General Manager v. Smt.S.K.Basheerunnisa Begum
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court dismissed a writ petition by the Department of Telecom challenging an Industrial Tribunal award. The Court upheld the Tribunal's finding that the respondent was a workman illegally retrenched, ordering reinstatement without back wages.
What did the court decide?
The Writ Petition is dismissed with no order as to costs.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD
(Special Original Jurisdiction)
TUESDAY, THE SECOND DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE Mr. JUSTICE C.V.RAMULU
WRIT PETITION No.9706 of 1999
Between:
General Manager, (Designation Changed from Telecom District Manager) Department of Telecom, Telecom District, Kurnool.
..... PETITIONER
AND
- 1 Smt.S.K.Basheerunnisa Begum, H.No.4471-6-A-2, Prakashnagar, Kurnool.
- 2 The Chairman, Industrial Tribunal-II, Hyderabad
Issues for consideration
3 issues framed by the court
Whether the Industrial Tribunal correctly held that an employee engaged for intermittent typing work on piece-rate basis was entitled to relief for illegal termination under Section 25-F of the Indust
Whether the High Court should interfere with the Tribunal's award ordering reinstatement without back wages via a writ petition under Article 226.
Whether a piece-rated worker engaged directly by the department qualifies as a 'workman' entitled to protection against illegal retrenchment.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
General Manager, Department of Telecom, Telecom District, Kurnool
- respondent
Smt. S.K. Basheerunnisa Begum
- respondent
The Chairman, Industrial Tribunal-II, Hyderabad
Coram
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Telangana HC
- Decided on
- · August
- Registered
- Case no.
- WP/9706/1999
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