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2023 Supreme(Ori) 224

BISWANATH RATH, M. S. SAHOO
Bhismaraj Meher – Appellant
Versus
Director, State Labour Institute – Respondent


Advocates:
M/s. A.K. Nayak, Advocate and S.K. Sarangi, Advocate, for the Appellant; M/s. S. Dash, Advocate and S.S. Sahoo, Advocate, for the Respondent.

JUDGMENT

Biswanath Rath, J.

This Writ Petition at the instance of the so called workman involves a challenge to the award of the Labour Court, Bhubaneswar dated 5.12.2015 in I.D. Case No.35 of 2014 disfavoring the Petitioner-workman.

2. Background of this case appears to be; Petitioner upon becoming successful in an walk-in-interview was engaged as a Chowkidar-cum-Peon in the State Labour Institute-the sole Opposite Party herein at a monthly honorarium of Rs.1500/- vide the engagement letter dated 02.01.2006 (Anexure-2). It is claimed that Petitioner was appointed as Chowkidar-cum-Peon being asked to work 24 hours in a day with a sum of Rs.1500/- per month. While the matter stood thus Petitioner made a representation to the Commissioner-cum-Secretary, Labour & Employment Department who was also then functioning as the Vice Chairman of the State Labour Institute, with a prayer to either increase his remuneration or to allow him to work for eight hours in a day and or even relaxing the working hours to enable himself to take up part time job elsewhere to maintain his livelihood. Petitioner claims that as a consequence of the representation vide Annexure-3 he was favored with a letter da

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