HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
JYOTI MULIMANI, J
TATA CONSUMER PRODUCTS LTD. – Appellant
Versus
GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. closure and termination of employment following factory operational viability. (Para 2) |
| 2. hearing arguments regarding complexity of labor disputes post-termination. (Para 3) |
| 3. review of governmental reference order in light of existing settlements. (Para 5) |
| 4. outcome of the writ petition is to quash invalid reference order. (Para 6 , 7) |
ORDER
2. The short facts are these:
To be transparent in the matter and to keep the Unions informed about the closure of the factory, the petitioner wrote a letter dated:13.03.2021 to both the Unions functioning in the factory, namely, Tata Tea Employees' Union and Tata Finlay Staff Union. Consequent to the closure of the factory, the services of all twenty-nine workmen came to be terminated with effect from 13.03.2021, and the workmen whose services were terminated were extended the following benefits:
b. Closure compensation as per Section 25-FFF of the Industrial Disputes Act .
(i) Term Life Insurance cover for Rs. Five lakhs for the workmen.
Thereafter, Tata Tea Employees' Union and Tata Finlay Staff Union made a representation to the Labour and Conciliation Officer, Division-1, Bagalakunte, Bengaluru, vide their Petition dated: 1
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