The court allowed the writ appeal, setting aside the industrial tribunal order. It directed the bank to produce available documents proving the appellant was a contractual employee within one month.
Writ appeal allowed; Industrial Tribunal order set aside; Bank directed to produce documents within one month.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 2.11.2017
CORAM
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE HULUVADI G.RAMESH AND THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE RMT.TEEKAA RAMAN
W.A.No.625 of 2016 and
C.M.P.No.8191 of 2016
Sri.P.K.Govindaraju Appellant/Writ Petitioner
Versus
1. The Chief Manager,
ICICI Bank Ltd.,
ICICI Bank Tower,
Arihant Insight, 24 II Phase,
Ambattur Industrial Estate,
Ambattur, Chennai 600 058.
2. The Branch Manager,
ICICI Bank Ltd.,
Panikulam Branch,
Ramanathapuram District.
3. The Presiding Officer,
The Central Government Industrial
Tribunal cum Labour Court,
Sasthiri Bavan, Nungambakkam,
Chennai 600 034.
Respondents/Respondents
Prayer: Writ Appeal filed under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent against the order dated 17.12.2015 passed in W.P.No.27997 of 2014 on the file of this court.
WP.No.27997 of 2014:Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records pertaining to the order of the 3rd respondent in I.A. No.192 of 2014 in I.D. No.92 of 2013 dated 3.9.14 quash the same and directing the 2nd respondent to produce the original documents of Ex-A1 A3 A4 A6 and Ex-A7 before the 3rd respondent in I.D. No.92 of 2013 within the time that may be stipulated by this Honourable Court
For appellant : Ms.G.Devi For RR1 and 2 : Mrs.T.Saranya for Mr.S.Ramasubramaniam
JUDGMENT
(Judgment of the court was made by HULUVADI G.RAMESH, J.)
Heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties.
Assistant Registrar(CS VII)
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Sub Assistant Registrar
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To:
W.A.No.625 of 2016
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the industrial tribunal can adjudicate on the nature of employment when the bank is directed to produce documents establishing contractual status.
Sri P.K. Govindaraju
The Chief Manager, ICICI Bank Ltd.
The Presiding Officer, The Central Government Industrial Tribunal cum Labour Court, Chennai
Huluvadi G.Ramesh
RMT.Teekaa Raman
As recorded by the court registry
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