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2024 Supreme(P&H) 1990
PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH
SANJAY VASHISTH, J.
Managing Director, Haryana Agro Industries Corporation Limited And Another - Appellant
Vs.
Jasvir Singh And Others - Respondent
CWP-24883-2023
Decided On : 13-05-2024
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant :Mr. Padamkant Dwivedi, Advocate
For the Respondent:Mr. Praveen Chander Goyal, Addl.AG, Haryana, and Mr. Satish Singla, AAG, Haryana. Mr. J.P. Dhull, Advocate Mr. Dhananjay Singh, Advocate M/s Oscar Security & Fire Services. Mr. Rakesh Nuniwal, Mr. Tarun K. Sharma and Mr. Vishaw Partap Singh, Advocate M/s SIS India Limited
JUDGMENT :
Sanjay Vashisth, J.
This petition and pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, stands disposed of, in terms of detailed observations made in the common judgment of even date, passed separately in CWP No. 24831 of 2023, titled as "Managing Director, Haryana Agro Industries Corporation Limited and another v. Joginder and others", and 10 connected cases, including present petition.Sr. No. | Case No. | Case Title | Arising out of Reference No. | Date of award passed by Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court, Ambala | |
Petitioners | Respondents | ||||
01. | CWP-248312023 | Managing Director, Haryana Agro Industries Corporation Limited and another | Joginder and others | 246 of 2018 | 31.05.2023 |
02. | CWP-248412023 | Managing Director, Haryana Agro Industries Corporation Limited and another | Randhir and others | 257 of 2018 | 31.05.2023 |
03. | CWP-248772023 | Managing Director, Haryana Agro Industries Corporation Limited and another | Ram Niwas and another | 251 of 2018 | 06.06.2023 |
04. | CWP-248522023 | Managing Director, Haryana Agro Industries Corporation Limited and another | Baljeet @ Matru and others | 241 of 2018 | 07.06.2023 |
05. | CWP-248682023 | Managing Director, Haryana Agro Industries Corporation Limited and another | Vinod and others | 244 of 2018 | 07.06.2023 |
06. | CWP-249192023 | Managing Director, Haryana Agro Industries Corporation Limited and another | Kapil and others | 253 of 2018 | 31.05.2023 |
07. | CWP-248442023 | Managing Director, Haryana Agro Industries Corporation Limited and another | Hariom and others | 258 of 2018 | 31.05.2023 |
08. | CWP-248662023 | Managing Director, Haryana Agro Industries Corporation Limited and another | Vikas and others | 281 of 2018 | 31.05.2023 |
09. | CWP-248492023 | Managing Director, Haryana Agro Industries Corporation Limited and another | Suresh and others | 252 of 2018 | 31.05.2023 |
10. | CWP-248612023 | Managing Director, Haryana Agro Industries Corporation Limited and another | Rohtas and another | 239 of 2018 | 31.05.2023 |
11. | CWP-248832023 | Managing Director, Haryana Agro Industries Corporation Limited and another | Jasvir Singh and others | 237 of 2018 | 07.06.2023 |
1. This common judgement shall decide the fate of aforementioned 11 writ petitions, since the facts and law involved in all the writ petitions are similar.
2. All the total 11 petitions have been filed by the petitioners/management, namely, (1) Managing Director, Haryana Agro Industries Corporation Limited, Panchkula; and (2) District Manager, Haryana Agro Industries Corporation Limited, Kaithal, challenging the award(s) passed by the Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court, Ambala (here-after referred to as the 'Labour Court'), while answering 11 references, on different dates (as depicted in the above table).
After adjudicating the industrial dispute, the Labour Court answered the same in favour of respective workman(s), and ordered for their reinstatement with continuity in service. The Labour Court also awarded 50% back wages as last drawn by the workman(s), from the date of termination till reinstatement, to be paid within 3 months, failing which interest @ 9% on the due amount was ordered to be paid.
3. At the outset, it is apt to notice that in all the 11 cases, pursuant to the demand notice(s), raising industrial dispute by the respective workman(s) before the Assistant Labour Commissioner, Kaithal, and appearance of the petitioners/management before the said authority, no settlement took place. Subsequently, upon issuance of requisite certificate(s) by the said authority, enabling the workman(s) to approach the Labour Court, for adjudication of the industrial dispute, the workman(s) filed application(s), under Section 2-A(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (hereafter referred to as, 'the 1947 Act'), seeking permission to file the claim petition on the basis of certificate(s) issued by the office of Assistant Labour Commissioner, Kaithal. For ready reference, Section 2-A of the 1947 Act, is reproduced as under:-
"2A. Dismissal, etc., of an individual workman to be deemed to be an industrial dispute. -
(1) Where any employer discharges, dismisses, retrenches or otherwise terminates the services
