JUDGMENT

The Judgment of the Court was delivered by

M. JAGANNADHA RAO, J. - The dispute in this batch of IAs is between the workmen and the management of M/s. Birla Textiles (Proprietor Textiles Ltd., Calcutta). Common questions arise in all these IAs.

2. IA No. 202 of 1992 (in IA No. 22 in WP No. 4677 of 1985) has been filed on behalf of 2800 workers of M/s. Birla Textiles (Proprietor Textiles Ltd., Calcutta) ("the Industry") who claim to have worked for various periods ranging from 5 to 30 years and whose services are in jeopardy upon the closure of the Industry at Delhi, consequent to orders of this Court. The reliefs sought for in this IA are (i) payment of full back wages w.e.f. 1-12-1996 along with 18% interest, (ii) to treat the workmen as in continuous employment for 1-12-1996, (iii) to direct the Industry to deem that the workmen have exercised option to shift in accordance with the order of this Honble Court, (iv) to direct the Industry to give 1 years wages as shifting bonus, (v) to direct the Industry to ask the workmen to report at the selection sites after the factory is fully set up and commenced production, with basic amenities for the workers and their families.

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