Biranchi Prasad Jena v. Management of General Manager, Daitari Ironore Project
Labour and Industrial Law – Retrenchment compensation – Enhancement
Case brief
What is this about?
Orissa High Court, Cuttack; W.P.(C) No. 488 of 2019; order dated 15.02.2024; bench Dr. Justice B.R. Sarangi and Mr. Justice M.S. Sahoo; disposed. Enhancement of retrenchment compensation from Rs.1,00,000/- to Rs.1,50,000/- payable by 30.04.2024. Underlying award dated 22.06.2018 in I.D. Case No.66 of 2002 by learned P.O., CGIT-cum-Labour Court, Bhubaneswar (Rs.1,00,000/- compensation, 8% simple interest default clause). Petitioner-workman Biranchi Prasad Jena vs Management of General Manager, Daitary Iron Ore Project, Keonjhar (advocates: Joseph Mohanty for S. Mishra; P.K. Khuntia). Issue of year 2002; price index considered; no reinstatement sought; award conditions otherwise retained; no statutes or precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Enhancement of the retrenchment compensation payable to the petitioner-workman from Rs.1,00,000/- to Rs.1,50,000/-, to be paid by 30th April, 2024, with all other conditions stipulated in the award dated 22.06.2018 remaining unchanged; the writ petition stands disposed of.