Smt. Sadhna Singh and 2 Others Vs Commissioner… — Writ and Judicial Review | Allahabad HC (2024)

Smt. Sadhna Singh and 2 Others Vs Commissioner… — Writ and Judicial Review | Allahabad HC (2024)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Mandamus to the Commissioner under the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923 and Dy. Labour Commissioner, Gonda to decide Claim No. W C. .07/2011 (including the application dated 21.02.2018) expeditiously and fairly, without unnecessary adjournments, and pass the final decision at the earliest.

Issue for consideration

Whether a writ should issue under Article 227 of the Constitution directing the Commissioner under the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923 / Dy. Labour Commissioner, Gonda to dispose of the petitioners' pending application dated 21.02.2018 (seeking declaration of penalty arising from the order dated 12.07.2012 in Claim No. W C. .07/2011) expeditiously.

Ratio / Principle

On perusal of the certified copy of the order sheet, the Court found that proceedings in the claim case were being delayed — on some dates because the officials concerned abstained from judicial work, and on other dates because, despite the applicant's presence, no hearing took place and dates were adjourned without any reason.

Key takeaways

The writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Commissioner under the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923 and Dy. Labour Commissioner, Gonda to conduct the proceedings of Claim No. W C. .07/2011 expeditiously and fairly, without granting unnecessary adjournments to any party, and to make every possible effort to pass the final decision at the earliest.ratio¶¶8

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Constitution of India, Article 227 — Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923 — Claim No. W C. .07/2011 before the Commissioner under the Act / Dy. Labour Commissioner, Gonda — order dated 12.07.2012 in favour of petitioners (declaration of interest); application dated 21.02.2018 for declaration of penalty undisposed — certified copy of order sheet disclosed hearings stalled on some dates owing to officials abstaining from judicial work and, on others, no hearing despite presence with dates adjourned without reason — writ petition disposed of with a direction to the authority to conclude the proceedings expeditiously, fairly, without granting unnecessary adjournments to any party, and to pass the final decision at the earliest.

Neutral Citation No. - 2024:AHC-LKO:62836

Court No. - 19

Case :- MATTERS UNDER ARTICLE 227 No. - 4361 of 2024 Petitioner :- Smt. Sadhna Singh And 2 Others Respondent :- Commissioner Under Workman Compensation Act 1923 And Dy. Labour Commissioner, Gonda And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Kaushal Mani Tripathi Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Subhash Vidyarthi,J.

ययाचचिकयाकरयाቔኋगण कके चविदयान अधधिविकया ककौशल मचण चቔኌपयाठठ रथया रयाज्य सरकयार कके चविदयान स्थयायठ अधधिविकया शठ हकेमन्र ककमयार पयाण्डकेय कको सकनया रथया पቔኌयाविलठ कया अविलकोकन चकयया।

भयाररठय ससंचविधियान कके अनकच्छकेद 227 कके असंरगቔኋर ्ቚस्रकर इस ययाचचिकया दयारया ययाचचिकयाकरयाቔኋगण नके कमቔኋचियारठ ्ቚचरकर अधधिचनयम, 1923 एविसं उप-शमयाय क दकेविठपयाटन मण्डल, गकोण्डया कको वियाद ससंख्यया W C. .07/2011 मम ययाचचिकयाकरयाቔኋगण कके प्ቌ मम पयाररर अचभचनणቔኋय चदनयासंचकर 12.07.2012 कके ्ቅम मम ्ቌचरपपूचरቔኋ ककी दकेयरया कके ससंबसंधि मम दण्ड ककी दकेयरया चनधियाቔኋररर करनके हकेरक चदनयासंक 21.02.2018 कको ्ቚयाथቔኋनया-पቔኌ चदयया, धजिसकके शठ्ቈ चनस्रयारण कया चनदरश चदयके जियानके कया अनकरकोधि चकयया हहै।

ययाचचिकया कके सयाथ ससंल्ሿ वियाद कके आदकेश पቔኌ ककी ्ቚचर कके अविलकोकन सके स्प्ቖ हकोरया हहै चक ्ቚचरवियादठ नके डयाक कके मयाध्यम सके अपनया कथन ्ቚकेचषिर चकयया हहै चकन्रक विह न्ययाययालय कके सम्ቌ उपसस्थर हकोकर अपनया प्ቌ नहीሻ रख रहया हहै। अन क चरधथयोሱ पर वियाद ककी कयायቔኋवियाहठ अधधिविकयागण कके न्ययाचयक कयायቔኋ सके चविरर हकोनके कके कयारण स्थचगर हहई चकन्रक ककछ चरधथयोሱ पर वियादठ कके उपसस्थर हकोनके कके बयाविजिपूद सकनवियाई नहीሻ हहई और चबनया चकसठ कयारण कके हठ चरधथ स्थगचर हहई हहै।

ययाचचिकयाकरयाቔኋ कके चविदयान अधधिविकया नके कमቔኋचियारठ ्ቚचरकर अधधिचनयम, 1923 एविसं उपशमयाय क दकेविठपयाटन मण्डल, गकोण्डया कके सम्ቌ ययाचचिकयाकरयाቔኋ कके चविदयान अधधिविकया शठ अविधि चकशकोर शठवियास्रवि सके ्ቚया्቎ अनकदकेश कके आधियार पर ययाचचिकयाकरयाቔኋ कके चविदयान अधधिविकया नके कथन चकयया चक आय क कके सम्ቌ उपरकोक अधधिविकया वियादकयारठ ककी ररफ सके उपसस्थर रहकर सम्यक पहैरविठ करनया सकचनसशचिर करमगके रथया विह न्ययाचयक कयायቔኋ सके चविरर नहीሻ होሱगके।

उपरकोक रथ्योሱ एविसं पररसस्थचरयोሱ कके दृच्ቖगर यह ययाचचिकया इस चनदरश कके सयाथ चनस्रयाररर ककी जियारठ हहै चक कमቔኋचियारठ ्ቚचरकर अधधिचनयम, 1923 एविसं उप-शमयाय दकेविठपयाटन मण्डल, गकोण्डया कको वियाद ससंख्यया W C. .07/2011 ककी कयायቔኋवियाहठ चविधधिनकसयार, शठ्ቈरयापपूविቔኋक, चबनया चकसठ प्ቌ कको अनयाविशयक स्थगन दकेरके हहए ससंपयाचदर करमगके रथया उसमम असंचरम आदकेश शठ्ቈरया सके पयाररर करनके कया हर ससंभवि ्ቚययास करमगके।

[Subhash Vidyarthi,J.]

Order Date :- 11.9.2024/Ankit

Digitally signed by :- ANKIT SHARMA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench