Tikam Chand Prasad v. Ms B C C L through Its C M D
Case brief
What is this about?
Jharkhand HC writ petition: reinstated BCCL workman's S.L.U./S.L.P. claim (Technical Grade-I w.e.f. 01.07.1990; Technical and Assistant A-I w.e.f. 01.01.1999; increment w.e.f. 01.01.2007) rejected by order dated 27/29.11.2018; memorandum of settlement held binding (Bokaro Steel Plant v. Ajay Kumar, L.P.A. 340/2019); reinstatement letter 31.05.2002 gave continuity in service; claim remitted to respondent No.2 (GM, P.B. Area) within six weeks; reasoned order in 16 weeks; monetary benefit in further 8 weeks if entitled; Annexure-6 order quashed; writ disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Impugned order dated 27/29.11.2018 (Annexure-6) quashed and set aside; petitioner directed to submit the S.L.U./S.L.P. claim before respondent No.2 within six weeks; respondent No.2 to pass a reasoned order within 16 weeks in the backdrop of the reinstatement letter dated 31.05.2002 and, if entitlement is found per existing rules coupled with continuity in service, extend monetary benefit within a further 8 weeks; pending I.A. closed.