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GAURANG KANTH
Bhola Thakur – Appellant
Versus
Muncipal Corporation of Delhi – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Gaurang Kanth, J. The present petition filed under the Article 226 of The Constitution of India emanates from the award dated 07.03.2003 ("the impugned award") passed by The Learned Presiding Officer, The Industrial Tribunal no. II, Karkarduma Courts, Delhi in I.D. No. 16/98. Vide the impugned Award, the learned Labour Court was pleased to decide the terms of reference in favour of the Respondent/management.
2. Aggrieved by the impugned award, the Petitioner/workman has preferred the present petition, seeking an appropriate writ for quashing the impugned award and subsequent reinstatement of the Petitioner/workman in service with all consequential benefits.
FACTS RELEVANT FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF THE PRESENT WRIT PETITION
3. The Petitioner/workman joined the Respondent/management as a Beldar w.e.f. 08.08.1996 on a monthly paid/muster roll basis. The service of the Petitioner/workman was terminated w.e.f. 15.05.1997 vide a termination letter dated 14.05.1997.
4. The Petitioner/workman moved his union to raise an industrial dispute on his behalf with respect to non-regularisation, denial of equal pay for equal work, and termination of service. The union served upon the Respo
Termination without valid reason and entitlement of wages for muster roll employees.
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The burden of proof lies with the claimant to establish continuous employment and violation of labor laws, and mere non-production of documents by the employer may not suffice to prove the claim.
The court emphasized the distinct nature of proceedings under Section 33(2)(b) and Section 10 of the I.D. Act, and the limited jurisdiction of the court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India....
Disciplinary actions by employers must comply with fair enquiry standards; failure to allow cross-examination does not nullify properly conducted proceedings.
Compliance with the principle of natural justice is crucial in employment termination cases, and workmen are entitled to full back wages in case of illegal termination.
The burden of proof for continuous service of 240 days rests on the workman, and mere self-serving statements are insufficient to establish this claim.
The main legal point established in the judgment is the requirement to prove the contents of documents by primary evidence or secondary evidence under Sections 61 and 65 of the Evidence Act.
The submission of a forged educational document can justify the termination of employment.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the regularisation of service could only be from the date of the petitioners' appointment in regular service i.e., 03.10.2012, and not from th....
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