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SANJAY KUMAR MEDHI
Akhil Bharatiya Chah Mazdoor Sangha – Appellant
Versus
Management of Ananda Tea Estate – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
SANJAY KUMAR MEDHI, J.
1. The legality and validity of an Award dated 08.10.2012 passed by the learned Labour Court, Dibrugarh in Ref. Case No. 8 of 2009 is the subject matter of challenge in this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. By the aforesaid Award, the dismissal of the workmen, who are represented by the petitioner Sangha has been upheld. The fairness of the domestic enquiry was taken up as a preliminary issue and the said issue was decided in favour of the Management.
2. Before going to the issue which has arisen for determination, the facts of the case, as projected in the petition, may be narrated briefly.
3. At the outset, this Court records upon instructions that though initially there were 12 nos. of workmen who are represented by the petitioner-Sangha, 5 nos. of them have expired during the pendency of this writ petition. The workmen were employees of the Management of Ananda Tea Estate (hereinafter the Management). On 31.03.2004 in the morning hours, the workmen had come to the Office of the Management and demanded that justice be given by the Senior Assistant Manager, one Shri JK Gogoi, on the issue of assaulting two boys of the Ga
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