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PETITIONER:

H.D. SINGH

Vs.

RESPONDENT:

RESERVE BANK OF INDIA & ORS.

DATE OF JUDGMENT10/09/1985

BENCH:

KHALID, V. (J)

BENCH:

KHALID, V. (J)

REDDY, O. CHINNAPPA (J)

CITATION:

1986 AIR 132 1985 SCR Supl. (2) 842

1985 SCC (4) 201 1985 SCALE (2)607

ACT:

Industrial Disputes Act 1947, sections 2 (oo), 25 F,

Schedule V, Item 10.

Reserve Bank of India - Employment of Tikka Mazdoor -

Persons helping examiner of coins and notes - Daily rated

workers - Name of worker struck off the rolls after passing

matriculation examination - Whether amounts to

’retrenchment’ - Confidential circular of Bank instructing

officers to give work on rotational basis - Whether an

’unfair labour practice’.

HEADNOTE:

The appellant was a tikka mazdoor-person who helps the

Examiners of Coins and notes in the Reserve Bank of India,

the 1st Respondent. He was selected in 1974 on daily wages

basis and he had to report to the bank regularly in the

morning to ascertain whether he could get work every-day. On

days when no work was given he had to wait till noon to be

told by