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DELHI HIGH COURT
PRATHIBA M.SINGH
Naveen Kumar – Appellant
Versus
Employees State Insurance Corporation – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. workmen's engagement and contract termination (Para 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. contention on legal precedent and contractual rights (Para 5 , 6 , 8 , 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 3. maintainability of writ petitions and alternative remedies (Para 21 , 22 , 23) |
| 4. evaluation of exceptional circumstances in labor disputes (Para 24 , 26 , 27) |
| 5. conclusion and direction for future remedies (Para 28 , 31 , 33) |
JUDGMENT
Prathiba M. Singh, J. This judgment has been pronounced through video conferencing.
2. The present writ petitions have been filed by various Petitioners/Workmen (hereinafter referred as "Workmen"), who were working in the Employees' State Insurance Hospital, Basai Darapur, Delhi-110015 (hereinafter referred as "ESI Hospital") run by Employees' State Insurance Corporation (hereinafter referred as "the Corporation"). These three writ petitions cover a total of 86 Workmen, who worked as Safai Karamcharis at the ESI Hospital. They were engaged by Uttar Pradesh Rajkiya Nirman Nigam (hereinafter referred as "UPRNN") through a sub-contractor who is Respondent No.3, M/S. New S.S. Enterprises (hereinafter, "old Contractor").
3. The case of the Workmen, is that the contract of maintenance o
The court ruled that contractual employees cannot be replaced without valid justification, and mass termination does not constitute exceptional circumstances for bypassing the Industrial Disputes Act....
The Labour Court's determination that a sham contract exists may classify workers as employees of the principal employer, thereby validating their claims for service conditions and protections under ....
Burden of proof in employment disputes shifts to the employer once workmen establish their employment. In cases of termination, statutory compliance is critical.
it is difficult to extend minimum time scale to the petitioners as they were not engaged by respondent Nos. 4 to 11 either on contract basis or outsourcing basis.
The main legal point established in the judgment is the requirement for compliance with the provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, particularly in cases of termination and retrenchment, and....
Contractual employee – Regularization of - Since CWC is responsible for disrupting the status quo, which prevailed before 06.01.2021, it would have to continue the services of the workmen who were on....
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the Labour Court has no jurisdiction to decide disputed facts under Section 33-C(2) of the ID Act when there is no employer-employee relations....
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