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DEVASHIS BARUAH
Workman Of Borjan Tea Estate, Rep. By The Secy. , Assam Chah Karmachari Sangha – Appellant
Versus
Management Of Borjan Tea Estate – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
The instant writ petition has been filed challenging the award dated 27.12.2010 passed by the learned Labour Court, Dibrugarh in Reference Case No.1/2009 whereby the learned Labour Court decided the Reference Case by upholding the decision of the Management of Borjan Tea Estate to dismiss the delinquent workman.
2. The facts involved in the instant case as would appear from the perusal of the writ petition as well as the LCR are that one Shri Badan Gogoi (hereinafter referred to as the ‘delinquent workman’) was a Store Clerk w.e.f. 01.04.2001. On 01.04.2007, one Sri Rana Raruah joined the post of the Manager of Borjan Tea Estate. It reveals from the records that after joining, the said Manager received information from the Head Office that there were some irregularities in respect to the sale of scrap of Borjan Tea Estate. Accordingly, he held an enquiry. During the course of enquiry, the delinquent workman who was also the Store Clerk was called and upon him, various enquiries were made as regards certain sale of scrap on 21.02.2007 by the then Manager and Assistant Manager of Borjan Tea Estate. During the said course of enquiry, the purchaser of the scrap one Sri Dasar
High Court can modify punishment in exercise of its jurisdiction under Article 226 of Constitution only it finds that punishment imposed is shockingly disproportionate to charges proved.
The Labour Court must first determine the validity of domestic enquiry before evaluating evidence presented for dismissal in industrial disputes.
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In industrial disputes involving dismissal, the Labour Court must first frame a preliminary issue regarding the legality of the domestic enquiry. If valid, it must then assess the proportionality of ....
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Limited scope of interference under Article 226 of the Constitution of India in labor disputes.
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