Suresh Basfore v. Nataranjan Chandrasekaran and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Gauhati High Court contempt case Cont.Cas(C)/507/2025 decided 19.09.2025 by Justice Devashis Baruah; petitioner Suresh Basfore versus respondents Nataranjan Chandrasekaran (Chairman, Air India Ltd.) and Debajit Debroy (Station Manager, Air India Ltd., LGBI Airport Borjhar, Guwahati); counsel Mr. S. Dasgupta for petitioner; concerns enforcement of award dated 30.10.2015 of Central Government Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court, Guwahati in Reference Case No.5/2011, confirmed by judgment and order dated 12.09.2024 in WP(C) No.5069/2016; Court not inclined to entertain the application; liberty granted to enforce award under Section 17A of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 and through other lawful remedies; keywords: contempt proceedings, non-implementation of labour award, Section 17A Industrial Disputes Act, Air India, CGIT Guwahati.
What did the court decide?
Liberty granted to the petitioner to proceed under Section 17A of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 for enforcement of the award, and to resort to other remedies for enforcement of the award as permissible under law.