Judgment

DR. AR. LAKSHMANAN, J. - Leave granted.

2. A bunch of 38 appeals were filed by State of Uttaranchal Forest Development Corporation against the judgment and order dated 21 - 8 - 2003 by the High Court of Uttaranchal in Writ Petition No. 1376 of 2001. The said writ petition was filed by the respondent workmen against the award dated 24 - 12 - 1997 of the Labour Court, Dehradun in Litigation Case No. 117 of 2006 (with 29 other cases).

Dates and events

3. U.P. Forest Corporation had engaged daily - wage workers for the purpose of measurement of wood, protection of timber at the logging site and depots of the Corporation. The said engagement of workers was as per requirement. V.P. Forest Corporation was the predecessor of the appellant Corporation.

4. Writ Petition No. 21 of 1993 (Van Nigam Kannachari Kalyan Sangh v. a State of U.P.) was decided by the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad vide judgment and order dated 12 - 7 - 1994 wherein the High Court, inter alia, held as under:

"(iii) In case of reduction of work or shortfall in the work the authorities of the Forest Corporation would make an endeavour to adjust them in alternative work available in the particular region i