts from the Court. On merits, it has been
asserted that the services of petitioners Happy Thakur and Ranjet Singh, had been terminated, in
accordance with the provisions of the Act, on 22.12.2006 and that they had also refused to receive
the termination orders as well as full & final settlements. The same were sent to them though
registered post. Except them (Happy Thakur & Ranjit Singh), all the other petitioners failed to turn
up to perform their duties w.e.f. 23.12.2006, thus, they abandoned their jobs. It has been
specifically denied that the services of the petitioners except Happy Thakur & Ranjit Singh, had
been terminated on 22.12.2006. As far as the demand charter dated 23.12.2006 and supplementary
demand charter, are concerned, the same had been duly replied by the respondent. It has been
denied that the petitioners had been presenting themselves at the factory gate to perform their duties
and that they were not allowed to go inside the factory to do their work. It is further averred that all
the petitioners, except Happy Thakur & Ranjit Singh, had abandoned their jobs w.e.f. 23.12.2006.
They (all the petitioners except Happy Thakur & Ranjit Singh), had been sent letters dated
4.1.2007, 9.1.2007, 10.1.2007, 15.1.2007 and 19.1.2007, to join their duties failing which it was to
be presumed that they were no more interested to continue their jobs with the respondent. When,
the petitioners, except Happy Thakur & Ranjit Singh, failed to join their duties, despite aforesaid
letters, the respondent management was left with no other option but to issue letter dated 31.1.2007,
through registered post, stating therein that on account of their long absence from duties and not
adhering to the advice/instructions of the management to join their duties, it (management) had
been left with no other option but to presume that the petitioners (except Happy Thakur & Ranjit
Singh), were no longer interested to continue their services and thus abandoned their jobs. They
were also asked to settle their accounts. It is further explained that when the petitioners had been
invited to join their duties, as per letter dated 19.1.2007, they had managed to slip/go away, except
Happy Thakur & Ranjit Singh, whose services had stood terminated vide letter dated 22.12.2006.
Further, the petitioners had not competed 240 days of continuous service in terms of section 25-B
of the Act and that there had been no violation of the provisions of the Act. Other allegations
denied.
4. Rejoinder not filed. Pleadings of the parties gave rise to the following issues which
were struck on 1.10.2009.
1. Whether the termination of services of Shri Happy Thakur & 22 other workers by the
management of M/s Orbit International, Prawanoo, District Solan, HP without
complying with the provisions of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, is improper and
unjustified as alleged?
. .OPP.
2. If issue no.1 is proved, to what relief of service benefits, seniority and compensation,
the petitioners are entitled to?
. .OPP.
3. Whether the claim is neither competent nor maintainable as alleged?
. .OPR.
4. Relief.
5. I have heard Ld Counsel for the parties and have also gone through the record of the
case carefully.
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6. For the reasons to be recorded hereinafter while discussing issues for determination,
my findings on the aforesaid issues are as under.
Issue no.1
No.
Issue no.2
Becomes redundant.
Issue no.3
No.
Relief.
Reference answered against the petitioners and in favour of respondent, per
operative part of award.
Reasons for findings
Issue no.1.
7.
At the very out-set, I would like to make it clear that, in all, there are twenty three
petitioners who have filed statement of claim before this Court. When regard is given to the
reference, made to this Court by the appropriate government, and also the statement of claim, it is
nowhere revealed that the petitioners had raised demand notice through the President of their
union/workers committee. Had the demand notice been filed through President of the
union/workers committee, in the reference, made to this Court, there should have been mention
regarding the same. Moreover, on the record, there is a demand notice dated 23.12.2006, Ex. PA,
which go to show that it had been filed before the management of the respondent by the workers,
forty six in number, who had signed it. There is another supplementary demand notice dated
27.1.2007, which was filed by twenty three workers, who are petitioners before this Court and who
signed the same.
When, such is the position, then it can be safely said that the demand as well as
supplementary notices, had been raised by the present petitioners, including some other workmen,
in their individual capacity and not through the President of their union/workers committee. Thus, it
was obligatory upon all the petitioners (twenty three in number), to have appeared before this Court
in order to lead evidence regarding their alleged termination of services to be illegal and unlawful
for being contrary to the provisions of the Act. I may mention that before this Court, petitioners
S/Shri Jagdish Chand (serial no.1) and Pradeep Kumar (serial no, 23) have appeared as PW-1 and
PW-2, respectively. As far as other petitioners (at serial no. 2 to 22), are concerned, they have not
appeared before this Court in support of their claim/case. Before, I proceed further, I may mention
that in his statement, as PW-1, Shri Jagdish Chand, has stated himself to be the President of
workers committee, in the respondent company. However, when his statement, as made, on oath, is
concerned, it is revealed that he has not stated so, that he is the President of the workers committee
in respondent company. His statement is further silent in order to show that to depose, before this
Court, he has been authorized by the other petitioners for his being allegedly the President of the
workers committee. Thus, when neither from the reference, as made to this Court, nor from the
demand notices Ex. PA and Ex. PB, it is borne out that the petitioners had raised their demands
through Shri Jagdish Chand, allegedly the President of workers committee, in respondent company,
I have been left with no doubt in my mind that the statement which Shri Jagdish Chand, has made
as PW-1, can be considered only regarding his own cause/contention, before this Court. It cannot
be read on behalf of the other workers who have failed to appear before this Court. Thus, the claim
of the petitioners at serial no. 2 to 22, deserves to be disallowed/ dismissed, only, on the sole
ground that they have failed to examine themselves in support of their case wherein they have
alleged their termination w.e.f. 23.12.2006, to be illegal and unlawful, for being in violation of the
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provisions of the Act. In other words, it can be said that there is no substantive evidence, lead by
the petitioners (serial no. 2 to 22), in support of their claim, as has been made before this Court.
8. As already stated, above, two of the petitioners namely Jagdish Chand and Pradeep
Kumar, have examined themselves as PW-1 & PW-2, respectively. Now, it is to be ascertained as
to whether, said witnesses succeed in proving their alleged termination to be illegal and unlawful
for being in violation of the provisions of the Act.
9. It has been stated by Shri Jagdish Chand (PW-1) that on 22.12.2006, two petitioners
namely Happy Thakur & Ranjit Singh, were terminated by the respondent company, without
having complied with any procedure of law or assigning any reason. On 23.12.2006, the petitioners
had raised demand notice, Ex. PA, upon which the respondent company did not allow the
petitioners to perform their job/work despite the fact that daily they had been coming to the factory
gate in order to do their work. In this way, the respondent company terminated their services
without assigning any reason as well as issuing notice/paying compensation. Even, no enquiry had
been conducted against them. On 27.1.2006, they had raised supplementary demand notice Ex. PB.
Although, they had been visiting the respondent company till 31st March, 2006, but it (respondent)
did not allow them to do their jobs. Some of the petitioners had received notices from the
management regarding being absent from duties. Upon this, they had approached the Labour
Inspector and the respondent management had agreed to take them, in service, but later-on they
refused to do so. Before, Labour Conciliation Officer, they had also raised demand notice Ex. PC
and that during conciliation meetings, the respondent management refused to take them back in
service. In the cross-examination, he denied that they stopped coming to perform their duties in
support of Happy Thakur & Ranjit Singh. In his application form, for employment, he had
submitted all details with respect to his residential permanent and temporary addresses. He denied
that vide registered letters dated 4.1.2007 (mark X), 9.1.2007 (mark X-1) and 10.1.2007, (mark X
2), the respondent company asked them to join their duties immediately. He admitted that vide
letter dated 15.1.2007, Ex. RPA, the respondent had asked them to resume their duties. He further
stated that they used to visit the factory, daily, but the respondent management did not allow them
to enter the factory gate. He cannot produce any documentary proof that the management was not
allowing them to enter the premises of the factory. He denied that since, he had failed to join his
duties despite letters dated 4.1.2007, 9.1.2007, 10.1.2007, 15.1.2007 and 19.1.2007, the
management struck off his name from the rolls w.e.f. 30.1.2007. He denied that the respondent
company had sent him registered letter dated 19.1.2007, the copy of which is mark X-4. Self-stated
that he did not receive this letter. He cannot show any document, as per which, he had made any
complaint to the Labour Inspector or any other authority that the management had not been
allowing them to enter the gate of the factory. He admitted that except Happy Thakur & Ranjit
Singh, all the petitioners had received letter dates 4.1.2007, from the management.
10. Pradeep Kumar (PW-2), stated that the services of two petitioners namely Happy
Thakur & Ranjit Singh, had been terminated by the respondent management without assigning any
reason and complying with the provisions of law. On 23.12.2006, all the petitioners had gone to the
management for negotiation upon which, the respondent company closed its gate and did not allow
them to do their jobs. Neither any notice nor retrenchment compensation was paid to them. Even,
no enquiry was conducted against them. Till 31.3.2007, they had been coming to the factory gate
but the respondent management did not allow them to enter the same. In the cross-examination, he
admitted that the addresses mentioned in letters dated 4.1.2007, 9.1.2007, 10.1.2007, 15.1.2007 and
19.1.2007, mark Y to mark Y-4, are correct. He had not received the aforesaid letters. Letter dated
30.1.2007, bears his correct address. He also denied to have received said letter dated 30.1.2007,
mark Y-5. He denied that they (petitioners) had stopped coming to the factory in order to perform
their duties. Self-stated that they used to go to the factory but the respondent management did not
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allow them to enter the same. He cannot produce any complaint that the management had stopped
them from entering the factory.
11. RW-1, Shri Ravinder Mathur, has stated that as per authority letter RX, he has been
authorized to make statement before this Court. In his affidavit, by way of examination-in-chief, he
stated that the services of Happy Thakur & Ranjit Singh had been terminated, as per the provisions
of the Act, on 22.12.2006 and that they refused to receive termination letters and full & final
settlement, which later on was sent to them by registered post. W.e.f 23.12.2006, all the petitioners
except Happy Thakur & Ranjit Singh, had failed to turn up, in order to perform their duties, and
thus abandoned their jobs. Demand charters dated 23.12.2006 and 23.1.2007, had been replied by
the respondent company. Notices, dated 4.1.2007, 9.1.2007, 10.1.2007, 15.1.2007 and 19.1.2007,
had been sent to the petitioners, except Happy Thakur & Ranjit Singh, asking them to join their
duties, through registered post but they failed to do the needful. Thereafter, the management issued
letters dated 30.1.2007 and 31.1.2007, by registered post to the petitioners except Happy Thakur &
Ranjit Singh, stating therein that on account of their long absence, from duties, and not adhering to
the advise/instructions of the respondent company to join their duties, it (management) had been
left with no other option but to presume that the petitioners (except Happy Thakur & Ranjit Singh),
were no longer interested to continue with their services and thus abandoned their jobs. When, vide
letter dated 19.1.2007, the petitioners except Happy Thakur & Ranjit Singh, had been asked to join
their duties and that they managed to go away, along-with said Happy Thakur & Ranjit Singh,
whose services were terminated on 22.12.2006, it was presumed that all the petitioners except
Happy Thakur & Ranjit Singh had abandoned their jobs and for this reason, their names were
struck off from the rolls of the company. At no point of time, there had been hundred or more than
hundred workers in the respondent company. In the cross-examination, he denied that no letter had
been issued, to the petitioners, on their correct addresses. He further denied that after 23.12.2006,
all the petitioners had been demanding work by coming to the factory gate but the respondent
management did not allow them to join the same.
12. From the evidence of RW-1 Shri Ravinder Mathur, it is quite clear that when the
petitioners had stopped coming to perform their duties w.e.f. 23.12.2006, they had been issued
various letters to join their duties. It has been admitted by PW-1, Shri Jagdish Chand that he had
received letter dated 30.1.2007. In the evidence of Pradeep Kumar (PW-2), it has come that
addresses, on letters, dated 4.1.2014, 9.1.2014, 10.1.2014, 15.1.2014 and 19.1.2014, are correct.
Further letter dated 30.1.2007, bears his correct address. Although, it has been stated by the said
witnesses (PW-1 & PW-2), that these letters had not been received by them and that were being
prevented to enter the gate of the factory by the respondent management but in this regard, they
have not brought, on record, any such document/complaint which they had made to the Labour
Inspector or any other authority. In case, the management had been preventing the petitioners
(except Happy Thakur & Ranjit Singh) from performing their duties, it was required of them to
have made a complaint to the Labour Inspector or any other authority, in this regard. This clearly
goes to show that despite having been asked by the respondent management to resume their duties,
the petitioners had not done the needful. This supports the defence version that they (petitioners
except Happy Thakur & Ranjit Singh) had abandoned their jobs and for this reason, their names
stood struck off from the rolls of the respondent company. Thus, the petitioners have failed to prove
that their services had been illegally terminated w.e.f. 23.12.2006 and that they were not allowed to
enter the gate of the factory to perform their duties by the respondent company. On behalf of
petitioners reliance has been placed on latest HLJ 2007 (HP) 903 State of HP & Others Vs. Bhatag
Ram & Another, in which it has been held by our own Hon’ble High Court that:
“Plea of abandonment of job- merely raising the plea of abandonment is nothing but has to
be established on the basis of facts.”
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This authority is of no help to the petitioners because the respondent company has proved,
on record, that the petitioners had been issued various letter to join their duties but they failed to do
so and thus abandoned their jobs. Hon’ble High Court of Madras in 2003 LLR 852, P. Krishnan Vs.
Management, Jonas Woodhead and Sons (India) Ltd., Madras and another, has held that:
“It is not incumbent on employer to wait indefinitely for the workman who fails to join his
duties or sending application for leave despite repeated letters and the employer can act within his
rights in removing the workman from the rolls”. It has further been held that “termination of such
workman for his habitual absence and not joining his duties despite letters and reminders to this
effect will be legal and justified even when no enquiry has been held by the management”.
In 2007, LLR 344, University of Dehli Vs. Suresh Chand, the Hon’ble High Court of Dehli
has held that :
“Termination of a workman, remaining absent from work without any intimation or
prior permission even without holding of an enquiry, will be justified”.
13. In the instant case, the petitioners had remained absent from their duties despite having
been issued various letters asking them to join their duties. Thus, the respondent management was
justified to strike off their names from the rolls of the respondent company even without holding
any enquiry. I dis-agree with the Ld. Counsel for the petitioners that the services of the petitioners
have been terminated in violation of the provisions of the Act and that they deserve to be reinstated
with all the consequential service benefits.
14. Consequently, for what has been stated and observed above, I hold that the petitioners
have failed to prove this issue to which my answer is in “no”.
Issue no.2.
15. Since, issue no.1 has been replied in negative, this issue becomes redundant.
Issue no.3.
16. An objection has been taken by the respondent that the claim which has been filed
before this Court, by the petitioners, is neither competent nor maintainable. I may mention that
consequent upon the reference which was made to this Court, by the appropriate government, the
petitioners filed their statement of claim. Since, the reference, which has been made to this Court, is
required to be answered, it cannot be said that the claim petition, which has been filed by the
petitioners, consequent thereupon, is neither competent nor maintainable. Thus, I hold it to be
competent/maintainable and my answer to this issue is in “No”.
Relief.
As a sequel to my findings on the aforesaid issues, the claim of the petitioners fails and is
hereby rejected and as such, the reference is answered in favour of the respondent and against the
petitioners. Let a copy of this award be sent to the appropriate government for publication in
official gazette. File, after completion be consigned to records.
Announced in the open court today on this 9th day of July, 2014.
(A.S JASWAL)
Presiding Judge,
Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court, Shimla.
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IN THE COURT OF A.S JASWAL, PRESIDING JUDGE, HP INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL-
CUM-LABOUR COURT, SHIMLA
Ref no. 102 of 2009.
Instituted on 18.11.2009.
Decided on 9.7.2014.
Ramesh Chand S/o Shri Sundar Ram R/o Village Hambot, P.O Hatwar, Tehsil Ghumarwin,
District Bilaspur, HP.
. .Petitioner.
VS.
The General Manager, M/s Winsome Textiles Industries Ltd., Industrial Area Baddi,
DistrictSolan, HP.
. .Respondent.
Reference under section 10 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.
For petitioners: Shri Niranjan Verma, Advocate.
For respondent: Shri Rahul Mahajan, Advocate.
AWARD
The reference for adjudication, is as under:
“Whether demand raised by President, CITU, District Committee Solan, before the
Managing Director, M/s Winsome Textiles Industries Ltd., 1, Industrial Area Baddi,
District Solan that worker Shri Ramesh Chand S/o Shri Sunder Ram be paid an amount
of Rs. 84,797/-, only for the arrear of increment from the period 1.4.2003 to December,
2007, is legal and justified? If yes, what relief and consequential service benefits the
above worker is entitled to”
2. In nutshell, the case of the petitioner is that he has been working with the respondent
company, as generator operator, since 23.5.1995. It is alleged that the respondent company started
harassing him and without any cause/reason, deducted Rs. 280/-, per month, from his basic salary,
illegally, from 1997. His annual increment was stopped in the year, 2003. For the years, 2004,
2005, 2006 and 2007, he had been paid annual increments in the sum of Rs. 100, Rs. 150, Rs. 225
and Rs. 350 respectively. Other employees, who are junior to him, were paid increments at higher
rate which was almost double to what the petitioner was paid. In the year, 2008, he had been paid
only half increment and in the year, 2009, he was not paid any increment. It is further alleged that
the annual increment for the years, 1996 to 1999, were Rs. 325/-, Rs. 375/-, Rs. 475/- and Rs. 500/-
respectively, which the respondent company subsequently, deducted, in illegal manner. Regarding
this illegal deduction, he filed demand notice through CITU to Labour and Conciliation Officer,
Baddi, but, the conciliation failed. He was also not permitted to avail lunch breaks and no over time
was paid to him for the work performed by him by way of over time. Thus, he is entitled to Rs.
84,795/- from the period 1.4.2003 to December, 2007 and thereafter about Rs. 1,35,000/- till the
filing of the claim.
3. The petition has been contested, on having raised preliminary objections including
maintainability. On merits, it has been asserted that since the work, conduct and activities of the
petitioner were detrimental to the interest of the industrial establishment of the respondent, he had
been issued show cause notice on several occasions and also the warning letters. Apart from this,
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the work of the petitioner was also not up to the mark. It is further averred that the petitioner had
been indulging in unfair labour practice. It has been specifically denied that he (petitioner) had been
raising the genuine demands/grievance of the employees. It is further maintained that a sum of Rs.
280/- had not been deducted out of the wages of the petitioner. In fact, initially the replying
respondent was a new company and as per the provisions of EPF and MP Act, the infancy period of
three years was given to it and for this reason, contribution under EPF and MP Act were not
deducted from the salaries of the workers/employees. After three years, the amount towards their
contribution automatically stood deposited in the EPF account of the workers/employees. It has
been denied that the replying respondent had made deduction in the salary of the petitioner. The
increments, which had been paid to the petitioner, are as under:
Sr. No.
Year Increment
1.
1996
325
2. 1997
375
3. 1998
475
4. 1999
500
5. 2000
450
6. 2001
400
7.
2002
No increment was given to any worker
8. 2003
The petitioner was not given any increment.
9. 2004
100
10. 2005
150
Already, the petitioner has been appointed as generator operator and annual increment was
given to him. Further, as far as the annual increment is concerned, it is given keeping in view the
financial health of the organization and also the performance of the individuals. Since, the conduct
of the petitioner as well as his performance were not up to the mark, he was advised to improve the
same. When there had been negligible improvement on his part, he was given increment. Although,
the reference, for the alleged payment of increments, is for the period w.e.f. 1.4.2003 to December,
2007 but the petitioner has calculated the amount till date which is beyond its scope. Other
allegations denied.
4.
Rejoinder not filed. Pleadings of the parties gave rise to the following issues which
were struck on 30.8.2010.
1. Whether the demand raised by CITU that petitioner be paid an amount of Rs. 84,795/-
by way of arrear of increment from the period 1.4.2003 to December, 2007, is legal
and justified, as alleged?
. .OPP.
2. If issue no.1 is proved in affirmative, to what relief/consequential service benefits, the
petitioner is entitled to?
. . OPP.
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3. Whether this petition is not maintainable as alleged?
. .OPR.
4. Relief.
5.
5. I have heard Ld Counsel for the parties and have also gone through the record of the
case carefully.
6. For the reasons to be recorded hereinafter while discussing issues for determination,
my findings on the aforesaid issues are as under.
Issue no.1 Partly in yes.
Issue no.2 Entitled for annual increments @ Rs. 400/- w.e.f. 1.4.2003 to December, 2007 by
deducting the increments already paid to him in the aforesaid years (1.4.2003 to
December, 2007).
Issue no.3 No.
Relief.
Reference partly answered in favour of the petitioner, per operative part of award.
Reasons for findings
Issue no.1& 2.
7. Both these issues being interlinked are taken up together for discussion and decision.
8. At the very out-set, I would like to make it clear that as per the reference, which has
been made to this Court, the demand of the petitioner, raised through President CITU, is for the
payment of Rs. 84,795/-, by way of arrears of increments for the period 1.4.2003 to December,
2007. When, regard is given to the statement of claim, filed by the petitioner, it is revealed that he
has also alleged that the respondent company had deducted Rs. 280/- from his basic salary from the
year, 1997. He has also sought to claim Rs. 1,35,000/- by way of arrears of his salary, allegedly
withheld/deducted by the respondent company for the period after December, 2007. I may make it
clear that this Court is required to answer the reference, which has been made to it, by the
appropriate government. For this reason, it has to ascertain that as to whether the demand of the
petitioner, raised through President CITU, for the payment of Rs. 84,795/- by way of arrears of
increments from the period 1.4.2003 to December, 2007, is to legal and justified or not.
9. When, regard is given to the defence version, it is highlighted that since the work and
conduct of the petitioner was not satisfactory, he was not given increments. The defence version is
further to this effect that as far as the annual increments are concerned, the same are given, keeping
in view the financial health of the organization and also the performance of the individuals. The
contention of the respondent is further to this effect that the amount, which had been deducted from
the salary of the petitioner, along-with other workers, was towards contribution made under EPF
and MP Act.
10. The petitioner who appeared in the witness box as PW-1, stated that since, he had been
espousing the cause of the workmen, the management of the respondent company, was annoyed
with him and for this reason, stopped his increments from 1.4.2003. In the year, 2004, he was paid
Rs. 100/- by way of increment and in the years, 2005, 2006, 2007, Rs. 150/-, Rs. 225/- and Rs.
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350/- respectively, had been given by way of increments. His basic salary had also been deducted
w.e.f. 1.4.1997 to the tune of Rs. 280. He had made a representation to the management, which is
Ex. PA and its copy was also sent to the Labour Officer. He also raised demand notice dated
10.1.2006, which was sent to the M.D of the respondent company, copy thereof forwarded to
Labour Officer. Neither he is being paid increment nor deduction as made in his basic salary, till
date. In the cross-examination, he denied that in the respondent company there is no union. Ex. PA,
had been sent by him to respondent company and Labour Officer and on its basis, reference has
been made to this Court. The workers, working in different departments, perform their jobs as per
their skills. He denied that his basic salary was not deducted in 1997. He admitted that regarding
deduction in his basic salary, he did not make any representation. He admitted that different
increments are given to the workers working in different departments. His PF was deducted from
September, 1997. He admitted that except Ex. PA and filing of application no. 67 of 2005, he had
never raised any claim for increments.
11. According to Shyam Lal (PW-2), the petitioner is not being paid the increments, which
are being given to him (PW-2) and other workers. In the year, 1997, the basic salary of the
petitioner had also been deducted. This was done because he had been espousing the cause of the
workers. In the crossexamination, he admitted that the work being done by him is different from
that of the petitioner.
12. Shri Surender Kumar (RW-1), in his affidavit Ex. R-1, has stated that vide authority
letter Ex. R-2, he has been authorized to depose before this Court. According to him, in the
respondent company there is no union. The petitioner had not served any letter dated 8.2.2008, on
the respondent company.
However, the same had been received from the office of Labour Officer, Baddi vide letter
dated 14.2.2008, which had been replied on 25.3.2008. The conduct of the petitioner was not good
and he also used to indulge himself in activities which were detrimental to the interest of
respondent company. Since, no union exists in the respondent company, there is no question of the
union espousing the cause of the workers of the respondent company. Rs. 280/- had not been
deducted from the wages of the petitioner. Initially, for three years, the infancy benefits had been
given to the respondent company and for this reason, contribution under EPF and MP Act was not
deducted by the respondent company from the salary of the petitioner and other
employees/workers. After the completion of infancy period, the contribution under said Acts stood
automatically deducted. The increments, which had been paid to the petitioner, are as under:
Sr. No.
Year Increment
1. 1996
325
2. 1997
375
3. 1998
475
4. 1999
500
5. 2000
450
6.
2001
400
7. 2002
No increment was given to any worker
8. 2003
The petitioner was not given any increment.
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9. 2004
100
10. 2005
150
Although, the work and conduct of the petitioner was not up to the mark and that he had
been only showing negligible improvements, on having been advised, still he was given
increments. In the cross-examination, he denied that in the year 1997, Rs. 280/- had been deducted
from the salary of the petitioner. He denied that in the year 2003, they had stopped giving
increments to the petitioner. He further denied that the respondent company had illegally deducted
the increments of the petitioner. Before this court, no such document has been produced which
could go to show that any letter had been issued to the petitioner to improve his performance.
13. From the evidence of Shri Surender Kumar (RW-1), it is revealed that in the year,
2003, no increment had been given to the petitioner. From this document, it is further revealed that
in the year, 2001, the petitioner had been given increment in the sum of Rs. 400/-. For the years,
2000, 1999, 1998 and 1997, he had been given increments in the sum of Rs. 450/-, Rs. 500/-, Rs.
475/- and Rs. 375/- respectively. It is further borne out that in the year, 2004, the petitioner had
been given increment in the sum of Rs. 100/- and in the year, 2005, Rs. 150/-. Although, the
contention of the respondent, in withholding the increment of the petitioner for the year, 2003, is
that his conduct and work was not satisfactory and that he had been indulging in activates which
were detrimental to the interest of the respondent company but there is no such record, on file,
which could go to substantiate such plea of the respondent company. I may mention that no such
letter/show cause notice has been produced, before this Court, which could go to show that the
petitioner had been advised to improve his work/conduct. It is further to be noted that the
respondent company has also not brought, on file, any such order/document which could go to
show that the grant of increments to the workers, including the petitioner were subject to the
financial health of the organization. When, such is the position, then, the plea of the respondent
company, that the workers were entitled to be given increments as per financial health of the
organization and their work/performance, is not substantiated. Under these circumstances, it can be
said that without any justifiable cause/reason, the petitioner had been denied increment for the year,
2003. It has been stated by the petitioner that for the years, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007, he had been
given increments in the sum of Rs. 100/-, Rs. 150/-, Rs. 225/- and Rs. 350/- respectively. It is not
understandable as to why for the years, 2004 to 2007, increments of the petitioner got reduced
particularly when there is no such material, on record, which could go to show that before
decreasing his increments, he had been given any notice/show cause notice regarding non
performance of work or misconduct. In my considered view, the petitioner can be held entitled for
annual increments @ Rs. 400/- w.e.f. 1.4.2003 to December, 2007, which was paid to him in the
year, 2001. As far as the case of the petitioner regarding alleged deduction of his basic salary in the
sum of Rs. 280/- w.e.f. 1997, is concerned, the same cannot be considered by this Court for being
beyond reference.
14. Consequently, for what has been stated and observed above, the claim of the petitioner
is partly allowed and he is held entitled for annual increments @ Rs. 400/- w.e.f. 1.4.2003 to
December, 2007, which was paid to him in the year, 2001. Accordingly, my answer to both these
issues is partly in “yes”.
Issue no.3.
15. The contention of the respondent is to this effect that the reference, which has been
made to this Court, is not maintainable because it has not been espoused by the petitioner through
union. I may mention that from the reference, it is quite clear that the case of the petitioner has been
espoused by CITU through its President. Thus, the case law J.H Jadhav Vs. M/s Forbes Gokak Ltd.,
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2005-II SC 69, as relied upon on behalf of the respondent, is not applicable to the facts of the
present case. On the same score, another case law The Bombay Union of Journalists and others Vs.
The ‘Hindu’ Bombay and another, AIR 1963 SC 318, is also not applicable to the facts of the
present case. Thus, I dis-agree with the counsel for the respondent that the petition which has been
filed before this Court, is not legally maintainable. Accordingly, by holding it to be maintainable,
my answer to this issue is in “No”.
Relief
As a sequel to my findings on the aforesaid issues, the claim of the petitioner is partly
allowed and as such the respondent is directed to pay the annual increments @ Rs. 400/- w.e.f.
1.4.2003 to December, 2007, which was paid to him in the year, 2001 by deducting the amount of
increments which were already paid to him w.e.f. 1.4.2003 to December, 2007. The reference is
answered accordingly in favour of the petitioner and against the respondent. Let a copy of this
award be sent to the appropriate government for publication in official gazette. File, after
completion be consigned to records.
Announced in the open court today on this 9th day of July, 2014.
(A.S JASWAL),
Presiding Judge,
Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court, Shimla.
__________
IN THE COURT OF A.S JASWAL, PRESIDING JUDGE, HP INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL-
CUM- LABOUR COURT, SHIMLA.
Ref no. 92 of 2009.
Instituted on 18.11.2009.
Decided on 31.7.2014.
Basant Lal S/o Shri Budhi Ram R/o Village & P.O Majhiwar Tehsil, Sunni, District Shimla,
HP.
. .Petitioner.
VS.
The Director, HP Institute of Public Administration, Fairlawns, Shimla-12, HP.
. .Respondent.
Reference under section 10 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.
For petitioner: Shri S.S Parmar, Advocate.
For respondent: Shri Surender Negi, Dy. DA.
AWARD
The reference for adjudication, is as under:
“Whether the termination of services of Shri Basant Lal S/o Shri Budhi Ram by the
Director, HP Institute of Public Administration, Fairlawns, Shimla-12 w.e.f. 28.2.1991
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without complying with the provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 as alleged by
the workman is proper and justified? If not what relief of service benefits including
reinstatement the above worker is entitled to?”
2. In nutshell, the case of the petitioner is that he was engaged as Class-IV employee, on
daily wages basis, by the respondent institution (hereinafter referred as respondent) in the year,
1987 and continued to serve it till 12.12.1989, when his services were retrenched without
complying with the provisions of law. On 1.9.1990, he was again re-engaged by the respondent and
remained posted as daily waged worker till 28.2.1991. It is alleged that his services, thereafter,
were terminated without notice and paying retrenchment compensation as required under the law.
Apart from this, the respondent re-engaged S/Shri Sher Singh, Khem Singh and Smt. Maina Devi.
It is further asserted that it was the bounden duty of the respondent to have first offered
appointment to him (petitioner) and in the event of his un-willingness, to join duties, the respondent
should have engaged fresh hands. It is further averred that after his termination, the respondent has
also appointed S/Shri Dharam Prakash and Jagat Ram, as daily waged workers. This was done
without giving an opportunity to the petitioner. Since, his services had been terminated, on
28.2.1991, without having complied with the provisions of the law, he deserves to be reinstated
with all consequential service benefits.
3. The petition has been contested on having raised preliminary objections qua
maintainability and that the same is hit by delay and latches because the same has been filed after
about 19 years. On merits, it has been stated that the petitioner was engaged as part time casual
worker and not on daily wage basis as Class-IV employee, as alleged. From his initial engagement,
as such, on 27.11.1987, he continued upto 12.12.1989 @ 4.90, per hour for 4 hours per day as per
rates revised by the Deputy Commissioner, Shimla. It is further explained that he had been engaged
by different orders as part time worker, as and when his services were required, for specific period
upto 12.12.1989, subject to the condition that his such appointment was not to confer any right for
regular appointment. Due to non-availability of funds and work, his services were terminated w.e.f.
12.12.1989. When, the petitioner filed a Civil Writ Petition in the Hon’ble High Court, against his
termination, in the month of Jan., 1990, the respondent in the mean-time sent a proposal to the
Government for his re-engagement along-with other workers. In the month of August, 1990, the
approval thereto was conveyed, for their reengagement, as part time casual worker, for 4 hours per
day, upto 30.11.1990 vide letter dated 27.8.1990. Accordingly, the petitioner was informed vide
letter dated 29.8.1990 to join duties on 1.9.1990, at 10:00 AM. In this way, his engagement was
valid only upto 30.11.1990. The respondent, again took up his matter with the government so that
his services could be continued due to heavy schedule of training programmes in the institute till
Feb., 1991. The Government gave its approval upto 28.2.1991 or till the decision of Hon’ble High
Court. Thus, on 6.12.1990, order for his engagement was issued as per the approval of the
government. It is further averred that as per the directions of the Government, notice of termination
of services was issued to the petitioner on 28.1.1991 vide which it was cleared that his services
were not to be required after 28.2.1991. Such notice had also been issued to the similarly situated
part time casual workers, some of whom were senior to the petitioner. By serving one month’s
notice upon the petitioner, as required under section 25-F of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
(hereinafter referred as Act), the compensation was worked-out as per the provision contained in
clause (b) of section 25-F of the Act in respect of the petitioner and other similarly situated
workers. On having calculated their compensation, Bank Drafts were got prepared on 28.2.1991.
The petitioner, who had been informed, in writing, to collect the compensation of retrenchment
along-with wages for the month of Feb., 1991, refused to do the needful. Subsequently, the amount
of compensation and wages for the month of Feb., 1991, were remitted to him, on 8.3.1991, by
Bank Draft through registered post. Notice, in prescribed manner, was also sent to the Secretary,
Labour Department to the Government of H.P who has been declared competent authority as per
the Act. In this way, the services of the petitioner as well as other similarly situated workers had
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been terminated after having complied with the provisions of section 25-F of the Act. As far as
Sher Singh, is concerned, he was engaged as Masalchi by Mess Co-operative society (Regd.),
Fairlawns, Shimla (hereinafter referred as Society) for dish-washing. Shri Khem Chand had also
been engaged by the Society, in Mess, for cleaning utensils etc. during the period 25.6.1996 to
30.6.1996 and 1. 7.1996 to 24.7.1996. Both the said workmen had not been engaged by the
respondent. Similarly, Smt. Maina Devi was engaged as labourer in a Government of India
sponsored programme for the reason that she was readily available for the work which was to be
attended urgently. It is further maintained that S/Shri Dharam Prakash and Jagat Pal had been
appointed, on daily wages basis, against vacant posts of regular class-IV, w.e.f. 24.12.1998, after
getting the approval of the government to fill-up those posts. Before appointing them, the
requisition had been sent to all the employment Exchanges of H.P to sponsor the names of the
candidates for above posts. Their names had been sponsored by Sub Employment Exchange,
Mashobra, Shimla. As far as the name of the petitioner is concerned, it was not sponsored by any of
the Employment Exchange. On having received the names from the different Exchanges, the
interview of the candidates sponsored by the Exchanges were conducted and aforesaid Dharam
Prakash and Jagat Pal were selected and sent appointment orders accordingly on 24.12.1998. Other
allegations denied.
4. Rejoinder to the reply filed by the respondent, not filed despite having been afforded
opportunities.
5. Pleadings of the parties gave rise to the following issues which were struck on
4.9.2010.
1. Whether the services of the petitioner were terminated against the provisions of the
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 in an unjustified manner as alleged? . .OPP.
2. If issue no.1 is proved, to what relief of service the petitioner is entitled to? . . OPP.
3. Relief.
6.
I have heard Ld Counsel for the parties and have also gone through the record of the
case carefully.
7. For the reasons to be recorded hereinafter while discussing issues for determination,
my findings on the aforesaid issues are as under.
Issue no.1 No.
Issue no.2 Becomes redundant.
Relief.
Reference answered against the petitioner and in favour of respondent, per operative
part of award.
Reasons for findings
Issue no.1.
8. From the facts, which have been stated in the petition, it is highlighted that as per the
petitioner, he had been engaged as class-IV employee, on daily wage basis, by the respondent in the
year, 1987 and continued to remain, as such, till 12.12.1989, when his services were retrenched
without having complied with the provisions of the Act. On 1.9.1990, he was again re-engaged, as
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daily wager worker, and remained posted, as such, till 28.2.1991, when his services were again
terminated without having complied with the provisions of the Act. The contention of the petitioner
is further to this effect that after his termination, the respondent re-engaged S/Shri Sher Singh,
Khem Singh and Smt. Maina Devi, without having offered him job/work. His plea is further to this
effect that even S/Shri Dharam Prakash and Jagat Pal, had been appointed as daily waged workers
after his termination.
9. On the other hand, the defence version is to this effect that the petitioner had been
engaged as part time casual worker on 27.11.1987 and continued, as such, till 12.12.1989 on wages
@ 4.90 per hour for 4 hours, as per different orders, as and when his services were required. When,
in the month of Jan., 1990, the petitioner had filed a Civil Writ Petition before the Hon’ble high
Court, in the mean-time, the respondent had sent a proposal to the government for his re
engagement along-with others, in the month of August, 1990 and vide letter dated 27.8.1990, the
Government conveyed its approval for their re-engagement for 4 hours per day upto 30.11.1990,
which was further extended by the government upto 28.2.1991. In these circumstances, the orders
for the reengagement of the services of the petitioner had been issued on 6.12.1990. It is further the
contention of the respondent that as per the directions of the Government, notice of termination was
issued to the petitioner on 28.1.1991 stating therein that his services were not to be required after
28.2.1991 and retrenchment compensation was also worked-out which had to be remitted to the
petitioner by Bank draft through registered post, since, he had refused to receive the same.
10. The petitioner (PW-1), in his affidavit Ex. PW-1/A, has supported the facts as stared in
the petition on all material particulars including that his services had firstly been terminated on
12.12.1989 and thereafter, he was re-engaged on 1.9.1990 but the same were again terminated on
28.2.1991, without having complied with the provisions of the Act. The respondent also re-engaged
S/Shri Sher Singh, Khem Singh and Smt. Maina Devi besides having appointed S/Shri Dharam
Prakash and Jagat Pal, after his termination. The respondent was required to offer him the
appointment, on daily wage basis, instead of re-engaging/appointing the aforesaid persons. In the
crossexamination, he denied that he was engaged as part time casual worker and not as class- IV
daily waged employee. He further denied that he had been engaged only for 4 hours per day.
During the period, when he had filed a Writ Petition, before the Hon’ble High Court, in the month
of August, 1990, he was engaged as part time worker and continued to remain as such till
30.11.1990. He expressed his lack of knowledge that as per letter dated 1.9.1990, his services had
been re-engaged upto 28.2.1991 or till the decision of the Hon’ble High Court. He further
expressed his lack of knowledge, in this regard, that he had been issued an order on 6.12.1990. He
admitted that order Ex. R-1 dated 28.1.1991, had been given to him by the respondent. He denied
that, in writing, he had been informed by the respondent to receive the retrenchment compensation
along-with wages for the month of Feb., 1991. He admitted that later on, the amount of
compensation and wages for the month of Feb., 1991, had been sent to him by Bank Draft through
registered post on 8.3.1991, which he had received. He expressed his ignorance that Sher Singh and
Khem Singh had been engaged by Mess Co-operative Society (regd.), Fairlawns, Shimla, as
Masalchi, and utensil cleaners. He admitted that S/Shri Dharam Prakash and Jagat Pal, had been
appointed, as daily wagers, against vacant post of regular class-IV employees, on 24.12.1998.
Before their appointments, requisitions had been sent to all the Employment Exchanges to sponsor
the names of candidates for the posts. His name had not been sent by the employment Exchange.
Thereafter, the interview of the candidates, including Dharam Prakash and Jagat Pal, had been got
conducted and they were selected. Ex. R-2 bears his signatures.
11. Shri Kishore Krishan Sharma (RW-1) states that he has been authorized by the
Director of H.I.P.A (respondent) to give evidence. His affidavit is Ex. RW-1/A. Ex. RW-1/B, is the
photocopy of letter dated 29.8.1990, which is correct as per original brought by him. Letters dated
27.8.1990 and 3.12.1990, are Ex. RW-1/C and Ex. RW-1/D. Ex. R-2, is the office order dated
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6.12.1990. Ex. RW-1/E, is the copy of letter dated 8.3.1991. Ex. RW-1/F, is the office order dated
28.1.1991, which was received by the petitioner, as is evident from its back-side. Ex. RW-1/G, is
the letter dated 8.3.1991, in which the name of the petitioner has been shown encircled red “A”.
The amount was received by the petitioner through Bank Draft, the receipt of which is Ex. RW 1/H,
in which, there is mention of the name of the petitioner encircled red “A”. Ex. RW-1/J, is the
requisition form and Ex. RW-1/K, is the list of the candidates sponsored by the employment
Exchange. The name of the petitioner had not been sponsored by any of the Employment
Exchange. In the cross-examination, he admitted that in Ex. RW-1/A, there has been no such
mention that he was authorized by the department to give evidence before this Court. He admitted
that in order to send the name of the petitioner, he had not written to the Employment Exchange.
He was not in the department during the period to which the present case pertains. He denied to
have deposed falsely.
12. From the evidence of RW-1 Shri Kishore Krishan Sharma, it is abundantly clear that
the petitioner had been initially engaged, on 10.8.1987, as part time casual worker, on wages @
4.90 per hour for 4 hours per day. Here, I may like to point-out that no such appointment
order/letter has been brought, on file, by the petitioner which could go to show that his initial
appointment was as daily waged, class-IV employee. The evidence, on record, also goes to show
that when the petitioner was disengaged w.e.f. 12.12.1989, he filed a Writ Petition before the
Hon’ble High Court and in the mean-time, the department had sent a proposal to the Government
for his reengagement along-with other workers. Ex. RW-1/C, is the letter dated 27.8.1990, as per
which, the Government had given its approval for the reengagement of the petitioner along-with
others (in all five), as part time casual workers, upto 30.11.1990. In this regard, vide letter dated
29.8.1990, Ex. RW-1/B, the petitioner along-with other 4 workers, had been informed. There is
another letter dated 3.12.1990, Ex. RW-1/D, on record, which goes to show that as per it , the
Government had again given its approval for the extension of the services of the petitioner as well
as 4 other part time workers upto 28.2.1991 or till the decision of the Hon’ble High Court,
whichever was earlier. Consequent upon the aforesaid approval dated 30.12.1990 (Ex. RW-1/D),
the petitioner, along-with others, was informed vide office order dated 6.12.1990 (Ex. R-2), on
which his signatures are encircled red “A”. Here, I may like to point-out that as per letter dated
29.8.1990 (Ex. RW-1/B), it had been brought to the notice of the petitioner along-with other 4
workers that their reengagement upto November, 30. 1990, was as part time casual workers, for 4
hours per day and not as daily wage basis as alleged by the petitioner. When, the engagement of the
petitioner, alongwith other 4 workers, was extended by the Government vide letter dated 3.12.1990,
Ex. RW-1/D, they had been informed in this regard as per office order dated 6.12.1990 (Ex. R- 2),
which was noted/received by the petitioner by signing the same encircled red “A”. In this office
order, it has also been clearly mentioned that his engagement was as part time casual worker for 4
hours in a day.
13. From the documents, which have been referred to above, it is abundantly clear that the
petitioner along-with other 4 workers had been made known, from the very beginning, that their
engagements had been as part time casual workers for 4 hours per day. Thus, the contention of the
petitioner that his engagement was as class- IV daily waged employee and evidence led in support
thereof cannot be believed. The petitioner, along-with others, had also been informed vide Ex. R-2
that his services were to come to an end by Feb., 1991. In this way, the evidence, on record, is clear
enough to prove that it had been brought to the notice of the petitioner, along-with other 4 workers,
that their engagement was for 4 hours per day as part time casual worker and that vide office order
dated 6.12.1990 (Ex. R-2), the same was to come to an end from Feb., 1991. Here, I may also like
to point out that vide Ex. RW-1/D (letter dated 3.12.1990), the services of the petitioner, alongwith
other 4 workers, had been extended with the prior approval of the Government. Thus, the services
of the petitioner, along-with other 4 workers, could have been extended beyond Feb., 1991 by the
prior approval of the Government and not by the respondent itself. When, there was no prior
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approval of the Government, to extend the services of the petitioner, along-with other 4 workers,
beyond Feb., 1991, the respondent issued an order/notice dated 28.1.1991, Ex. RW-1/F, whereby,
the petitioner, along-with other 4 workers, was informed that on 28.2.1991, his services were to
stand disengaged and this order/notice was also got noted to the petitioner as is evident from his
name and signatures encircled red “A”. This goes to show that before disengaging the services of
the petitioner, he had been given one month’s notice. The respondent had also got prepared
retrenchment compensation along-with wages of the petitioner for the month of Feb.,1991. Since,
the same had not been received by the petitioner, those were got sent to him by Bank Draft through
registered post, which is evident from Ex. RW-1/A and Ex. RW-1/G. It is to be noted that as far as
retrenchment compensation and wages for the month of Feb., 1991 are concerned, the petitioner
(PW- 1), has admitted to have received the same. Thus, the evidence, which has been referred to
above, clearly goes to show that before disengaging the services of the petitioner, the respondent
had also complied with the provisions of the Act as contained in section 25-F.
14. Another contention of the petitioner is that after his termination, the respondent had
reengaged the services of S/Shri Sher Singh, Khem Singh and Smt. Maina Devi besides appointing
S/Shri Dharam Prakash and Jagat Pal. In its reply, the respondent has categorically stated that as far
as the services of S/Shri Sher Singh and others are concerned, those were engaged by Mess Co
operative Society, Fairlawns, Shimla (registered). As far as the services of Smt. Maina Devi are
concerned, the same has been engaged in a Government of India sponsored programme for the
reason that she was readily available for the work which was to be attended urgently. This makes it
clear that the respondent had not engaged the aforesaid persons. Moreover, no such record has been
brought by the petitioner, in order to show, that the above said persons were junior to him. It is to
be noted that S/Shri Dharam Prakash and Jagat Pal have been appointed on daily wage basis against
vacant regular class-IV posts w.e.f. 24.12.1998 from the candidates whose names had been
sponsored by different Employment Exchanges. Ex. RW-1/J, is requisition form, as per which, the
respondent had requisitioned the names of the candidates for two posts of class- IV, on daily wages,
at 51 per pay/ rate fixed by the Government, from time to time. Ex. PW-1/C, is the list of the
candidates sponsored by the Employment Exchange, Mashobra. In this list, the names of Dharam
Prakash and Jagat Pal figure. It had been admitted by the petitioner (PW-1), that the department
(respondent) had sent requisition to the employment Exchange for sponsoring the names of the
candidates and the names of the Dharam Prakash and Jagat Pal had also been sponsored. He further
admits that the interview of the sponsored candidates, including Dharam Prakash and Jagat Pal, had
been taken and thereafter both were given appointment.
15. Thus, from the evidence, referred to above, it is quite clear that both Dharam Prakash
and Jagat Pal had been appointed as Class-IV, daily wagers, on having followed the procedure,
against regular posts. In this way, the contention of the petitioner that there has been violation of
section 25-G & H by respondent is of no avail. 16. Consequently, for what has been stated and
observed above, I hold that the petitioner has failed to prove this issue to which my answer is in
“no”.
Issue no.2.
17. Since, issue no.1 has been replied in negative, this issue becomes redundant.
Relief.
As a sequel to my findings on the aforesaid issues, the claim of the petitioner fails and is
hereby rejected and as such, the reference is answered in favour of the respondent and against the
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petitioner. Let a copy of this award be sent to the appropriate government for publication in official
gazette. File, after completion be consigned to records.
Announced in the open court today on this 31st day of July, 2014.
(A.S JASWAL).
Presiding Judge,
Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court, Shimla.
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IN THE COURT OF A.S JASWAL, PRESIDING JUDGE, HP INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNALCUM-
LABOUR COURT, SHIMLA
Ref no. 90 of 2009.
Instituted on 18.11.2009.
Decided on 31.7.2014.
Meen Chand S/o Shri Narayan Dass R/o Village Kangri, P.O & Tehsil, Sunni, District
Shimla, HP.
. .Petitioner.
VS.
The Director, HP Institute of Public Administration, Fairlawns, Shimla-12, HP.
. .Respondent.
Reference under section 10 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.
For petitioner: Shri S.S Parmar, Advocate.
For respondent: Shri Surender Negi, Dy. DA.
AWARD
The reference for adjudication, is as under:
“Whether the termination of services of Shri Meen Chand S/o Shri Narayan Dass by the
Director, HP Institute of Public Administration, Fairlawns, Shimla-12 w.e.f. 28.2.1991
without complying with the provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 as alleged by
the workman is proper and justified? If not what relief of service benefits including
reinstatement the above worker is entitled to ?”
2. In nutshell, the case of the petitioner is that he was engaged as Class-IV employee, on
daily wages basis, by the respondent institution (hereinafter referred as respondent) in the year,
1987 and continued to serve it till 12.12.1989, when his services were retrenched without
complying with the provisions of law. On 1.9.1990, he was again re-engaged by the respondent and
remained posted as daily waged worker till 28.2.1991. It is alleged that his services, thereafter,
were terminated without notice and paying retrenchment compensation as required under the law.
Apart from this, the respondent re-engaged S/Shri Sher Singh, Khem Singh and Smt. Maina Devi.
It is further asserted that it was the bounden duty of the respondent to have first offered
appointment to him (petitioner) and in the event of his un-willingness, to join duties, the respondent
should have engaged fresh hands. It is further averred that after his termination, the respondent has
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also appointed S/Shri Dharam Prakash and Jagat Ram, as daily waged workers. This was done
without giving an opportunity to the petitioner. Since, his services had been terminated, on
28.2.1991, without having complied with the provisions of the law, he deserves to be reinstated
with all consequential service benefits.
3.
The petition has been contested on having raised preliminary objections qua
maintainability and that the same is hit by delay and latches because the same has been filed after
about 19 years. On merits, it has been stated that the petitioner was engaged as part time casual
worker and not on daily wage basis as Class-IV employee, as alleged. From his initial engagement,
as such, on 10.8.1987, he continued upto 12.12.1989 @ 4.90, per hour for 4 hours per day as per
rates revised by the Deputy Commissioner, Shimla. It is further explained that he had been engaged
by different orders as part time worker, as and when his services were required, for specific period
upto 12.12.1989, subject to the condition that his such appointment was not to confer any right for
regular appointment. Due to non-availability of funds and work, his services were terminated w.e.f.
12.12.1989. When, the petitioner filed a Civil Writ Petition in the Hon’ble High Court, against his
termination, in the month of Jan., 1990, the respondent in the mean-time sent a proposal to the
Government for his re-engagement along-with other workers. In the month of August, 1990, the
approval thereto was conveyed, for their reengagement, as part time casual worker, for 4 hours per
day, upto 30.11.1990 vide letter dated 27.8.1990. Accordingly, the petitioner was informed vide
letter dated 29.8.1990 to join duties on 1.9.1990, at 10:00 AM. In this way, his engagement was
valid only upto 30.11.1990. The respondent, again took up his matter with the government so that
his services could be continued due to heavy schedule of training programmes in the institute till
Feb., 1991. The Government gave its approval upto 28.2.1991 or till the decision of Hon’ble High
Court. Thus, on 6.12.1990, order for his engagement was issued as per the approval of the
government. It is further averred that as per the directions of the Government, notice of termination
of services was issued to the petitioner on 28.1.1991 vide which it was cleared that his services
were not to be required after 28.2.1991. Such notice had also been issued to the similarly situated
part time casual workers, some of whom were senior to the petitioner. By serving one month’s
notice upon the petitioner, as required under section 25-F of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
(hereinafter referred as Act), the compensation was worked-out as per the provision contained in
clause (b) of section 25-F of the Act in respect of the petitioner and other similarly situated
workers. On having calculated their compensation, Bank Drafts were got prepared on 28.2.1991.
The petitioner, who had been informed, in writing, to collect the compensation of retrenchment
along-with wages for the month of Feb., 1991, refused to do the needful. Subsequently, the amount
of compensation and wages for the month of Feb., 1991, were remitted to him, on 8.3.1991, by
Bank Draft through registered post. Notice, in prescribed manner, was also sent to the Secretary,
Labour Department to the Government of H.P who has been declared competent authority as per
the Act. In this way, the services of the petitioner as well as other similarly situated workers had
been terminated after having complied with the provisions of section 25-F of the Act. As far as
Sher Singh, is concerned, he was engaged as Masalchi by Mess Co-operative society (Regd.),
Fairlawns, Shimla (hereinafter referred as Society) for dish-washing. Shri Khem Chand had also
been engaged by the Society, in Mess, for cleaning utensils etc. during the period 25.6.1996 to
30.6.1996 and 1. 7.1996 to 24.7.1996. Both the said workmen had not been engaged by the
respondent. Similarly, Smt. Maina Devi was engaged as labourer in a Government of India
sponsored programme for the reason that she was readily available for the work which was to be
attended urgently. It is further maintained that S/Shri Dharam Prakash and Jagat Pal had been
appointed, on daily wages basis, against vacant posts of regular class-IV, w.e.f. 24.12.1998, after
getting the approval of the government to fill-up those posts. Before appointing them, the
requisition had been sent to all the employment Exchanges of H.P to sponsor the names of the
candidates for above posts. Their names had been sponsored by Sub Employment Exchange,
Mashobra, Shimla. As far as the name of the petitioner is concerned, it was not sponsored by any of
the Employment Exchange. On having received the names from the different Exchanges, the
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interview of the candidates sponsored by the Exchanges were conducted and aforesaid Dharam
Prakash and Jagat Pal were selected and sent appointment orders accordingly on 24.12.1998. Other
allegations denied.
4. Rejoinder to the reply filed by the respondent, not filed despite having been afforded
opportunities.
5. Pleadings of the parties gave rise to the following issues which were struck on
4.9.2010.
1. Whether the services of the petitioner were terminated against the provisions of the
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 in an unjustified manner as alleged?
. .OPP.
2. If issue no.1 is proved, to what relief of service the petitioner is entitled to? . . OPP.
3. Relief.
6. I have heard Ld Counsel for the parties and have also gone through the record of the
case carefully.
7.
For the reasons to be recorded hereinafter while discussing issues for determination,
my findings on the aforesaid issues are as under.
Issue no.1 No.
Issue no.2 Becomes redundant.
Relief.
Reference answered against the petitioner and in favour of respondent, per operative
part of award.
Reasons for findings
Issue no.1.
8. From the facts, which have been stated in the petition, it is highlighted that as per the
petitioner, he had been engaged as class-IV employee, on daily wage basis, by the respondent in the
year, 1987 and continued to remain, as such, till 12.12.1989, when his services were retrenched
without having complied with the provisions of the Act. On 1.9.1990, he was again re-engaged, as
daily wager worker, and remained posted, as such, till 28.2.1991, when his services were again
terminated without having complied with the provisions of the Act. The contention of the petitioner
is further to this effect that after his termination, the respondent re-engaged S/Shri Sher Singh,
Khem Singh and Smt. Maina Devi, without having offered him job/work. His plea is further to this
effect that even S/Shri Dharam Prakash and Jagat Pal, had been appointed as daily waged workers
after his termination.
9.
On the other hand, the defence version is to this effect that the petitioner had been
engaged as part time casual worker on 10.8.1987 and continued, as such, till 12.12.1989 on wages
@ ` 4.90 per hour for 4 hours, as per different orders, as and when his services were required.
When, in the month of Jan., 1990, the petitioner had filed a Civil Writ Petition before the Hon’ble
high Court, in the mean-time, the respondent had sent a proposal to the government for his re-
engagement along-with others, in the month of August, 1990 and vide letter dated 27.8.1990, the
Government conveyed its approval for their re-engagement for 4 hours per day upto 30.11.1990,
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which was further extended by the government upto 28.2.1991. In these circumstances, the orders
for the reengagement of the services of the petitioner had been issued on 6.12.1990. It is further the
contention of the respondent that as per the directions of the Government, notice of termination was
issued to the petitioner on 28.1.1991 stating therein that his services were not to be required after
28.2.1991 and retrenchment compensation was also worked-out which had to be remitted to the
petitioner by Bank draft through registered post, since, he had refused to receive the same.
10. The petitioner (PW-1), in his affidavit Ex. PW-1/A, has supported the facts as stared in
the petition on all material particulars including that his services had firstly been terminated on
12.12.1989 and thereafter, he was re-engaged on 1.9.1990 but the same were again terminated on
28.2.1991, without having complied with the provisions of the Act. The respondent also re-engaged
S/Shri Sher Singh, Khem Singh and Smt. Maina Devi besides having appointed S/Shri Dharam
Prakash and Jagat Pal, after his termination. The respondent was required to offer him the
appointment, on daily wage basis, instead of re-engaging/appointing the aforesaid persons. In the
crossexamination, he denied that he was engaged as part time casual worker and not as class- IV
daily waged employee. He further denied that he had been engaged only for 4 hours per day.
During the period, when he had filed a Writ Petition, before the Hon’ble High Court, in the month
of August, 1990, he was engaged as part time worker and continued to remain as such till
30.11.1990. He expressed his lack of knowledge that as per letter dated 1.9.1990, his services had
been re-engaged upto 28.2.1991 or till the decision of the Hon’ble High Court. He further
expressed his lack of knowledge, in this regard, that he had been issued an order on 6.12.1990. He
admitted that order Ex. R-1 dated 28.1.1991, had been given to him by the respondent. He denied
that, in writing, he had been informed by the respondent to receive the retrenchment compensation
along-with wages for the month of Feb., 1991. He admitted that later on, the amount of
compensation and wages for the month of Feb., 1991, had been sent to him by Bank Draft through
registered post on 8.3.1991, which he had received. He expressed his ignorance that Sher Singh and
Khem Singh had been engaged by Mess Co-operative Society (regd.), Fairlawns, Shimla, as
Masalchi, and utensil cleaners. He admitted that S/Shri Dharam Prakash and Jagat Pal, had been
appointed, as daily wagers, against vacant post of regular class-IV employees, on 24.12.1998.
Before their appointments, requisitions had been sent to all the Employment Exchanges to sponsor
the names of candidates for the posts. His name had not been sent by the employment Exchange.
Thereafter, the interview of the candidates, including Dharam Prakash and Jagat Pal, had been got
conducted and they were selected. Ex. R-2 bears his signatures.
11. Shri Kishore Krishan Sharma (RW-1) states that he has been authorized by the
Director of H.I.P.A (respondent) to give evidence. His affidavit is Ex. RW-1/A. Ex. RW-1/B, is the
photocopy of letter dated 29.8.1990, which is correct as per original brought by him. Letters dated
27.8.1990 and 3.12.1990, are Ex. RW-1/C and Ex. RW-1/D. Ex. R-2, is the office order dated
6.12.1990. Ex. RW- 1/E, is the copy of letter dated 8.3.1991. Ex. RW-1/F, is the office order dated
28.1.1991, which was received by the petitioner, as is evident from its back-side. Ex. RW-1/G, is
the letter dated 8.3.1991, in which the name of the petitioner has been shown encircled red “A”.
The amount was received by the petitioner through Bank Draft, the receipt of which is Ex. RW-
1/H, in which, there is mention of the name of the petitioner encircled red “A”. Ex. RW-1/J, is the
requisition form and Ex. RW-1/K, is the list of the candidates sponsored by the employment
Exchange. The name of the petitioner had not been sponsored by any of the Employment
Exchange. In the cross-examination, he admitted that in Ex. RW-1/A, there has been no such
mention that he was authorized by the department to give evidence before this Court. He admitted
that in order to send the name of the petitioner, he had not written to the Employment Exchange.
He was not in the department during the period to which the present case pertains. He denied to
have deposed falsely.
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12. From the evidence of RW-1 Shri Kishore Krishan Sharma, it is abundantly clear that
the petitioner had been initially engaged, on 10.8.1987, as part time casual worker, on wages @ `
4.90 per hour for 4 hours per day. Here, I may like to pointout that no such appointment order/letter
has been brought, on file, by the petitioner which could go to show that his initial appointment was
as daily waged, class-IV employee. The evidence, on record, also goes to show that when the
petitioner was disengaged w.e.f. 12.12.1989, he filed a Writ Petition before the Hon’ble High Court
and in the mean-time, the department had sent a proposal to the Government for his reengagement
along-with other workers. Ex. RW-1/C, is the letter dated 27.8.1990, as per which, the Government
had given its approval for the reengagement of the petitioner along-with others (in all five), as part
time casual workers, upto 30.11.1990. In this regard, vide letter dated 29.8.1990, Ex. RW-1/B, the
petitioner along-with other 4 workers, had been informed. There is another letter dated 3.12.1990,
Ex. RW-1/D, on record, which goes to show that as per it , the Government had again given its
approval for the extension of the services of the petitioner as well as 4 other part time workers upto
28.2.1991 or till the decision of the Hon’ble High Court, whichever was earlier. Consequent upon
the aforesaid approval dated 30.12.1990 (Ex. RW-1/D), the petitioner, along-with others, was
informed vide office order dated 6.12.1990 (Ex. R-2), on which his signatures are encircled red
“A”. Here, I may like to point-out that as per letter dated 29.8.1990 (Ex. RW-1/B), it had been
brought to the notice of the petitioner along-with other 4 workers that their reengagement upto
November, 30. 1990, was as part time casual workers, for 4 hours per day and not as daily wage
basis as alleged by the petitioner. When, the engagement of the petitioner, alongwith other 4
workers, was extended by the Government vide letter dated 3.12.1990, Ex. RW-1/D, they had been
informed in this regard as per office order dated 6.12.1990 (Ex. R-2), which was noted/received by
the petitioner by signing the same encircled red “A”. In this office order, it has also been clearly
mentioned that his engagement was as part time casual worker for 4 hours in a day.
13. From the documents, which have been referred to above, it is abundantly clear that the
petitioner along-with other 4 workers had been made known, from the very beginning, that their
engagements had been as part time casual workers for 4 hours per day. Thus, the contention of the
petitioner that his engagement was as class-IV daily waged employee and evidence led in support
thereof cannot be believed. The petitioner, along-with others, had also been informed vide Ex. R-2
that his services were to come to an end by Feb., 1991. In this way, the evidence, on record, is clear
enough to prove that it had been brought to the notice of the petitioner, along-with other 4 workers,
that their engagement was for 4 hours per day as part time casual worker and that vide office order
dated 6.12.1990 (Ex. R-2), the same was to come to an end from Feb., 1991. Here, I may also like
to point out that vide Ex. RW-1/D (letter dated 3.12.1990), the services of the petitioner alongwith
other 4 workers had been extended with the prior approval of the Government. Thus, the services of
the petitioner, along-with other 4 workers, could have been extended beyond Feb., 1991 by the
prior approval of the Government and not by the respondent itself. When, there was no prior
approval of the Government, to extend the services of the petitioner, along-with other 4 workers,
beyond Feb., 1991, the respondent issued an order/notice dated 28.1.1991, Ex. RW-1/F, whereby,
the petitioner, along-with other 4 workers, was informed that on 28.2.1991, his services were to
stand disengaged and this order/notice was also got noted to the petitioner as is evident from his
name and signatures encircled red “A”. This goes to show that before disengaging the services of
the petitioner, he had been given one month’s notice. The respondent had also got prepared
retrenchment compensation along-with wages of the petitioner for the month of Feb.,1991. Since,
the same had not been received by the petitioner, those were got sent to him by Bank Draft through
registered post, which is evident from Ex. RW-1/A and Ex. RW-1/G. It is to be noted that as far as
retrenchment compensation and wages for the month of Feb., 1991 are concerned, the petitioner
(PW- 1), has admitted to have received the same. Thus, the evidence, which has been referred to
above, clearly goes to show that before disengaging the services of the petitioner, the respondent
had also complied with the provisions of the Act as contained in section 25-F.
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14. Another contention of the petitioner is that after his termination, the respondent had
reenaged the services of S/Shri Sher Singh, Khem Singh and Smt. Maina Devi besides appointing
S/Shri Dharam Prakash and Jagat Pal. In its reply, the respondent has categorically stated that as far
as the services of S/Shri Sher Singh and others are concerned, those were engaged by Mess
Cooperative Society, Fairlawns, Shimla (registered). As far as the services of Smt. Maina Devi are
concerned, the same has been engaged in a Government of India sponsored programme for the
reason that she was readily available for the work which was to be attended urgently. This makes it
clear that the respondent had not engaged the aforesaid persons. Moreover, no such record has been
brought by the petitioner, in order to show, that the above said persons were junior to him. It is to
be noted that S/Shri Dharam Prakash and Jagat Pal have been appointed on daily wage basis against
vacant regular class-IV posts w.e.f. 24.12.1998 from the candidates whose names had been
sponsored by different Employment Exchanges. Ex. RW-1/J, is requisition form, as per which, the
respondent had requisitioned the names of the candidates for two posts of class-IV, on daily wages,
at 51 per pay/ rate fixed by the Government, from time to time. Ex. PW- 1/C, is the list of the
candidates sponsored by the Employment Exchange, Mashobra. In this list, the names of Dharam
Prakash and Jagat Pal figure. It had been admitted by the petitioner (PW-1), that the department
(respondent) had sent requisition to the employment Exchange for sponsoring the names of the
candidates and the names of the Dharam Prakash and Jagat Pal had also been sponsored. He further
admits that the interview of the sponsored candidates, including Dharam Prakash and Jagat Pal, had
been taken and thereafter both were given appointment.
15. Thus, from the evidence, referred to above, it is quite clear that both Dharam Prakash
and Jagat Pal had been appointed as Class-IV, daily wagers, on having followed the procedure,
against regular posts. In this way, the contention of the petitioner that there has been violation of
section 25-G & H by respondent is of no avail.
16. Consequently, for what has been stated and observed above, I hold that the petitioner
has failed to prove this issue to which my answer is in “no”.
Issue no. 2.
17. Since, issue no.1 has been replied in negative, this issue becomes redundant.
Relief
As a sequel to my findings on the aforesaid issues, the claim of the petitioner fails and is
hereby rejected and as such, the reference is answered in favour of the respondent and against the
petitioner. Let a copy of this award be sent to the appropriate government for publication in official
gazette. File, after completion be consigned to records.
Announced in the open court today on this 31st day of July, 2014.
(A.S JASWAL),
Presiding Judge,
Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court, Shimla.
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IN THE COURT OF A.S JASWAL, PRESIDING JUDGE, HP INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNALCUM-
LABOUR COURT, SHIMLA.
Ref no. 43 of 2007.
Instituted on 2.7.2007.
Decided on 17.7.2014.
Pritam Singh S/o Shri Sarwan Singh C/o Shri Ramashray Prasad, Village Marhanwala, Near
PNB, P.O Nanakpur, District Panchkula, Haryana.
. .Petitioner.
VS.
1.
The Managing Director M/s Hem Builders and Colonizers, knifed Building Top Floor
Tapri, Tehsil Nichar, District Kinnaur, HP.
2. The Manager, M/s Hem & Noble Biotech Laboratories (P) Ltd., Haripur Road, P.O
Barotiwala, District Solan, HP.
. .Respondents.
Reference under section 10 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.
For petitioner: Shri Rakesh Manta, Advocate.
For respondents: Shri Surender Saklani, Advocate.
AWARD
The reference for adjudication, is as under:
“Whether the termination of services of Shri Pritam Singh S/o Shri Sarwan Singh
workman by the (1) Managing Director M/s Hem Builders and Colonizers, knifed
Building Top Floor Tapri, Tehsil Nichar, District Kinnaur, HP (2) The Manager, M/s
Hem & Noble Biotech Laboratories (P) Ltd., Haripur Road, P.O Barotiwala, District
Solan, HP w.e.f. 12.10.2004 without complying the provisions of the Industrial Disputes
Act, 1947 is proper and justified? If not what relief of service benefits and amount of
compensation the above aggrieved workman is entitled to? ”
2.
In nutshell, the case of the petitioner is that on 12.11.1996, he (petitioner) was engaged
by respondent no.1, as Auto Electrician, at Kinnaur and continuously worked till 22.7.2004.
Thereafter, he was transferred from Kinnaur to M/s Hem and Noble, Baddi (respondent no.2). The
petitioner joined, at Baddi, in August, 2004 and worked continuously till 11.10.2004. On
12.10.2004, his services were illegally terminated, by respondent no.2, on false and frivolous
reasons. When his services were orally retrenched, he was receiving Rs. 5800/- per month. In each
calendar year, he had completed 240 days. Apart from this, his juniors were also retained by the
respondents. He has also not received salary w.e.f. 11.10.2004, besides other service benefits till
date, the detail of which has been given in para 6 of the claim petition, amounting to total Rs.
10,02,900/-, which amount be got paid to him, from the respondents. Since, his services were
terminated, without notice and retrenchment compensation, in violation of the provisions of the
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (hereinafter referred as Act), he deserves to be reinstated along-with
all consequential service benefits including back wages.
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3. By filing separate reply, respondent no.1 contested the claim of the petitioner on
having raised preliminary objections including maintainability. On merits, it has been asserted that
the petitioner had been appointed purely on contractual basis for the purpose of the work assigned
to the replying respondent in the Nathpa Jhakri Power Project (hereinafter referred as Project) and
that his appointment was intended to be coterminus with the completion of the work of the Project.
The employment of the petitioner came to an end, ispo-facto when the work of the project was
over. Thus, his discontinuation, in service, cannot be termed as retrenchment. It is further
maintained that while engaging the petitioner, he had been specifically told that his services were
purely on contract basis and were to come to an end, with the completion of Project work. Thus, he
(petitioner), along-with other similar situated employees, was disengaged, as soon as the work, in
the Project, was over. It has been denied that the petitioner was receiving Rs. 5800/- per month. It is
denied that the petitioner had been transferred to respondent no.2 at Barotiwala. Further, respondent
no 2, is not a construction company. In fact, it is a company involved in business of pesticide
formulation and allied activities. Other allegations denied.
4. Rejoinder not filed. Pleadings of the parties gave rise to the following issues which
were struck on 17.11.2012.
5. Whether the termination of services of petitioner by the respondents w.e.f. 12.10.2004,
is in violation of the provisions of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947?
. .OPP.
6. If issue no.1 is answered in affirmative, to what service benefits, the petitioner is
entitled to?
. .OPP.
7. Whether this petition is not maintainable?
. .OPR.
8. Whether the petitioner is not covered within the definition of workman under the
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947?
. .OPR.
9. Relief.
5. I have heard Ld Counsel for the parties and have also gone through the record of the
case carefully.
6. For the reasons to be recorded hereinafter while discussing issues for determination,
my findings on the aforesaid issues are as under.
Issue no.1 Yes.
Issue no.2 Entitled to lump sum compensation.
Issue no.3 No.
Issue no.4 No.
Relief.
Reference answered in favour of the petitioner, per operative part of award.
Reasons for findings
Issue no.1&2.
7. Being interlinked, both these issues are taken up for discussion and decision.
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8. It has been specifically pleaded by the petitioner that 0n 12.11.1996, he had been
engaged as Auto Electrician by respondent no.1 and that he worked upto 22nd July, 2004 at
Kinnaur in the Project. His version is further to this effect that 22.7.2004, he was transferred from
the Project (at Kinnaur) to second establishment at Barotiwala (respondent no.2), where he
continuously worked up to 12.10.2004, when his services were orally retrenched.
10. Whereas, respondent no.1 has come up with a specific plea that the petitioner had been
appointed purely on contract basis for the purpose of the work assigned to it (respondent no.1), in
the Project at Kinnaur and that his such appointment was to be co-terminus with the completion of
work in the said Project. It has further been clarified that while engaging the petitioner, he had been
specifically told that his services were purely on contract basis and were come to an end as soon as
the work which was Project based, was finished. Thus, according to respondent no.1, the services
of the petitioner had not been retrenched.
11. While appearing in the witness box as PW-1, the petitioner has stated that initially, he
has been engaged as auto electrician on 12.11.1996, in M/s Hem Builders and Colonizers at Jhakri
(respondent no.1) and worked continuously till 22.7.2004. Thereafter, he was transferred from
Tapri to Barotiwala with respondent no.2, where he worked till 12.10.2004. He was terminated
without any notice and compensation. AT that time, he was receiving Rs. 5800/- as salary per
month. He had served demand notice upon the management, which is Ex. PW-1/A. At the time of
his retrenchment, juniors to him were retained. The copy of daily attendance, issued by respondent
no.1, is Ex. PW-1/B. At present, he is not gainfully employed. In cross-examination, he does not
remember that he had given him any appointment letter or not. The company, in which he was
working, had taken the work from another company. Their company, at the relevant time, was
working on contract basis. He denied that the company which was Project based/doing contract
work, had told the workers that their services would came to an end on the completion of the work.
He admitted that no transferred letter had been issued to him.
14. Shri Hem Chand Sharma (RW-1) states that whatever work is carried out by their
company, the same is Project based. In order to do the works which are taken by the respondent
company, casual labourers are engaged. Those laburesrs are told that their services would come to
an end after the completion of work. As soon as the work of the Project was completed, the services
of the workers stood disengaged. The attendance of the casual labourers is being marked at the site
and accordingly, they are paid salary/wages. In the crossexamination, he stated that he is the
Chairman-cum-Managing Director of M/s Hem Builders and Colonizers, which is a private ltd.,
company. He does not know as to when the petitioner had been engaged. He denied that in 1996, he
(petitioner) had been engaged as electrician on monthly salary of Rs. 5800/-. The muster rolls of the
workers are prepared by the company and they are paid salaries accordingly. He does not remember
that the petitioner had worked with their company (respondent no.1) till 23.7.2004. Anmol Sharma
is his son who at present is the Managing Director of M/s Hem Builders. M/s Hem & Noble
(respondent no.2), is second company. He denied that both the companies are sister concern. He is
the Chairman of M/s Hem and Noble (respondent no.2). He denied that on 23.7.2004, the petitioner
had been transferred from Jhakri to Baddi. Self stated that casual labourers cannot be transferred.
15. From the evidence of Shri Hem Dutt Sharma (RW-1), it is quite clear that he admits
that the petitioner had been engaged by their company (respondent no.1). According to him, since
the work which had been taken by their company was Project based, the workers who had been
engaged were casual and that their services came to an end with the completion of the work. At the
time of their engagement, they (workers) had also been told in this regard. His evidence further
makes it clear that he is the Chairman of M/s Hem and Noble (respondent no.2). He denied that on
22.7.2004, the petitioner had been transferred from M/s Hem Builders and Colonizers, at Jhakri
(respondent no.1) to M/s Hem and Noble (respondent no.2).
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16. It has been stated by the petitioner (PW-1) that in the month of August, 1996, he had
been engaged as electrician by the respondent no.1 at Jhakri, on fixed monthly salary of Rs. 58,00/-
and worked continuously till 22.7.2004. Thereafter, he had been transferred from Jhakri to
Barotiwala with respondent no.2. He further made it clear that his services had been terminated
without any notice and compensation on 12.10.2004. It is true that as per the contention of
respondent no.1, the petitioner had been engaged as casual worker in order to do the Project work
and that his services were came to an end with the completion of Project work but in this regard no
appointment letter/contract has been brought, on record, which could go to show that while
engaging the services of the petitioner, as foreman, either he has been told that his services were
came to an end with the completion of the Project work or that in this regard, there has been
specific contract between the parties. In the cross-examination of petitioner (PW-1),he has denied
that at the time of his engagement, he had been told that since the company had taken the work on
contract basis for this reason his services were deemed to have come to an end with the completion
of the Project work. I may mention that it is for the employee to show that what was the nature of
his engagement/employment. In the instant case, from the statement of petitioner as PW-1, it is
clear that he had not been told by the respondent no.1 that his services were for a specific period or
that the same were deemed to have come to an end on the completion of the Project work. When,
from the evidence, led by petitioner (PW-1), it came on record that his services were not for a
specific period/contractual basis then it was obligatory upon the respondents particularly
respondent no.1 to have brought, on record, document/appointment letter as per which the
petitioner had been allegedly engaged for a specific period i.e. till the completion of Project work
or that his such engagement was contractual for a specific period. In his evidence, the petitioner
(PW-1) has stated that neither he had been given any notice nor paid retrenchment compensation.
He also proved, on record, that in each calendar year, he had completed 240 days. Thus, his
disengagement, from service, has to be considered as retrenchment as defined under section 2(oo)
of the Act.
17. On behalf of respondents reliance has been placed on Ganga Kishan Sahakari Chini
Mills Ltd. Vs. Jai Veer Singh (2007) 7 SCC 748, that it was upon the employee (petitioner) to
prove the nature of his appointment but as I have already stated that the petitioner, from his own
evidence, has discharged his burden to prove that when he was engaged/appointed, it had not been
told to him that his services were being engaged for a specific for a stipulated period and that the
same were to come to an end after the completion of the Project work. It has also been observed by
me that to rebut such evidence of the petitioner, (PW-1), the respondents have not produced any
such document/contract which could go to show that at the time of engagement of the petitioner, he
had been told that his services were came to an end on the completion of the Project work or that in
this regard, there have been any contract between the parties. Since, the services of the petitioner
had been retrenched without notice and retrenchment compensation, the same are in violation of the
Provisions of the Act.
18. Now, the question arises as to what service benefits, the petitioner is entitled to. The
petitioner has led evidence that he was appointed on 12.11.1996 and continued to do work with
respondent no.1 at Kinnaur till 22.7.2004 and thereafter, he was transferred to respondent no.2 at
Barotiwala where he worked till 11.10.2004 and that on 12.10.2004, his services were terminated,
without notice and retrenchment compensation. Here, I would like to point out that from the
evidence of the petitioner (PW-1), it is revealed that at Jhakri (Kinnaur) where the petitioner had
been working with respondent no.1, no work is underway. Having regard to all the facts and
circumstances of the case, I am of the view that instead of ordering the reinstatement of the
petitioner, it would be in the interest of justice, if, he is awarded lump sum compensation. The
Hon’ble Supreme Court in Santosh Kumar Seal and others reported in 2010 LLR 677: 2010 III
CLR 17 SC, has held that : relief by way of reinstatement with back wages is not automatic even if
termination of an employee is found to be illegal or is in contravention of the prescribed procedure
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and that mandatory compensation in lieu of reinstatement and back wages in cases of such nature
may be appropriate.
19. In Jagbir Singh Vs. Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board (2009) 15 SCC 327,
the Hon’ble Supreme Court has held that: “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. “
20. The petitioner has led evidence that he was getting Rs. 5800/- per month as salary. No
such document has been produced by the respondents in order to rebut his such evidence. It has
also come on record that respondent no.1 is not carrying out any work at Jhakri (Kinnaur). Taking
into account all the facts and circumstances of the case, the ends of justice would meet if the
compensation in lieu of back wages and other service benefits is awarded to the petitioner. in my
view, he (petitioner) is entitled to receive a suitable, appropriate, just and equitable compensation
from the respondents and it would be quite reasonable and justified if the petitioner is awarded
lump sum compensation of Rs. 1.20,000/- (one lakh twenty thousand only) instead of
reinstatement. Consequently, my answer to issue no.1 is in “yes”, it is accordingly to issue no.2.
Issue no.3.
21. An objection has been taken by the respondent no.1 that the claim which has been filed
before this Court, by the petitioner, is not maintainable. I may mention that consequent upon the
reference which was made to this Court, by the appropriate government, the petitioner filed his
statement of claim. Since, the reference, which has been made to this Court, is required to be
answered, it cannot be said that the claim petition, which has been filed by the petitioner,
consequent thereupon, is not maintainable. Thus, I hold it to be maintainable and my answer to this
issue is in “No”.
Issue no.4.
23. Section 2(s) of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 reads as under: “workman" means any
person (including an apprentice) employed in any industry to do any manual, unskilled, skilled,
technical, operational, clerical or supervisory work for hire or reward, whether the terms of
employment be express or implied, and for the purposes of any proceeding under this Act in
relation to an industrial dispute, includes any such person who has been dismissed, discharged or
retrenched in connection with, or as a consequence of, that dispute, or whose dismissal, discharge
or retrenchment has led to that dispute, but does not include any such person—
(i)
who is subject to the Air Force Act, 1950 (45 of 1950), or the Army Act, 1950 (46 of
1950), or the Navy Act, 1957 (62 of 1957); or
(ii) who is employed in the police service or as an officer or other employee of a prison; or
(iii) who is employed mainly in a managerial or administrative capacity; or
(iv) who, being employed in a supervisory capacity, draws wages exceeding one thousand
six hundred rupees per mensem or exercises, either by the nature of the duties attached
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to the office or by reason of the powers vested in him, functions mainly of a
managerial nature.
The aforesaid provision of law makes it clear that a person who is employed in Supervisory
capacity will not be treated as a workman. The petitioner while appearing in the witness box as
PW-1, has stated that he was getting Rs. 5800/- per month. It has been admitted by RW-1 (Hem
Chand Sharma) that the petitioner had been engaged as casual laborer. Moreover, no such evidence
has been led by the respondents that the petitioner was doing his work in a supervisory capacity.
According to the petitioner, he had been engaged as mechanic. Thus, there is no material,
whatsoever, on record, which could go to show that the petitioner at the relevant time was not a
workman. Accordingly, my answer to this issue is in “no”.
Relief
As a sequel to my findings on the aforesaid issues, the claim of the petitioner is allowed and
as such the respondent no.1 is directed to pay Rs. 1,20,000/- (Rs. One lakh twenty thousand only),
as lump sum compensation to the petitioner within two months from today failing which the same
shall carry interest @ 9% per annum. The reference is answered accordingly. Let a copy of this
award be sent to the appropriate government for publication in official gazette. File, after
completion be consigned to records.
Announced in the open court today on this 17th day of July, 2014.
(A.S JASWAL),
Presiding Judge,
Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court, Shimla.
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IN THE COURT OF A.S JASWAL, PRESIDING JUDGE, HP INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL-
CUM-LABOUR COURT, SHIMLA.
Ref no. 179 of 2006.
Instituted on 30.12.2006.
Decided on 17.7.2014.
Karnail Singh S/o Shri Ram Sarup C/o Shri Ramashray Prasad, Village Marhanwala, Near
PNB, P.O Nanakpur, District Panchkula, Haryana.
. .Petitioner.
VS.
3.
The Managing Director M/s Hem Builders and Colonizers, knifed Building Top Floor
Tapri, Tehsil Nichar, District Kinnaur, HP.
4. The Manager, M/s Hem & Noble Biotech Laboratories (P) Ltd., haripur Road, P.O
Barotiwala, District Solan, HP.
. .Respondents.
Reference under section 10 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.
For petitioner: Shri Rakesh Manta, Advocate.
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For respondents: Shri Surender Saklani, Advocate.
AWARD
The reference for adjudication, is as under:
“Whether the termination of services of Shri Karnail Singh S/o Shri Ram Sarup
workman by the (1) Managing Director M/s Hem Builders and Colonizers, knifed
Building Top Floor Tapri, Tehsil Nichar, District Kinnaur, HP (2) The Manager, M/s
Hem & Noble Biotech Laboratories (P) Ltd., Haripur Road, P.O Barotiwala, District
Solan, HP w.e.f. 12.10.2004 without complying the provisions of the Industrial Disputes
Act, 1947 is proper and justified? If not what relief of service benefits and amount of
compensation the above aggrieved workman is entitled to?
2. In nutshell, the case of the petitioner is that respondent no.1 (M/s Hem Builders and
Colonizers), is a construction company working with the government undertakings in order to carry
out construction works. As far as respondent no.2 (M/s Hem & Noble Biotech Laboratories (P)
Ltd.) is concerned, it is its sister unit. In the month of August, 1996, he (petitioner) was engaged by
respondent no.1, as Mechanic Foreman and continuously worked, at Kinnaur, till 22.7.2004. After
completing more than seven years of service with respondent no.1, on 23.7.2004, he was
transferred from NJPC Kinnaur to second establishment (respondent no.2.) where he worked upto
11.10.2004, on which date, he was asked by the Personnel Manager, not to come on duty from
12.10.2004, on the plea that his work and conduct was not satisfactory. At that time, he had also
been asked to take his earned wages for eleven days, for the month of October, 2004. When his
services were orally retrenched, he was receiving Rs. 8,200/- per month. In each calendar year, he
had completed 240 days. Apart from this, his juniors were also retained by the respondents. It is
further made clear that at the relevant time, respondent no.1 was working with Nathpa jhakri
(NJPC) and other projects of government undertakings. Since, his services were terminated without
notice and retrenchment compensation, in violation of the provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act,
1947 (hereinafter referred as Act), he deserves to be reinstated along-with all consequential service
benefits including back wages.
3. By filing separate reply, respondent no.1 contested the claim of the petitioner on
having raised preliminary objections including maintainability. On merits, it has been asserted that
the petitioner had been appointed purely on contractual basis for the purpose of the work assigned
to the replying respondent in the Nathpa Jhakri Power Project (hereinafter referred as Project) and
that his appointment was intended to be coterminus with the completion of the work of Project. The
employment of the petitioner came to an end, ispo-facto when the work of the project was over.
Thus, his discontinuation, in service, cannot be termed as retrenchment. It is further maintained that
while engaging the petitioner, he had been specifically told that his services were purely on contract
basis and were to come to an end, with the completion of Project work. Thus, he (petitioner), along
with other similar situated employees, was disengaged, as soon as the work, in the Project, was
over. It has been denied that the petitioner was receiving Rs. 8,200/- per month. Other allegations
denied.
4. Respondent no.2, has also contested the claim of the petitioner by raising preliminary
objections qua maintainability and bad for misjoinder of parties. On merits, it has been asserted that
the replying respondent is not a construction company. In fact, it is a company involved in the
business of pesticide formulation and allied activities. The replying respondent has come into
existence on 2.7.2003. It has been denied that the petitioner had been engaged by the replying
respondent, in August, 1996. Other allegations denied.
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5. By filing rejoinder, the petitioner has asserted that Shri Anmol Sharma was the
Managing Director of M/s Hem Builders and Colonizers Ltd., during the period in dispute. In the
initial claim, which has been filed by the petitioner, in pursuance of demand notice through
authorized representative Shri Ramasrey Prasad, the name of Managing Director Shri Anmol
Sharma was mentioned as respondent no.1 but inadvertently it could not be got reflected that he
was the Managing Director of Hem Builders and Colonizers. Such omission has been rectified by
filing amended memo of parties. As far as respondent no.2 (M/s Hem & Noble Biotech
Laboratories (P) Ltd.) is concerned, it is the sister concern of respondent no.1, wherefrom he
(petitioner) was transferred on 23.7.2004. Further, the Managing Director of M/s Hem Builders and
Colonizers is aware of the fact that the petitioner had been engaged with respondent no.1, in
August, 1996 and continuously worked till 22.7.2004, at Nathpa Jhakri without any break or
interruption by completing 240 days in each calendar year. Moreover, the respondents are trying to
intermingle both the concerns i.e respondent no.1 & 2, by showing the incorporation of respondent
no.2, on 2.7.2003. As a matter of fact, he (petitioner) had joined with respondent no.2 only in the
month of August, 2004, after his transfer from Nathpa Jhakri. After his illegal retrenchment, the
petitioner has not been gainfully employed. He has also not received salary w.e.f. 1.10.2004 besides
other service benefits till date, the detail of which has been given in para 3 of the rejoinder,
amounting to total Rs. 8,89,500/-, which amount be got paid to him, from the respondents.
6. On the pleadings of the parties, following issues were framed on 21.11.2008 and an
additional issue on 18.7.2011.
10. Whether the termination of services of Shri Karnail Singh petitioner by the
respondents’ w.e.f. 12.10.2004, without complying with the provisions of Industrial
Disputes Act, 1947 is improper and unjustified?
. .OPP.
11. If issue no.1 is proved, to what relief of service benefits and amount of compensation,
the petitioner is entitled to?
. .OPP.
12. Whether the petition is not maintainable as alleged?
. .OPR.
13. Whether the petition is bad for misjoinder of parties?
. .OPR.
4A. Whether the petitioner is not a workman?
. .OPR.
14. Relief.
7. I have heard Ld Counsel for the parties and have also gone through the record of the
case carefully.
8. For the reasons to be recorded hereinafter while discussing issues for determination,
my findings on the aforesaid issues are as under.
Issue no.1 Yes.
Issue no.2 Entitled to lump sum compensation.
Issue no.3 No.
Issue no.4 No.
Issue no.4A. No.
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Relief.
Reference answered in favour of the petitioner, per operative part of award.
Reasons for findings
Issue no.1&2.
9.
Being interlinked, both these issues are taken up for discussion and decision.
10. It has been specifically pleaded by the petitioner that in the month of August, 1996, he
had been engaged as mechanic foreman by respondent no.1 and that he worked upto 22.7.2004 at
Kinnaur in the Project. His version is further to this effect that on 23.7.2004, he was transferred
from the Project (at Kinnaur) to second establishment at Barotiwala (respondent no.2), where he
continuously worked up to 12.10.2004, when his services were orally retrenched.
11. Respondent no.1 has come up with a specific plea that the petitioner had been
appointed purely on contract basis for the purpose of the work assigned to it (respondent no.1), in
the Project at Kinnaur and that his such appointment was to be co-terminus with the completion of
work in the said Project. It has further been clarified that while engaging the petitioner, he had been
specifically told that his services were purely on contract basis and were come to an end as soon as
the work which was Project based, was finished. Thus, according to respondent no.1, the services
of the petitioner had not been retrenched.
12. The stand of the respondent no. 2 is that neither it had appointed the petitioner nor
there is any relationship of employer and employee between the parties.
13. While appearing in the witness box as PW-1, the petitioner has stated that initially, he
had been engaged as foreman in August, 1996 in M/s Hem Builders and Colonizers at Jhakri on a
fixed salary of Rs. 8,200/- per month and worked continuously till 22.7.2004. Thereafter, he was
transferred, by respondent no.1, from Tapri to Barotiwala with respondent no.2. At Baddi, he had
joined on 23.7.2004 where he worked till 11.10.2004. On 12.10.2004, he was terminated without
any notice and compensation. He had served demand notice upon the management, which is Ex.
PA and it was replied by the respondents vide Ex. PB. Respondent no.2, had also written a letter to
Labour Inspector-cum Conciliation Officer, Baddi, the copy of whereof was supplied to him. At
present, he is not gainfully employed. While cross-examined on behalf of respondent no.1, he
stated that he had been engaged on regular basis but the company (respondent no.1) had not given
him any appointment letter. Self explained that at that time, it had been told that the same shall be
given later on. The company, in which he was working, had taken the work from another company.
They had been doing the work of transportation. Their company, at the relevant time, was working
on contract basis. He has got no salary receipt issued by the company. He denied that the company
which was Project based/doing contract work, had told the workers that their services would come
to an end on the completion of the work. He further explained that the company had transferred
them from Kinnaur to Baddi and later on it was told that the company had no work. He had not
been given any transfer letter/relieving order by the company while transferring him from Kinnaur
to Baddi. He had also not given any appointment letter. He used to do the work of Motor Mechanic
at Kinnaur. Despite having been transferred to another place, the work of Motor Mechanic was
being taken from him. When crossexamined, on behalf of respondent no.2, he stated that in the
month of August, 1996, he had been engaged by respondent no.1, at Jhakri. He has not brought any
document/record in respect of his work/job with respondent no.2 He denied that with respondent
no.2, he had never worked.
14. Shri Hem Chand Sharma (RW-1) states that whatever work is being carried out by
their company, the same is Project based. In order to do the works which are taken by the
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respondent company, casual labourers are engaged. Those laburesrs are told that their services
would come to an end after the completion of work. As soon as the work of the Project was
completed, the services of the workers stood disengaged. The attendance of the casual labourers is
marked at the site and accordingly, they are paid salary/wages. In the crossexamination, he stated
that he is the Chairman-cum-Managing Director of M/s Hem Builders and Colonizers, which is a
private Ltd., company. He does not know as to when the petitioner had been engaged. He denied
that in the month of August, 1996, he (petitioner) had been engaged as foreman on monthly salary
of Rs. 8200/-. The muster rolls of the workers are prepared by the company and they are paid
salaries accordingly. He does not remember that the petitioner had worked with their company
(respondent no.1) till 23.7.2004. Anmol Sharma is his son, who, at present is the Managing
Director of M/s Hem Builders. M/s Hem & Noble (respondent no.2), is second company. He
denied that both the companies are sister concern. He is the Chairman of M/s Hem and Noble
(respondent no.2). He denied that on 23.7.2004, the petitioner had been transferred from Jhakri to
Baddi. Self stated that the casual labourers cannot be transferred. Ex. PB and Ex. PC have been
issued by them and that the same are correct.
15. From the evidence of Shri Hem Dutt Sharma (RW-1), it is quite clear that he admits
that the petitioner had been engaged by their company (respondent no.1). According to him, since
the work which had been taken by their company was Project based, the workers who had been
engaged were casual and that their services came to an end with the completion of the work. At the
time of their engagement, they (workers) had also been told in this regard. His evidence further
makes it clear that he is the Chairman of M/s Hem and Noble (respondent no.2). He denied that on
23.7.2004, the petitioner had been transferred from M/s Hem Builders and Colonizers, at Jhakri
(respondent no.1) to M/s Hem and Noble (respondent no.2) but admits that Ex. PB and Ex. PC are
correct and the same had been issued by them. Here, I would like to refer to Ex. PB, which is the
reply filed by M/s Hem and Noble (respondent no.2) before Labour Inspector-cum- Conciliation
Officer, Baddi consequent upon the demand notice under section 2-A of the Act, which is Ex. PA.
From this reply, it is revealed that Karnail Singh (petitioner) was working with M/s Hem and Noble
(respondent no.2) because as per the same he had been given verbal warnings from time to time as
his behaviour and conduct was not satisfactory. Despite that, he failed to improve himself and kept
on indulging in various acts of irregularities, inefficiency etc., At last, he took his final wages and
did not turn up to join his duties. From the reply Ex. PB, which had been filed by respondent no.2
in response to demand notice Ex. PA, it is quite clear that the petitioner had been issued warnings
and that he had also been asked to improve his work and conduct which he failed to do and finally,
on his own, he did not turn up to join his duties. This goes to show that as per the reply Ex. PB, the
petitioner, on his own, had left the work/job of respondent no.2.
16. It has been stated by the petitioner (PW-1) that in the month of August, 1996, he had
been engaged, as foreman, by respondent no.1 at Jhakri, on fixed monthly salary of Rs. 8,200/- and
worked continuously till 22.7.2004. Thereafter, he had been transferred from Jhakri to Barotiwala
with respondent no.2. He further made it clear that his services had been terminated, without any
notice and compensation, on 12.10.2004. It is true that as per the contention of respondent no.1, the
petitioner had been engaged as casual worker in order to do the Project work and that his services
were to come to an end with the completion of Project work but in this regard no appointment
letter/contract has been brought, on record, which could go to show that while engaging the
services of the petitioner, as foreman, either he has been told that his services were to come to an
end with the completion of the Project work or that in this regard, there had been specific contract
between the parties. In the cross-examination of petitioner (PW-1),he has denied that at the time of
his engagement, he had been told that since the company had taken the work, on contract basis, for
this reason his services were to be deemed to have come to an end with the completion of the
Project work. I may mention that it is for the employee to show that what was the nature of his
engagement/employment. In the instant case, from the statement of petitioner as PW-1, it is clear
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that he had not been told by the respondent no.1 that his services were for a specific period or that
the same were to be deemed to have come to an end on the completion of the Project work. When,
from the evidence, led by petitioner (PW-1), it comes on record that his services were not for a
specific period/contractual basis then it was obligatory upon the respondents, particularly
respondent no.1, to have brought, on record, document/appointment letter as per which the
petitioner had been allegedly engaged for a specific period i.e. till the completion of Project work
or that his such engagement was contractual for a specific period. As already stated above, from
Ex. PB, it is proved that the petitioner had been working with respondent no.2 before his services
were terminated or allegedly he left the job, on his own. The petitioner could have joined
respondent no.2 only if he had been transferred by respondent no.1 from Kinnaur to Barotiwala. In
his evidence, the petitioner (PW-1) has stated that neither he had been given any notice nor paid
retrenchment compensation. He also proved, on record, that in each calendar year, he had
completed 240 days. Thus, his disengagement, from service, has to be considered as retrenchment
as defined under section 2(oo) of the Act.
17. On behalf of respondents reliance has been placed on Ganga Kishan Sahakari Chini
Mills Ltd. Vs. Jai Veer Singh (2007) 7 SCC 748, in which it has been held that it was upon the
employee (petitioner) to prove the nature of his appointment but as I have already stated that the
petitioner, from his own evidence, has discharged his onus to prove that when he was
engaged/appointed, it had not been told to him that his services were being engaged for a specific
or stipulated period and that the same were to come to an end after the completion of the Project
work. It has also been observed by me that to rebut such evidence of the petitioner, (PW-1), the
respondents have not produced any such document/contract which could go to show that at the time
of engagement of the petitioner, he had been told that his services were to come to an end on the
completion of the Project work or that in this regard, there had been any contract between the
parties. Since, the services of the petitioner had been retrenched without notice and retrenchment
compensation, the same are in violation of the Provisions of the Act.
18. Now, the question arises as to what service benefits, the petitioner is entitled to. The
petitioner has led evidence that he was appointed in the month of August, 1996 and continued to do
work with respondent no.1 at Kinnaur till July, 2004 and that on 23.7.2004, he was transferred to
respondent no.2 at Barotiwala where he worked till 11.10.2004 and that on 12.10.2004, his services
were terminated, without notice and retrenchment compensation. Here, I would like to point out
that from the evidence of the petitioner (PW-1), it is revealed that at Jhakri (Kinnaur) where the
petitioner had been working with respondent no.1, no work is underway. Having regard to all the
facts and circumstances of the case, I am of the view that instead of ordering the reinstatement of
the petitioner, it would be in the interest of justice, if, he is awarded lump sum compensation. The
Hon’ble Supreme Court in Santosh Kumar Seal and others reported in 2010 LLR 677: 2010 III
CLR 17 SC, has held that : relief by way of reinstatement with back wages is not automatic even if
termination of an employee is found to be illegal or is in contravention of the prescribed procedure
and that mandatory compensation in lieu of reinstatement and back wages in cases of such nature
may be appropriate.
19. In Jagbir Singh Vs. Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board (2009) 15 SCC 327,
the Hon’ble Supreme Court has held that:
“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 maybe wholly inappropriate in a given fact situation even though
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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. “
20. The petitioner has led evidence that he was getting Rs. 8,200/- per month as salary. No
such document has been produced by the respondents in order to rebut his such evidence. It has
also come on record that respondent no.1 is not carrying out any work at Jhakri (Kinnaur). Taking
into account all the facts and circumstances of the case, the ends of justice would meet if the
compensation in lieu of back wages and other service benefits is awarded to the petitioner. In my
view, he (petitioner) is entitled to receive a suitable, appropriate, just and equitable compensation
from the respondents and it would be quite reasonable and justified if the petitioner is awarded
lump sum compensation of Rs. 1.50,000/- (one lakh fifty thousand only) instead of reinstatement.
Consequently, my answer to issue no.1 is in “yes”, it is accordingly to issue no.2.
Issue no.3.
21. An objection has been taken by the respondent no.1 that the claim which has been filed
before this Court, by the petitioner, is not maintainable. I may mention that consequent upon the
reference which was made to this Court, by the appropriate government, the petitioner filed his
statement of claim. Since, the reference, which has been made to this Court, is required to be
answered, it cannot be said that the claim petition, which has been filed by the petitioner,
consequent thereupon, is not maintainable. Thus, I hold it to be maintainable and my answer to this
issue is in “No”.
Issue no.4.
22. Respondent no.2 has taken an objection that this petition is bad for mis-joinder of
parties. It is to be noted that from the reply Ex. PB, which had been filed by respondent no.2 to the
demand notice Ex. PA, it is apparent that the petitioner had been given several warnings and that on
his own, he had left the job. From this reply, which has been admitted to be correct by RW-1 (Hem
Chand Sharma), it is proved that petitioner had been working with respondent no.2, before his
services were terminated. In these circumstances, it cannot be said that this petition is bad for
misjoinder of parties. By holding so, my answer to this issue is in “no”.
Issue no.4-A.
23. Section 2(s) of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 reads as under: “workman" means any
person (including an apprentice) employed in any industry to do any manual, unskilled, skilled,
technical, operational, clerical or supervisory work for hire or reward, whether the terms of
employment be express or implied, and for the purposes of any proceeding under this Act in
relation to an industrial dispute, includes any such person who has been dismissed, discharged or
retrenched in connection with, or as a consequence of, that dispute, or whose dismissal, discharge
or retrenchment has led to that dispute, but does not include any such person—
(i)
who is subject to the Air Force Act, 1950 (45 of 1950), or the Army Act, 1950 (46 of
1950), or the Navy Act, 1957 (62 of 1957); or
(ii) who is employed in the police service or as an officer or other employee of a prison; or
(iii) who is employed mainly in a managerial or administrative capacity; or
(iv) who, being employed in a supervisory capacity, draws wages exceeding one thousand
six hundred rupees per mensem or exercises, either by the nature of the duties attached
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to the office or by reason of the powers vested in him, functions mainly of a
managerial nature.
The aforesaid provision of law makes it clear that a person who is employed in Supervisory
capacity will not be treated as a workman. The petitioner while appearing in the witness box as
PW-1, has stated that he was getting Rs. 8,200/- per month. It has been admitted by RW-1 (Hem
Chand Sharma) that the petitioner had been engaged as casual laborer. Moreover, no such evidence
has been led by the respondents that the petitioner was doing his work in a supervisory capacity.
According to the petitioner, he had been engaged as foreman. Thus, there is no material,
whatsoever, on record, which could go to show that the petitioner, at the relevant time, was not a
workman. Accordingly, my answer to this issue is in “no”.
Relief.
As a sequel to my findings on the aforesaid issues, the claim of the petitioner is allowed and
as such the respondent no.1 is directed to pay Rs. 1,50,000/- (Rs. One lakh fifty thousand only), as
lump sum compensation to the petitioner within two months from today failing which the same
shall carry interest @ 9% per annum. The reference is answered accordingly. Let a copy of this
award be sent to the appropriate government for publication in official gazette. File, after
completion be consigned to records.
Announced in the open court today on this 17th day of July, 2014.
(A.S JASWAL),
Presiding Judge,
Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court, Shimla.
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IN THE COURT OF A.S JASWAL, PRESIDING JUDGE, HP INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL-
CUM- LABOUR COURT, SHIMLA.
Ref no. 01 of 2007.
Instituted on 2.1.2007.
Decided on 17.7.2014.
Rakesh Kumar S/o Shri Brahma Nand R/o Village Kangota, P.O Tourkhola, Tehsil
Sarkaghat, District Mandi, H.P.
. .Petitioner.
VS.
5. The Managing Director M/s Hem Builders and Colonizers, knifed Building Top Floor
Tapri, Tehsil Nichar, District Kinnaur, HP.
6. The Manager, M/s Hem & Noble Biotech Laboratories (P) Ltd., haripur Road, P.O
Barotiwala, District Solan, HP.
. .Respondents.
Reference under section 10 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.
For petitioner: Shri Rakesh Manta, Advocate.
For respondents: Shri Surender Saklani, Advocate.
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AWARD
The reference for adjudication, is as under:
“Whether the termination of services of Shri Rakesh Kumar S/o Shri Brahamanand
workman by the (1) Managing Director M/s Hem Builders and Colonizers, knifed
Building Top Floor Tapri, Tehsil Nichar, District Kinnaur, HP (2) The Manager, M/s
Hem & Noble Biotech Laboratories (P) Ltd., Haripur Road, P.O Barotiwala, District
Solan, HP w.e.f. 12.10.2004 without complying the provisions of the Industrial Disputes
Act, 1947 is proper and justified? If not what relief of service benefits and amount of
compensation the above aggrieved workman is entitled to?”
2. In nutshell, the case of the petitioner is that respondent no.1 (M/s Hem Builders and
Colonizers), is a construction company working with the government undertakings in order to carry
out construction works. As far as respondent no.2 (M/s Hem & Noble Biotech Laboratories (P)
Ltd.) is concerned, it is its sister unit. On 1.5.2001, he (petitioner) was engaged by respondent no.1,
as Mechanic, in transportation business for construction of 1500 MW Nathpa Jhakri Power Project
and continuously worked at Kinnaur till 8.7.2004, when his services had been illegally retrenched
by an oral order of the management without any reason. Thereafter, he (petitioner) raised demand
notice and during conciliation proceedings, he had been transferred from Tapri to second
establishment at Barotiwala (respondent no.2). The petitioner had joined his services at Barotiwala
with respondent no.2, on 1.9.2004 and continuously worked upto 11.10.2004, on which date he was
asked by the Personnel Manager not to come on duty from 12.10.2004, on the plea that they
(respondents) had no need of his services. At that time, he had also been asked to take his earned
wages for fifteen days, for the month of October, 2004. When his services were orally retrenched,
he was receiving Rs. 3500/- per month. In each calendar year, he had completed 240 days. Apart
from this, his juniors were also retained by the respondents. Since, his services were terminated
without notice and retrenchment compensation, in violation of the provisions of the Industrial
Disputes Act, 1947 (hereinafter referred as Act), he deserves to be reinstated along-with all
consequential service benefits including back wages.
3. By filing separate reply, respondent no.1 contested the claim of the petitioner on
having raised preliminary objections including maintainability. On merits, it has been asserted that
the petitioner had been appointed purely on contractual basis for the purpose of the work assigned
to the replying respondent in the Nathpa Jhakri Power Project (hereinafter referred as Project) and
that his appointment was intended to be coterminus with the completion of the work of Project. The
employment of the petitioner came to an end, ispo-facto when the work of the project was over.
Thus, his discontinuation, in service, cannot be termed as retrenchment. It is further maintained that
while engaging the petitioner, he had been specifically told that his services were purely on contract
basis and were to come to an end, with the completion of Project work. Thus, he (petitioner), along
with other similar situated employees, was disengaged, as soon as the work, in the Project, was
over. It has been denied that the petitioner was receiving Rs. 3500/- per month. Other allegations
denied.
4. Respondent no.2, has also contested the claim of the petitioner by raising preliminary
objections qua maintainability and bad for misjoinder of parties. On merits, it has been asserted that
the replying respondent is not a construction company. In fact, it is a company involved in the
business of pesticide formulation and allied activities. The replying respondent has come into
existence on 2.7.2003. It has been denied that the petitioner had been engaged by the replying
respondent on 1.5.2001. Other allegations denied.
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5. By filing rejoinder, the petitioner has asserted that Shri Anmol Sharma was the
Managing Director of M/s Hem Builders and Colonizers Ltd., during the period in dispute. In the
initial claim, which has been filed by the petitioner, in pursuance of demand notice through
authorized representative Shri Ramasrey Prasad, the name of Managing Director Shri Anmol
Sharma was mentioned as respondent no.1 but inadvertently it could not be got reflected that he
was the Managing Director of Hem Builders and Colonizers. Such omission has been rectified by
filing amended memo of parties. As far as respondent no.2 (M/s Hem & Noble Biotech
Laboratories (P) Ltd.) is concerned, it is the sister concern of respondent no.1, wherefrom he
(petitioner) was transferred on 1.9.2004. Further, the Managing Director of M/s Hem Builders and
Colonizers is aware of the fact that the petitioner had been engaged with respondent no.1, 1.5.2001
and continuously worked till 8.7.2004, at Nathpa Jhakri without any break or interruption by
completing 240 days in each calendar year. Moreover, the respondents are trying to intermingle
both the concerns i.e respondent no.1 & 2, by showing the incorporation of respondent no.2 on
2.7.2003. As a matter of fact, he (petitioner) had joined with respondent no.2 only in the month of
September, 2004, after his transfer from Nathpa Jhakri. After his illegal retrenchment, the petitioner
has not been gainfully employed. He has also not received salary w.e.f. 7.7.2004, besides other
service benefits till date, the detail of which has been given in para 3 of the rejoinder, amounting to
total Rs. 6,64,284/-, which amount be got paid to him, from the respondents.
6. On the pleadings of the parties, following issues were framed on 21.11.2008 and an
additional issue on 18.7.2011.
15. Whether the termination of services of Shri Rakesh Kumar petitioner by the
respondents’ w.e.f. 12.10.2004, without complying with the provisions of Industrial
Disputes Act, 1947 is improper and unjustified?
. .OPP.
16. If issue no.1 is proved, to what relief of service benefits and amount of compensation,
the petitioner is entitled to?
. .OPP.
17. Whether the petition is not maintainable as alleged?
. .OPR.
18. Whether the petition is bad for misjoinder of parties?
. .OPR.
4A. Whether the petitioner is not a workman?
. .OPR
Relief.
7. I have heard Ld Counsel for the parties and have also gone through the record of the
case carefully.
8. For the reasons to be recorded hereinafter while discussing issues for determination,
my findings on the aforesaid issues are as under.
Issue no.1 Yes.
Issue no.2 Entitled to lump sum compensation.
Issue no.3 No.
Issue no.4 No.
Issue no.4A. No.
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Relief.
Reference answered in favour of the petitioner, per operative part of award.
Reasons for findings
Issue no.1&2.
9. Being interlinked, both these issues are taken up for discussion and decision.
10. It has been specifically pleaded by the petitioner that 0n 1.5.2001, he had been engaged
as mechanic by respondent no.1 and that he worked upto 8.7.2004 at Kinnaur in the Project. His
version is further to this effect that on 31.8.2004, he was transferred from the Project (at Kinnaur)
to second establishment at Barotiwala (respondent no.2), where he continuously worked up to
12.10.2004, when his services were orally retrenched.
11. Respondent no.1 has come up with a specific plea that the petitioner had been
appointed purely on contract basis for the purpose of the work assigned to it (respondent no.1), in
the Project at Kinnaur and that his such appointment was to be co-terminus with the completion of
work in the said Project. It has further been clarified that while engaging the petitioner, he had been
specifically told that his services were purely on contract basis and were come to an end as soon as
the work which was Project based, was finished. Thus, according to respondent no.1, the services
of the petitioner had not been retrenched.
12. The stand of the respondent no.2 is that neither it had appointed the petitioner nor there
is any relationship of employer and employee between the parties.
13. While appearing in the witness box as PW-1, the petitioner has stated that initially, he
had been engaged as mechanic on 1.5.2001, in M/s Hem Builders and Colonizers at Jhakri on a
fixed salary of Rs. 3500/- per month and worked continuously till 8.7.2004. Thereafter, he was
removed/retrenched by respondent no.1. He served demand notice upon respondent no.1 and during
conciliation proceedings, he was transferred vide letter Ex. PA date 31.8.2004 by it (respondent
no.1), from Tapri to Barotiwala with respondent no.2. At Baddi, he had joined on 1.9.2004, where
he worked till 12.10.2004. He was terminated without any notice and compensation. He had served
demand notice upon the management, which is Ex. PB and it was replied by the respondents vide
Ex. PC. Respondent no.2, had also written a letter Ex. PE to Labour Inspector-cum-Conciliation
Officer, Baddi, the copy of whereof was supplied to him. Respondent no.1 had also issued
certificate Ex. PD in his favour. At present, he is not gainfully employed. While cross-examined on
behalf of respondent no.1, he stated that he had been engaged on regular basis but the company
(respondent no.1) had not given him any appointment letter. Self explained that at that time, it had
been told that the same shall be given later on. The company, in which he was working, had taken
the work from another company. They had been doing the work of transportation. Their company,
at the relevant time, was working on contract basis. He has got no salary receipt issued by the
company. He denied that the company which was Project based/doing contract work, had told the
workers that their services would come to an end on the completion of the work. He denied that
before letter dated 31.8.2004, he had given in writing that he had no concern with the company. He
denied that he has filed a false case. When crossexamined on behalf of respondent no.2, he stated
that on 1.5,2004, he had been engaged by respondent no.1, at Jhakri. He was transferred to
respondent no.2. He has not brought any document/record in respect of his work/job with
respondent no.2 He denied that with respondent no.2, he had never worked.
14. Shri Hem Chand Sharma (RW-1) states that whatever work is being carried out by
their company, the same is Project based. In order to do the works which are taken by the
respondent company, casual labourers are engaged. Those laburesrs are told that their services
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would come to an end after the completion of work. As soon as the work of the Project was
completed, the services of the workers stood disengaged. The attendance of the casual labourers is
marked at the site and accordingly, they are paid salary/wages. The petitioner had left the job by
taking full & final settlement vide Ex. RA In the crossexamination, he stated that he is the
Chairman-cum-Managing Director of M/s Hem Builders and Colonizers, which is a private ltd.,
company. He does not know as to how many workers/employees were working in the said
establishment. He admitted that Ex. PA, pertains to Hem Builders and Colonizers but the same (Ex.
PA) was not issued by him as it does not bear his signatures. Anmol Sharma is his son. He self
explained that there is no concern between M/s Hem Builders and M/s Hem & Noble as both are
different entities. He admitted Ex. PC and Ex. PE, were the replies to the demand notice filed
before Labour-cum-Conciliation Officer. He denied that Ex. PA and Ex. PD, were issued on the
letter pad of M/s Hem Builder and Colonizers. Self explained that the same are fabricated. He
cannot say whether the petitioner had been engaged by M/s Hem Builders and Colonizers on
1.5.2001 to 8.7.2004, at Nathpa Jhakri. He does not know that the petitioner had been transferred
from Jhakri to Barotiwala where he worked from 1.9.2004 to 14.10.2004.
15. According to RW-1 (Hem Chand Sharma), since the work which had been taken by
their company was Project based, the workers who had been engaged were casual and that their
services came to an end with the completion of the work. At the time of their engagement, they
(workers) had also been told in this regard. His evidence further makes it clear that he is the
Director of M/s Hem and Noble (respondent no.2). He expressed his lack of knowledge that the
petitioner had been transferred from M/s Hem Builders and Colonizers, at Jhakri (respondent no.1)
to M/s Hem and Noble (respondent no.2) and that Ex. PC and Ex. PE are the replies to the demand
notice filed before Labour-cum- Conciliation Officer, Baddi. Here, I would like to refer to Ex. PC,
it is the reply filed by M/s Hem and Noble (respondent no.2) before Labour Inspector-cum-
Conciliation Officer, Baddi consequent upon the demand notice under section 2-A of the Act,
which is Ex. PB. From this reply, it is revealed that Rakesh Kumar (petitioner) was working with
M/s Hem and Noble (respondent no.2) because as per the same he had been given verbal warnings
from time to time as his behaviour and conduct was not satisfactory. Despite that, he failed to
improve himself and kept on indulging in various acts of irregularities, inefficiency etc., At last, he
took his final wages and did not turn up to join his duties. From the reply Ex. PC, which had been
filed by respondent no.2 in response to demand notice Ex. PB, it is quite clear that the petitioner
had been issued warnings and that he had also been asked to improve his work and conduct which
he failed to do and finally, on his own, he did not turn up to join his duties. This goes to show that
as per the reply Ex. PC, the petitioner, on his own, left the work/job of respondent no.2.
16. It has been stated by the petitioner (PW-1) that on 1.5.2001, he had been engaged as
mechanic by the respondent no.1 at Jhakri, on fixed monthly salary of Rs. 3500/- and worked
continuously till 8.7.2004. Thereafter, his services had been terminated without any notice and
retrenchment compensation. Consequent upon demand notice, conciliation proceedings were
initiated and during conciliation, he had been transferred from Jhakri to Barotiwala with respondent
no.2. He further made it clear that his services had been terminated without any notice and
compensation on 12.10.2004. It is true that as per the contention of respondent no.1, the petitioner
had been engaged as casual worker in order to do the Project work and that his services were to
come to an end with the completion of Project work but in this regard no appointment
letter/contract has been brought, on record, which could go to show that while engaging the
services of the petitioner, as mechanic, either he had been told that his services were to come to an
end with the completion of the Project work or that in this regard, there had been specific contract
between the parties. In the cross examination of petitioner (PW-1),he has denied that at the time of
his engagement, he had been told that since the company had taken the work on contract basis for
this reason his services were to be deemed to have come to an end with the completion of the
Project work. I may mention that it is for the employee to show that what was the nature of his
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engagement/employment. In the instant case, from the statement of petitioner as PW-1, it is clear
that he had not been told by the respondent no.1 that his services were for a specific period or that
the same were deemed to have come to an end on the completion of the Project work. When, from
the evidence, led by petitioner (PW-1), it comes on record that his services were not for a specific
period/contractual basis then it was obligatory upon the respondents particularly respondent no.1 to
have brought, on record, document/appointment letter as per which the petitioner had been
allegedly engaged for a specific period i.e. till the completion of Project work or that his such
engagement was contractual for a specific period. As already stated above, from Ex. PC, it is
proved that the petitioner had been working with respondent no.2 before his services were
terminated or allegedly he left the job, on his own. It is also proved, on record, that vide Ex. PA
dated 31.8.2004, the petitioner had been transferred from Tapri site to Baddi Site. In his evidence,
the petitioner (PW-1) has stated that neither he had been given any notice nor paid retrenchment
compensation. He also proved, on record, that in each calendar year, he had completed 240 days.
Thus, his disengagement, from service, has to be considered as retrenchment as defined under
section 2(oo) of the Act.
17. On behalf of respondents reliance has been placed on Ganga Kishan Sahakari Chini
Mills Ltd. Vs. Jai Veer Singh (2007) 7 SCC 748, that it was upon the employee (petitioner) to
prove the nature of his appointment but as I have already stated that the petitioner, from his own
evidence, has discharged his onus to prove that when he was engaged/appointed, it had not been
told to him that his services were being engaged for a specific or a stipulated period and that the
same were to come to an end after the completion of the Project work. It has also been observed by
me that to rebut such evidence of the petitioner, (PW-1), the respondents have not produced any
such document/contract which could go to show that at the time of engagement of the petitioner, he
had been told that his services were to come to an end on the completion of the Project work or that
in this regard, there have been any contract between the parties. Since, the services of the petitioner
had been retrenched without notice and retrenchment compensation, the same are in violation of the
Provisions of the Act.
18. Now, the question arises as to what service benefits, the petitioner is entitled to. The
petitioner has led evidence that he was appointed on 1.5.2001 and continued to do work with
respondent no.1 at Kinnaur till 8.7.2004 and that on 31.8.2004, he was transferred to respondent
no.2 at Barotiwala where he worked till 11.10.2004 and that on 12.10.2004, his services were
terminated, without notice and retrenchment compensation. Here, I would like to point out that
from the evidence of the petitioner (PW- 1), it is revealed that at Jhakri (Kinnaur) where the
petitioner had been working with respondent no.1, no work is underway. Having regard to all the
facts and circumstances of the case, I am of the view that instead of ordering the reinstatement of
the petitioner, it would be in the interest of justice, if, he is awarded lump sum compensation. The
Hon’ble Supreme Court in Santosh Kumar Seal and others reported in 2010 LLR 677: 2010 III
CLR 17 SC, has held that : relief by way of reinstatement with back wages is not automatic even if
termination of an employee is found to be illegal or is in contravention of the prescribed procedure
and that mandatory compensation in lieu of reinstatement and back wages in cases of such nature
may be appropriate.
19. In Jagbir Singh Vs. Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board (2009) 15 SCC 327,
the Hon’ble Supreme Court has held that:
“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
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not automatic and maybe 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. “
20. The petitioner has led evidence that he was getting Rs. 3500/- per month as salary. No
such document has been produced by the respondents in order to rebut his such evidence. It has
also come on record that respondent no.1 is not carrying out any work at Jhakri (Kinnaur). Taking
into account all the facts and circumstances of the case, the ends of justice would meet if the
compensation in lieu of back wages and other service benefits is awarded to the petitioner. In my
view, he (petitioner) is entitled to receive a suitable, appropriate, just and equitable compensation
from the respondents and it would be quite reasonable and justified if the petitioner is awarded
lump sum compensation of Rs. 1.00,000/- (one lakh only) instead of reinstatement. Consequently,
my answer to issue no.1 is in “yes”, it is accordingly to issue no.2.
Issue no.3.
21. An objection has been taken by the respondent no.1 that the claim which has been filed
before this Court, by the petitioner, is not maintainable. I may mention that consequent upon the
reference which was made to this Court, by the appropriate government, the petitioner filed his
statement of claim. Since, the reference, which has been made to this Court, is required to be
answered, it cannot be said that the claim petition, which has been filed by the petitioner,
consequent thereupon, is not maintainable. Thus, I hold it to be maintainable and my answer to this
issue is in “No”. Issue no.4.
22. Respondent no.2 has taken an objection that this petition is bad for mis-joinder of
parties. It is to be noted that from the reply Ex. PC, which had been filed by respondent no.2 to the
demand notice Ex. PB, it is apparent that the petitioner had been given several warnings and that on
his own, he had left the job. From this reply, which has been admitted to be correct by RW-1 (Hem
Chand Sharma), it is proved that petitioner had been working with respondent no.2, before his
services were terminated. In these circumstances, it cannot be said that this petition is bad for
misjoinder of parties. By holding so, my answer to this issue is in “no”.
Issue no.4-A.
23. Section 2(s) of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 reads as under: “workman" means any
person (including an apprentice) employed in any industry to do any manual, unskilled, skilled,
technical, operational, clerical or supervisory work for hire or reward, whether the terms of
employment be express or implied, and for the purposes of any proceeding under this Act in
relation to an industrial dispute, includes any such person who has been dismissed, discharged or
retrenched in connection with, or as a consequence of, that dispute, or whose dismissal, discharge
or retrenchment has led to that dispute, but does not include any such person—
(i)
who is subject to the Air Force Act, 1950 (45 of 1950), or the Army Act, 1950 (46 of
1950), or the Navy Act, 1957 (62 of 1957); or
(ii) who is employed in the police service or as an officer or other employee of a prison;
or
(iii) who is employed mainly in a managerial or administrative capacity; or
(iv) who, being employed in a supervisory capacity, draws wages exceeding one thousand
six hundred rupees per mensem or exercises, either by the nature of the duties attached
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to the office or by reason of the powers vested in him, functions mainly of a
managerial nature.
The aforesaid provision of law makes it clear that a person who is employed in Supervisory
capacity will not be treated as a workman. The petitioner while appearing in the witness box as
PW-1, has stated that he was getting Rs. 3500/- per month. It has been admitted by RW-1 (Hem
Chand Sharma) that the petitioner had been engaged as casual laborer. Moreover, no such evidence
has been led by the respondents that the petitioner was doing his work in a supervisory capacity.
According to the petitioner, he had been engaged as mechanic. Thus, there is no material,
whatsoever, on record, which could go to show that the petitioner, at the relevant time was not a
workman. Accordingly, my answer to this issue is in “no”.
Relief.
As a sequel to my findings on the aforesaid issues, the claim of the petitioner is allowed and
as such the respondent no.1 is directed to pay Rs. 1,00,000/- (Rs. One lakh only), as lump sum
compensation to the petitioner within two months from today failing which the same shall carry
interest @ 9% per annum. The reference is answered accordingly. Let a copy of this award be sent
to the appropriate government for publication in official gazette. File, after completion be
consigned to records.
Announced in the open court today on this 17th day of July, 2014.
(A.S JASWAL),
Presiding Judge,
Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court, Shimla.
__________
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[Authoritative English text of Government Notification No.EXN-F(10)-16/2014 dated
22/09/2014 as required under clause (3) of Article 348 of the Constitution of India.]
EXCISE AND TAXATION DEPARTMENT
NOTIFICATION
Shimla-2, the 22nd September, 2014
No.EXN-F(10)-16/2014.—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section
63 of the Himachal Pradesh Value Added Tax Act, 2005 (Act No 12 of 2005) the Governor of
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Himachal Pradesh is pleased to make the following rules further to amend the Himachal Pradesh
Value Added Tax Rules, 2005 notified by this department notification No.EXN-F(5)-4/2005 dated
2nd December, 2005 and published in the Rajpatra, Himachal Pradesh (Extra ordinary) dated 7th
December, 2005, namely:—
1.
Short title and commencement.—(1) These rules may be called the Himachal
Pradesh Value Added Tax (4th Amendment) Rules, 2014.
(2) They shall come into force with effect from 1.10.2014.
2.
Amendment of rule 74.—In the Himachal Pradesh Value Added Tax Rules, 2005
(hereinafter referred to as the ‘said rules’), in rule 74, after the words “appropriate Assessing
Authority” the words, figures and signs “ in Form VAT-XLV ” shall be inserted.
3.
Amendment of rule 75.—In rule 75 of the said rules,—
(a) in sub-rule(1), for clauses(i) to (iv), the following clauses shall be substituted,
namely:—
“(i) does not exceed five lakh rupees, record an order sanctioning the refund within 30
days of the receipt of the application in Form VAT-XLV;
(ii) exceeds five lakh rupees but does not exceed one crore rupees, he shall submit the
record of the case within a period of 07 days together with his recommendations
to the Assistant Excise and Taxation Commissioner or Excise and Taxation
Officer In-charge of the district, as the case may be, who shall pass the order
within a period of 60 days thereof;
(iii) exceeds one crore rupees, he shall submit the record of the case within a period of
07 days from the date of receipt of application in Form VAT-XLV together with
his recommendations to the Assistant Excise and Taxation Commissioner or the
Excise and Taxation Officer In-charge of the District, as the case may be, who
shall submit the same alongwith his recommendations within a period of 15 days
to the Deputy Excise and Taxation Commissioner or officer In-charge of the
zone(except flying squads) concerned, as the case may be, for orders who shall
pass orders within a further period of 90 days;
and the Assessing Authority shall record the order sectioning the refund
mentioned in clauses(ii) and (iii) only in accordance with the orders made by
authorities specified in respective clause; and
(b) after existing sub-rule(3), the following new sub-rules, shall be inserted, namely:—
“(4) where any refund accrues on account of erroneous payment made electronically
through the departmental website wherein either the period or the head of account
or where payment is credited into incorrect TIN or errors of similar nature, the
dealer shall make the payment afresh electronically and thereafter apply for
refund to the Assessing Authority concerned. The Assessing Authority shall after
due verification of such claim, refund such erroneously made payment within 15
days of the date of application made by the dealer in this regard.
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(5) the Commissioner shall select certain number of cases wherein refund have been
allowed, for scrutiny either mechanically or through computers with a view to
examine legality and propriety of such orders by a team of designated officers
headed by Deputy Excise and Taxation Commissioner.”.
4.
Insertion of new Form VAT-XLV.—After existing Form VAT-XLIV appended to
the said rules, the following new Form “Form VATXLV” shall be inserted, namely:—
“FORM VAT-XLV
(see rule 75)
Form for refund under section 28 of the Himachal Pradesh Value Added Tax Act, 2005.
To
The Assessing Authority,
District:
I/we, do hereby apply for refund of tax as per the details given below:—
The details are as under:
1. Name of the dealer
2. Address of place of Business
3. TIN
4. Date of validity Date of liability
5. Entitlement Certificate if any
6. Details of bank account in which refund sought
(i) NAME OF BANK
(ii) BRANCH
(iii) ACCOUNT NUMBER IFSC CODE
7. Nature of returns filed monthly/quarterly
8. Amount of refund claimed and basis of that……………………………
…………………………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………..
9. Amount of refund claimed so far:—
From
To
Amount (Rs)
10. Tax paid during the previous year………………………
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11. Name and address and phone No. of the dealer or his authorized agent with whom
contact is to be made :—
(i) Name
(ii) Telephone No. with STD code
(iii) Mobile number
(iv) E-mail id
This is to certify that there are no outstanding dues against me/us either under the Himachal
Pradesh Value Added Tax Act, 2005 or the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956. The above said refund is
not carried forward or as the case may be adjusted by me/us to any subsequent previous periods.
The particulars given above are true to the best of my knowledge and belief and I do hereby
undertake that in case the refund claim filed by me/us for Rs……………….. for the assessment
year ………………. is found false or incorrect I/we shall be bound to repay the amount along with
interest and penalty as determined by the competent authority. I/we further undertake that in the
event of my failure to pay such amount the department shall have the right to recover any such
amount under the provisions of the Himachal Pradesh Value Added Tax Act,2005.
Date:
Place:
Name and signature of applicant.”.
By order,
Principal Secretary (E&T).
___________
OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, SHRI NAINA DEVI JI, DISTRICT
BILASPUR (HP) -174310
NOTIFICATION
Shri Naina Devi Ji, the, 22nd September, 2014
No.19 MCND/2012-13.—In exercise of the powers vested under section 66 of the
Himachal Pradesh Municipal (Amendment) Act, 2011(Act No. 13 of 2011) Municipal Council Shri
Naina Devi Ji do hereby impose the Bus Adda Fees on all the Buses/Trucks (in other words all the
heavy vehicles) entering in the Bus Adda premises situated above and alongside the Multi storeyed
Parking being constructed by the Municipal Council Shri Naina Devi Ji @ Rs. 25.00 per round/trip
as approved by The Municipal Council vide resolution No. 255 dated 5th March, 2014 and
published in the Rajpatra, Himachal Pradesh (ordinary) for the information of general public. This
notification supersedes the previous notification dated 27th August, 2014 notified in Rajpatra,
Himachal Pradesh digitally published on 28.08.2014.
By order,
Sd/-
Executive Officer Municipal Council,
Shri Naina Devi Ji.
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0&5&0
335
0&5&0
368
0&3&0
369
0&11&0
538@378
0&1&0
389
0&2&0
256
0&4&0
258
0&5&0
277
0&5&0
283
0&0&15
286
0&4&0
314
0&9&0
341
1&1&0
348
0&2&0
367
0&16&0
360
0&1&0
320
0&2&0
331
0&6&0
375
0&0&8
376
0&2&0
343
0&3&0
267@1
0&12&0
301
0&5&0
316
1&1&0
260
0&3&0
266
0&4&0
311
0&3&0
313
0&3&0
325
0&4&0
330
0&3&0
342
0&3&0
597@263
0&2&0
274
0&0&6
280
0&3&0
295
0&4&0
299
0&5&0
309
0&4&0
321
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0&0&15
352
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370
0&2&0
371
0&3&0
209
0&7&0
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1&12&0
214
0&11&0
216
3&12&0
217
0&19&0
218
0&9&0
289
0&3&0
337
0&16&0
357
0&3&0
244
0&1&0
219
7&14&0
229
0&4&0
230
0&2&0
593@255
0&14&0
259
0&17&0
600@267
0&17&0
273
1&0&0
278
0&5&0
279
0&1&0
285
0&11&0
364
0&2&0
365
0&10&0
372
0&13&0
577@374
0&10&0
345
0&0&12
223
1&0&0
275
0&0&18
287
0&19&0
294
0&14&0
298
0&0&13
307
1&11&0
317
0&4&0
318
0&4&0
319
0&3&0
322
1&9&0
327
0&4&0
336
0&7&0
350
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333
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221
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222
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257
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595@262
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270
0&6&0
276
0&3&0
281
0&0&18
290
0&12&0
291
0&15&0
302
0&19&0
303
2&14&0
315
0&11&0
344
0&1&0
245
0&0&9
246
0&1&0
304
3&6&0
338
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338@1
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591@252
0&0&8
576@374
0&1&0
308
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531@242
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584@534
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533@381
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578@382
0&1&0
572@390
3&18&0
356
0&4&0
384
0&6&0
385
0&19&0
587@579
6&15&0
251
0&0&14
250
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354
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353
0&9&0
346
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351
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Before the Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Solan, District Solan, Himachal Pradesh
In the matter of :
Shri Prince Kashyap s/o Shri Ashok Kumar, r/o 17, W. No. 3, B. No. 5, MC Solan, Tehsil
and District Solan, Himachal Pradesh
.. Applicant.
Versus
General Public
.. Respondent.
Whereas, applicant Shri Prince Kashyap s/o Shri Ashok Kumar, r/o 17, W. No. 3, B. No. 5,
MC Solan, Tehsil and District Solan, Himachal Pradesh has submitted an application before the
undersigned for entry of his name Prince Kashyap in the E. O. M. C. Solan, District Solan record,
as his name entered in E. O. M. C. record as Rajkumar which is wrong.
The general public of the concerned area is hereby called upon to file objection, if any,
regarding entry of “name Prince Kashyap” in the E. O. M. C. Solan record in writing to this office.
The objections should reach this office on or before 16th October, 2014 positively, otherwise
necessary order will be passed to enter his name in the concerned office.
Seal.
Sd/-
Sub-Divisional Magistrate,
Solan, District Solan, Himachal Pradesh.
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