High Court Karnataka High Court

M Madappa vs The Management Of Bangalore … on 9 July, 2008

Karnataka High Court
M Madappa vs The Management Of Bangalore … on 9 July, 2008
Author: H.G.Ramesh


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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARHATAKA AT

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BEFORE

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TEHS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 5i

ore' THE 'CONS'I'I'i'U'I'ION op' mma PRAYING TO QUASH
"ram AWARD PASSED BY THE mes'? ADDL. uaoua courzr,
'BANGA,LORE, m REF.NO.27/1998 171'. 27.3.2004 was

A1sIN1~:x.L; BY wmcn TI-IE LABOUR COURT HAS REJECTED

—-THE CLAIM OF THE PETITIONER AND ALSO HAS COMMITTED

V _ SEVERAL ERRORS WHICH ARE APPARENI’ ON THE FACE OF’

RECORD AND THE SAME ARE OPPOSED TO THE
“SCHEME OF THE 1.1). ACT 1947 AND ETC…

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THIS PETWION COIVHNG ON FOR HEARING ‘§”HIS f)fiY,

THE CGURI’ MADE THE FGLLOWING:

ORQEE

This writ petitiun by a cenducmr u

establishment of the :;_ A’

Metropolitan Transport V

the award dated 27.03.2004 « by
the First Additional Lt in
Ref.N-3.27/98. fhc Labour
COUJT 1335 by the
Govexilmentv of the Industrial

Disputeeigot,’ ‘ ‘

2. {have counsel appearing for

‘ t’he and the impugned award at

reference related to the two orders

dated…’:_V26V,.0f¥. i.9i39 and 23.12.1991 passed by the

xeepondexatimmmgement imposing certain mm’ or

A ‘}$fl§}iSh;!:?fl.CntS on the petitzionerworkzman relating to the

Eckzaxiges levelled aga1n’ st him at Azmexures A & C. The

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articles of charge dated 01.06. 1989 (A1mexure~»A)

as follows:

*1. flzat on 3.5.39, you had failed to
tickets of Ra}-00 to .

zraueamg from Avalahallt :10

2. You had failed to zssue wife. 1-ea
denomznatto’ ‘n to .¢ travelling
from Atialahallt failed to

The articles -Of’ 1990 (Annexurc~C)
read as ”

‘{1} inzat’ %%4–9~%90;k% fazed to issue three
‘ n to three
‘ :’.e., from stage No. 4/ 3 to 3,
. the requzsite fare fiom the
at the place ofboarding itself.’

Silk Farm to M.M.Industn’es, :’.e., from
A sta.ge No.4/3 to 3 cmdfafled to correct the

requisite fare from the passenger.

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:,.jer1the that the dispute was not

i foflowifig _ ‘rag of the Labour Court in the

L ‘ofthe authority letter of the union given to the

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(3) You refizsed to acknowledge the charge
prepared by the checking inspectors ;._._L: _
misbehaved with them by shouting as ‘ T’ T
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and threw the cash bag ticket baakfiv-Virtte'*"

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ae.-5 mes; mm gags

absoondedfi*e::g__tftefs1§bi.:f e

In my opi11ior1;'Vtf;'.e had taken
a lenient 'V imposed minor
penalties; rejected the reference

both oI;.1_:he '.efAix1erd1" hate delay and on merits
It is relevant to refer to the

m absence of the
fesotutian passed by the union and in absence

Generalsecretcwyandnwresoinabsenceof

. evidence given by MW],
"cz§i¢«oogi;2i";é:ee.§d that reasonable opportunity was

V to him. Therefore, this dispute has to
h even on merits. . . . . . . .'

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specific pleading that the union had passed a
resolution to espouse the cause of the workrnctn =_4
and to authorise the General secretcay €99??? »
fight the cause on behalf of the
cannot be believed um ea
efieetiue espouse: ofthe cause ewe a o e

As such. the referenee deserves to

at the threshold on this

same is not an
elaborqi§3£y._"v was
imposed V order dated
23-1a2–9W1'._A_*he has relied on

of

WW1, which order dated
2]}-{G998 have been brought out.

first party before the orders under-

349/

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3. E-Iaving%Itl to the facts of the case; I
legal infirnfty in the impugned award so as to f _
interference unda’ the % A
this Court under Arficles 226:}

Constitution of India,