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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Honourable Mr Justice D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY
Management of Murudeshwar Ceramics Limited – Appellant
Versus
Presiding Officer Industrial Tribunal, Puducherry – Respondent
ORDER :
A. The Writ Petition:
1. This Writ Petition is filed challenging the award of the Industrial Tribunal, Pondicherry , dated 08.04.2009 made in I.D.No.15 of 2005. By the said award, the Labour Court directed the grant of permanent status to the Workmen and that their services be regularised and be granted, but wages on par with the regular workers of the Management, in the fitting category.
B. Case of the Workmen:
2. The case of the Workmen is that 165 Workmen are concerned in the present dispute. They are employed by the Management in the factory for about 2½ years. All of them are technically qualified being ITI, Diploma holders in various trades. They were employed in the activities of the Management, such as mixing up of raw materials, grinding of ball mill, spray drying, style pressing, glazing line, tiles car loading, kiln firing, polishing, squaring, sorting and packing, carton plant, machine maintenance, turning works, diesel generators maintenance, fitter and operation, kiln maintenance. They were employed in the same manner as that of the other Workmen employed by the Management permanently. All of them have completed 240 days without any break in service. The list of
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