The High Court upheld the Labour Court's order for reinstatement and back wages but quashed the award of subsistence allowance for the alleged suspension period due to lack of finding on that specific issue.
Award regarding reinstatement and back wages confirmed; finding on subsistence allowance quashed.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED : 13.04.2022
CORAM:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.S.RAMESH
W.P.NO.30546 OF 2013
The Managing Director, Metropolitan Transport Corporation, Pallavan Illam, Chennai - 600 002.
... Petitioner
-Vs-
PRAYER:-
Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Certiorari, to call for the records in I.D.No.726 of 2000 dated 15.12.2008 of the 1st respondent, Ist Additional Labour Court, Chennai. and to quash the same.
ORDER
With the consent of both the parties, this writ petition is taken up for final disposal.
bus had fallen into a paddy field during heavy rain. Based on the proven charges, the second respondent herein had given his explanation. However, he was dismissed from service on 06.09.1999. In the Industrial Dispute raised by him in I.D.No.726 of 2000 before the Principal Labour Court, Chennai, the dismissal order was set aside and the petitioner-Corporation was directed to reinstate the second respondent into service, together with continuity of service, back wages and all other attendant benefits. The award of the Labour Court is put under challenge in the present writ petition.
duty, which claim is also not denied by the petitionerCorporation. The Labour Court, however, without rendering any finding as to whether the second respondent was placed under suspension or not, had relied upon certain decisions of this Court, as well as the Hon'ble Supreme Court, and held that the petitioner would be entitled for subsistence allowance. A perusal of the award reveals that no finding was rendered with regard to the management's claim that the second respondent was placed under suspension. Without rendering a finding that the second respondent was placed under suspension, the consequential finding that he would be entitled for subsistence allowance cannot be sustained. In this aspect, the petitioner is entitled to succeed.
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Assistant Registrar(CS III)
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Sub Assistant Registrar
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W.P.NO.30546 OF 2013
NRL(CO) PBS/27/04/2022
3 issues framed by the court
Whether a temporary casual workman was entitled to approach the Labour Court for Industrial Dispute.
Whether the Labour Court erred in awarding subsistence allowance without making a finding on suspension.
Whether the Labour Court was correct in granting full back wages and reinstatement in a case of wrongful termination.
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1 provisions across 1 enactments
The Managing Director, Metropolitan Transport Corporation, Pallavan Illam, Chennai
V.Murugaesan
The Presiding Officer, Principal Labour Court, Chennai
M.S.RAMESH
As recorded by the court registry
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