IN THE }§(}I~i COURT ()1? KAELN .A'1'AKA. AT BANGALORE
Dated this the 19"' day of August, 2909
Before
I'HEHON'BLEMRJUS1YC'E HULLrI:;4p1 G j" *
Between:
In WP 188613605:
Mazzagetnent of M53 Kamla Dials 82. Devices Ltd
Dials Unit 11 296 5 297, 5* Main Raad
4"' Phasa, Peemya Industrial Area' V
Bangalore 560 058 _ _ . - % .
By' its Executive Director A : 9' V Petitions?
(By Sri B C. vxabfiékéig féixsfyw) "
And: K A M 'A
Sri Aswathaiaii' C50 Prdéizafinfia Egiigrgfirises
Rfa 2"' Main Roaii Huygafimlaggar
Smzkmgkane, V'isw&m;_cdam Pas:
V' 'iloggd? Eiangalaré' Respandeni
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-- .T".-Sfiakadakaite, Bangaiore Prstiiiuner
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And:
Management ofMfs Kamia Biais & Devices Ltd
Eials Unit H 296 ,2 297, 5*' Main Road
4*" Phase, Peenya Industrial Area
Bangaiore 560 058
By its Executive Director I?.;é:%paI;§ié;»§f [*1 _ .
(By Sri B C Prahhakar, Adv.) _
These Wri! Petiticms are flied imdresr <§i' .t he
praying to quash the award dated 1.6.'20{)5 in '?5f'20t32;," ¥V;s§zVj_£v1:e L;a'ha'::z*_ " ;
Court, Bangaiorc.
These Writ Pctitéons céitning onfor the Court
made the foilowingt I <
Pej;ifi0fiS':§x*:€V5hy iia.=n;Vits epz:'x'ati0n:é§'_'v c;lose_d. " "
Aecnrdinglyg it is prayed for setting aside vibe r_:rdu:i'* df'..réizi§iafér.r{e.z::
payment of back wages.
In the Workmafs petifi:.>h§A~-it is--'_Vs.ta§r:4:1"ti'z.z;1Efhbcharges iaveied are nest
pmved agairmt the workman. }p3u:3r',}:£.5;{s»~:f1,a3.'»*i: awardfid full back
wages and that the Lé'£»%;3;fCo£ifi '3?-.'¥T'fiiI"£.i1 errors on the face of
the record.
In of advanceti and the grounds taken, the
point that arisesffgr can§i§3efafi{2 r:~-- Whether the award passed by the Labour
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" . . 'Thev is a public iimiteé company engaged in the
pfvwateh Dials. There are: certified sfandéng mdem and abcut
V' i g:£%en$yneig?1t persons are Werking. Accaréing to the warkrnan, he was
-- a saiary of Rs.€¥,3Q}0f-- pm. at the relevant paint of time. There were
VV 'éé:i?erai aharges ieveleé against the/ werkmanx As per the eharge sheet datad
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22.6.1993
, {here is willful misconzéuct and
Work plaae during Working hours, behaving rudely wifiu …
and disorderly bchaviolsr for which, workmagi fepiiégi subsgéqésfitly
next month. Thcreafier, warning ietter has
days. Several Setters were issued tixne {o v:2zne._§m_d”2’a.i.1999;”
Warning letter was issued ‘i)f__disc’i;A}11ir:;a.. ifigille factory
premises. Anofiuer charge shéeiétihs Ai:’1’su;a;JV:&:r;’4Vregardixa:g disorderly
behaviour, use of ms}: Ignguf-age’ Apart from that,
there is also the__ and a memo is issued
on to the Personae} Magxagcr,
meme is Essugd. __this regard, warning ietter is issued on
38.i2.20{1G. to discharge work given by the
Supervfissii”? _ mafia V-.is §ss1uea on. 2′?.6.2GCr1, Explanation is given by the
5we:1§:fiafi iefiés issued by the managesment are also produceé.
;~–*;1i?;:i_iaei”T’a:;1§:ia’;tge” figzzifist €113 waricman is, unauthorised absence for fourteen
éuperviser questioned about flue same, the workman has
– izzsisted f’e3.:f__A§>ost ‘faster smctien and abused the crfficiai. It is aise stated an
the warkxnan had §efi the work place and was fa-nné leiterixzg *3: the
fagjzoasg. On issue 1, 3 finziirzg is given that then: was megal dismiseai fmm
servi’es. The inqizjry canductad is 3150 held is be not fair and pmper. On the
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issue whether the dismissal is justified, Labeur Coast has ordered for
rc:£z1statement with 6{}’?/»: back wage 3,
What has been noticed in the awaxd ‘:s$ Labour Courftteas ~
consideration the reply given by the workman gmd it appséfé ‘_’\_w:dr}~.*r.rvia:1 as u’
ifhe is innecent, has given his explanation. Irlewgtvex; ctitniseijtfepféééagfiitg’
the managememt has taken me: through ‘the~tjari(>us’ ~at1t1exu1*t;SVV£égar£ijng_7izsi1§g _ V F
efwords –~ abusive and obscene language, the ofi”ic.i:at_1′ which
is at pages 27 and 28 of the writ tiI;té.:.b§»=-.ti1§:}z:an3gement. When the
Supervisor asked the V:%'{)ri§!n31}_,£!.8V:.’t{>.VWt?V!t_%’ ihc ‘ fippfy for leave in
advancr; flte: ‘tht: Superttiéér tn task. Sirniiariy, when the
Warkman Vinstxuct»:{ittct_t:Vg(»t§ work place by the Supervisor, he has
replied that he £5 tires at gt; everywhere and who is he to as}: him.
E1′._)’§’\I’£’:’tt§.I:’ in-the reply giflvezr-it is as if the workman is innocent ef the charges
‘agai:s$t’ has also am to justify his conduct,
ursazltharised absence, Labour Court has notad that the
came to wurk only on 17.7.2001 fer the first time and has 3139
management witness éid not latnnw whether the workman was
“35t§sH£:13t an i?.?.20{)} of nut. Labour Ctmrt has gene ta the extent ef
«. dishelievirsg the vcrsion at the management witness ané tried in jttstify the
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conduct cf the Workman only on fire score that the management Wlf£1€{‘$3’_’lii).il§d
not say properly wheilxer cm 15* and E5″ the workman had atiéxidéd _
net. But, it is clear from 4,7.2G01 to 14.7.2891, the-v.
absent and also déd not apply ieave. 1.ate:£,A_
sanctinn of eamed leave and this aspect nofi:-gen’ sariezmlgrltaiceiz niztel of ,
Thvligh it is stated that there is W}lé’i}%f2’£fA5l1;lE§l’l.!.i4§t3;lllllT:ll0r§Se(i
absance ft)!’ any ether purpogg §::!:.lll’§{£5.1″jllSliiV’i;1él§_i Rrriher, ihe
Labour Cam has also not stated lls ‘ltl;~A :~.;3lif5_? witness has $0 be
disbelieved regardipg of?A__abt;lslé§a?& siating that it is 331
concocted. em record, Labeur Court has
passed fgfefénce ltéllhe sgeeific allegation made by
the :nanagefnent« .agajn$t’£h§:~vii3rkiixa;1,.–~
Regartlifig lusinglla:bus.i.3réV?§:”:g13age, the opinion fanned by the Labour
‘Ci}lil”fV»’§?§*;,. t§1c’l;31as:1eV_p_f_i3:ci&ent to tbs place where other peeple are
Al” w0::f§<ing ihfi 'disIa%i'ce__ is only 15 feet as such, mixers maid not have heard.
'ilié'l..Labour Com! appears to be perverse because when
. abuséwéé langllltgéllis usad, one can easily hear them though the incidanf camrtot
H u A=:ve;:3;1 if féiilas taken glace in a separate room. Specifically the managemerxt
-_§v’i§;lzl1éssl1as staiad that the workxnan Wsrlwd far nearly fear yesars and he has
” naifmishehaxxed earlier til} £999. Stating that ewiier them is no such report
against the workman regarding rnisbehaviour, only to harass ga
allegations is made, Labour Couri is of the View that only £111: V’
submission of the Charter sf Demands, there; is anfair Cf ‘A a
course the explanation oifered by the manfigcm.-§nt* :il2is”‘r;e”gaArli
Wm-kman is not at all an ofiice bearer 0l’_tl2’s:.,§Jnio1§’a2nd in the us£iai’v<;1x:’se his r . L’
misbehaxefionr is brought to thc_ nofice of u£};c_ rngnageincnivvanrl has
. c?§e!l’4€-«*3? “”4? .A –. ,. A H .
bean held and there ls rzotlsgg as; such to ¥f_:Ci}Ifi1:iEa~.}VUfkm&n 1101′ he was
an acfive participani inlthe uniernv-a«:;t_if&’iti£:sAas lyéarer. Thmugh out
the Labour Cuurthals onV:’clisi5cllevi:§Vg._flie’ uvt-‘s’sion of the xzxanagernent
witness. It appéays thésfg iS’v”531’fi’éi.é_Ht_ frialerifgl Vévidence on record painting
(put the miicondfiét regarding unauthorised absence, use of
abusive language and :;lisljge21§1i:é:}iir«.9éiti1 the superiors. Even tl1eug,h it is
stated ihc has mésbehaved with the Supervisor
l’Vs.i¥;h£1:i:t_.’§:;ps;g:L§Afi<;;"sll3: sta§ihg"'£i1é name of the Superviser, Labour Court has
..:éf saying ihat there is my charge leveled for which the
wozfitliiél lfliiid guilty. This appears to be strange.
sanctriiming of leave fer the unauthorised periud and
x V' lgseriniti-iglg 'Elle werkrrzma 1:0 do duty, Labour Caurt has opined mat after the
-.llf.ar¥1p:i<'§'j;'éi::: gives explanation for his unautzhnrised absence ,. if they as
" satisfied, he wmzid be allowed to do work. it has uizserwd that $16 wnrkmaxx
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using abusive and obscene language against the oificéal superiegf and
unauthorised ahsemsze.
In the circumstances, while setting aside the order of
and payment of 6£)% back wages, in modification of the of th§’i,$;béhr _« ‘v
Court, it is ordered that management shall as
in lieu cf reinstatement and also back wages v§.%E1i<.:'§i.V_arna)unbt'V iuwax{i':¢ fu1V1 '-
and final settiement, since the Werktnan ‘V
pins towards 3.17 B Wages from 12;; dm,.at’fi1i;:g §5i”=.:1_:e w§i{penm:;n till date.
Acc:f§rding:Alj;’;’Tv:g;::ti§i{;zx’ the Igxanagement is allowad in part.
Petition of {E6 ‘v§?o1’kma’n.Vi::;1’ 2 *”
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HEDGE
H%:;z_;R;:_%,2 23§’k;g.%2ev£§¢V
Hea§{i”;f:1fther. It is erdareck, 816 mzmagcment shall pay another
tswayds full and final settlcmcni, in addition in what has men
the ardcr dataé 1{}.€}8;2(}{}§.
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ESDGE