SHIVA NAND v. PRESIDING OFFICER, LABOUR COURT, ALLAHABAD
2007-12-13
RAKESH TIWARI
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JUDGMENT Hon’ble Rakesh Tiwari, J.—Heard learned Counsel for the parties. 2. This petition has been filed against the validity and correctness of the order dated 6.10.2001 published on notice board on 7.8.2002, which has been annexed as Annexure 7 to the writ petition. 3. The petitioner has prayed for issuance of writ, order or direction commanding the respondents to reinstate the petitioner in service and also pay salary and emoluments payable to the post occupied by the petitioner alongwith interest payable thereon. 4. The petitioner was initially engaged on daily wages in Anusandhan Evam Niyojan (Jal Sansthan) under respondent Nos. 2 and 3 i.e. Superintending Engineer as well as Executive Engineer, M/s. Anusandhan Evam Niyojan (Jal Sansthan), Mandal, Allahabad from time to time on need basis. He was disengaged w.e.f. 1.1.1989 after the work or the specified period for which he was engaged was over. 5. It appears that the petitioner raised an industrial dispute with regard to his disengagement from work/service. On conciliation proceedings having failed the dispute was referred by the State Government in exercise of powers under Section 4-K of the U.P. Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 to Labour Court, U.P. Allahabad where it was registered as adjudication No. 42 of 1998. 6. On receipt of summon the parties filed their respective written statement and reply as well as rejoinder affidavit. 7. An application was also moved by the workman for summoning muster roll from September, 1984 to November 26, 1988 from the employer to prove that he had worked for 240 days of continuous service in preceding 12 calender months of each year of engagement in service. 8. The Labour Court by the impugned award dated 6.10.2001 held that the petitioner has failed to establish that he had worked for 240 days of service continuous in each of the calendar year he would under the employer. This finding which is also supported from the documents, which had been got summoned by the workman from the employer and produced by them. The labour Court has come to these categorical findings that the concerned workman was engaged on need basis from time to time, he never been served continuous 240 days or more days in a calendar years and that he was disengaged after the work was over on the basis of pleadings, documents and oral evidence adduced by the parties. 9.
The labour Court has come to these categorical findings that the concerned workman was engaged on need basis from time to time, he never been served continuous 240 days or more days in a calendar years and that he was disengaged after the work was over on the basis of pleadings, documents and oral evidence adduced by the parties. 9. A specific finding of fact have also been recorded that the workman was never appointed in accordance with the Rules against any substantive vacancy and that burden of proof was upon him to prove his case in which he had utterly failed.
9. A specific finding of fact have also been recorded that the workman was never appointed in accordance with the Rules against any substantive vacancy and that burden of proof was upon him to prove his case in which he had utterly failed. The relevant finding of the labour Court in para 9, 10 and 11 are as under : Þ9- lkekU; :i esa lsok;kstd dks lsok ls fudkyus dk vf/kdkj Li"V :i ls miyC/k gSA [kkldj nSfud osru Hkksxh Jfed osru ij dh xbZ lsok dks vk/kkj cukdj fu;fer deZpkjh gksus dk ykHk ugha ÁkIr dj ldrkA Jfed dks fudkys tkus ds laca/k esa lsok;kstd dk Li"V dFku gS fd vko;drkuqlkj mlls dk;Z fy;k x;k vkSj bl le; muds ;gka u rks ,slk dksbZ in gS vkSj u gh dksbZ in fjDr gS vkSj u dksbZ ,slh O;oLFkk gh gS ftlds vUrxZr Jfed dks lsok esa j[kk tk ldsA dksbZ vkfFkZd O;oLFkk Hkh muds laLFkku esa ugh gS fd Jfed dks lsok;ksftr fd;k tk ldsA ifjfLFkfr;ksa Li"V djrh gS fd nSfud osruHkksxh ds :i esa Jfed dk fudkyk tkuk LHkkoh gS vkSj Jfed mius lkiFk dFku esa Hkh bl rF;ksa dks Áekf.kr djus esa lQy ugha jgkA lsok;kstd }kjk kks"k.k vkSj Jfed ds fo:) O;ogkj ds dkj.k mls lsok esa fudkyk x;kA Jfed ;g Áekf.kr djus esa vlQy gS fd mlus 240 fnu dh yxkrkj lsok ,d dys.Mj o"kZ esa iwjh dh gSA lsok;kstd }kjk ÁLrqr fd;s x;s eLVj jksy Hkh blh rF; dk leFkZu djrs gSa fd Jfed }kjk ,d dys.Mj o"kZ esa 240 fnu dh lsok ugha dh x;hA vr% bl vk/kkj ij Hkh /kkjk 6&,u] m0Á0 vkS0fo0 vf/k0 1947 dk mYya?ku ugha fd;k x;k gS vkSj Jfed ekaxk x;k vuqrks"k ikus dk vf/kdkjh ugha gSA Jfed dh vksj ls rdZ fd;k x;k fd lh0ih0 okn la0 175@96 esa lsok;kstd dh vksj ls tks mŸkj fn;k x;k gS mlds iSjk 11 esa ;g dgk x;k fd oknh us o"kZ 1995 dks NksM+dj dHkh Hkh 140 fnu ls vf/kd dk;Z ugha fd;k gS rFkk ftl ekg esa ftrus fnu dke fd;k gS mldk fooj.k ÁLrqr fd;k tk pqdk gSA ;g dFku foijhr rF;ksa esa lk{; o Áek.k dk :i ugha ys ldrk gSA 10- i{kdkjksa ds rdksZ ds vfrfjDr ,d egRoiw.kZ rF; vkSj Hkh Ádkk esa vkrk gS fd Jfed dh lsok ds dFkukuqlkj fnukad 1-8-1989 ls lekIr gqbZ vkSj Jfed }kjk orZeku ekeyk o"kZ 1998 esa ÁLrqr fd;k x;kA ;g ekeyk 2001 esa fuLrkfjr gks jgk gSA Jfed ds tkus ls LFkku Hkh fjDr ugha gqvkA bl yEch vof/k ds ckn Jfed vkSj lsok;kstd viuh&viuh O;oLFkk vo; lqfufpr dj fy;s gSA Jfed dh vksj ls bl yEch vof/k ds ckn nk;j djus dk dkbZ dkj.k Hkh ÁLrqr ugha fd;k x;kA bl laca/k esa m0Á0 bysDVªhflVh cksMZ ceku ihBklhu vf/kdkjh] yscj dksVZ fjV ;kfpdk la0 26294@94 fu.khZr fnukad 17-11-1997 ek0 mPp U;k;ky;] bykgkckn ds fu.kZ; dks n`f"Vxr djrs gq;s LiLV gksrk gS fd fulUnsg bl vf/kfu;e esa le;k fof/k ugha ÁnRr gSA fdUrq ek0 mPp U;k;ky; }kjk vius fu.kZ; esa rhu o"kZ dh le;kof/k fufpr dh xbZ gSA Jfed ds fy;s vko;d Fkk fd og nsjh ls ekeys dks nk;j djus dk leqfpr dkj.k ÁLrqr djrk tks mlds }kjk ugha ÁLrqr fd;k x;kA rn~uqlkj bl Øe esa Hkh Jfed dk ekeyk Li"V :i ls blds foijhr ÁHkkfor gksrk gSA 11- rn~uqlkj mijkafdr fooj.k] lk{; rFkk ifjfLFkfr;ksa dks n`f"Vxr djrs gq;s esa bl fu"d"kZ ij igqprk gw¡ fd Jfed vius dFku dks Áekf.kr djus esa vlQy jgk gS vkSj ;g ekaxk x;k vuqrks"k ikus dk vf/kdkjh ugha gSAÞ 10.
Learned Counsel for the petitioner inspite of repeated request of the Court, has not advanced any argument hence this Court has no option to record it findings on the basis of the record appended with the writ petition basis of argument advanced by the learned Standing Counsel for the respondents. 11. After hearing the arguments and on perusal of records in my opinion, the Labour Court has rightly come to the conclusion that the employer has a prerogative and right to terminate the service of his employee and that petitioner who was daily wager has no legal right to claim relief of continuity of service with full back wages as he failed to prove his case. The Court had considered the fact that even from the document which had been got summoned by the workman from the employer i.e. the muster roll it is established fact that the workman had not worked more than 240 days continuous service in any of the calendar year and as such Section 6 of the U.P. Industrial Dispute Act are not applicable and he is disengaged from the service as daily wager is not in contravention of law. 12. Furthermore since the Counsel for the petitioner has not pressed the petition, I hold that there is no illegality, infirmity or perversity in the award passed by the labour Court and as such finding of facts recorded by the labour Court on basis of pleading, orally and documentary evidence of the parties cannot be disturbed in exercise of extra ordinary power in writ jurisdiction. 13. For the reason stated above, the writ petition is dismissed. 14. No order as to costs. ———