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2018 DIGILAW 1260 (BOM)

Forest Development Corporation Of Maharashtra v. Ahmednagar Zilla Van Kamgar Union

2018-05-07

RAVINDRA V.GHUGE

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JUDGMENT Ravindra V. Ghuge, J. - The Petitioner Corporation is aggrieved by the judgment and order dated 22.08.2003, by which, the Industrial Court, Ahmednagar has allowed Complaint (ULP) No. 138/1995 and has granted permanency and benefits incidental thereto to six employees mentioned in Annexure A to the said complaint. 2. While admitting this petition on 01.03.2004, this Court has granted interim relief in terms of prayer clause "D" to the Petitioner Corporation and consequentially, the impugned judgment and order has been stayed. 3. No appearance has been entered on behalf of the Respondent Union. I have, therefore, considered the submissions of the learned Advocate for the Petitioner at length. 4. It is pointed out by the learned Advocate for the Petitioner that the Honourable Supreme Court in the matter of Uttaranchal Forest Development Corporation and another v. Jabar Singh and others, 2007 (3) Mh.L.J. 354, has settled the issue that the Forest Development Corporation is an industry. 5. Keeping in view the law laid down in the matters of Mukhyadhikari, Nagar Parishad, Tuljapur v. Vishal Vijay Amrutrao, 2015(5) Mh.L.J. 75 (S.J.) , Municipal Council, Tuljapur v. Baban Hussain Dhule, judgment 26.02.2015 in Writ Petition No. 1843/2015 (S.J.) and Municipal Council, Tirora and another v. Tulsidas Baliram Bindhade, 2016 (6) Mh.L.J. 867 . (D.B.) , the State Instrumentality cannot create posts. The deeming provisions with regard to permanency under Standing Orders 4C and 4D of the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946, are not applicable to such State Instrumentalities. Even if daily wagers are working over a period of time, they cannot be granted permanency on the basis of the deeming provision. As such, the directions of the Industrial Court granting permanency to six employees from the date of the impugned judgment, cannot be sustained. 6. Even otherwise, without considering the availability of permanent sanctioned posts, the Industrial Court could not have granted permanency from the date of the impugned judgment only on the ground that they have worked continuously for a period of 240 days in each calender year. 7. The learned Advocate for the Petitioner submits that these six employees have not been in employment from 01.04.1995 i.e. for the past 23 years. So also, the Petitioner Division has been closed down on 30.04.1998. These workers were given an option to be accommodated in the Nashik Region, which they have not accepted and are out of employment ever since. The learned Advocate for the Petitioner submits that these six employees have not been in employment from 01.04.1995 i.e. for the past 23 years. So also, the Petitioner Division has been closed down on 30.04.1998. These workers were given an option to be accommodated in the Nashik Region, which they have not accepted and are out of employment ever since. 8. I also find that these employees or the Union, which represented them, have not responded to the notice of this Court and have not caused an appearance in this matter. 9. For the reasons recorded herein above, the impugned judgment dated 22.08.2003 stands quashed and set aside. Complaint (ULP) No. 138/1995 preferred by the Respondent Union stands rejected. 10. Rule is made absolute in the above terms.