IN THE'. HIGH comm' OF KARNA'I'AIut._5:? -- ~ sxo late Periapga " R12: No.26;'§.,9'3C cmss,' .' Parimaia Nandiaini-,_La3iout, _ Banggtldre :- 566 V S/ca {ate Rfa ?€*:}.1'1,I""A Main, % é % -.J.c. N3gaf;~M81la1fiiS1mfip11f8m, " V Vfiazagaloré' ~» 560 096. ,. .. ?etiti0ners. iz;.L. Patii, Adv.) And : The State of Kamataka, V By its Principal Secrctaxy,' Energy Department, Dr.z-knbedkar Road, Bangalore »- 560 0Qi...__ Kamataka Power C0fp0f&1i01'lLiIni V Bangaiorég W560 001%', Reptd. I3§jits . " . The Mzajxagiurwzg .. V B_F3S«C{)§T\%£ K.K*;$ir¢i«*:, "- B,angaI(_>r7'e' _ ~ _ -- ' The 3s}ian3g,in§Di41V'é9i6r,."-~'L' MESCOM,.,Manga1dre. : * -. i:éA_i»iar:$:1A:g:';~1g Director, " GES€{u)M,".j(';uIbarga. Q A fiiiéfiioyees Union, R:?..gd.«VNo.659, A Smticm Ran Circle, Q " * Bangalore W 560 099, " By its General Secretary. Vikas Sam, % .,'§'{axrf¢ri 1 .. V' ' Sri M.Nagaraj, 350 Ian': Mlviunfivenkatappa, Aged about 50 years, T 3 Waking as .F'~'asst.I?.Xeeutive Engifieer (Eiectricai), ' BESCOM, Cmpomtimm, K.R,Circ1e, ' .4 Bangaiore -- 560 002. ' (By Sri Shashidar 3. Karamadi, HCG33 for RI" 1." Sri BC. Prabhakar, Adv. for M,/Vs AfS--.for R2, Sri Subbarae, Sr. Adv. for _M!'s Su.hba_Ra0 -& Ce'.,f'fof Sri B15',Acharya,Sr.A;1v;f9r*~Sri Eiandesh J,-..Ch®:t;1,'Ai>iv.f0r R?) :;><P.M§.si[22?«§:»22x?3;26a9 Between: 1 » Sri A' .V Sft"; later" Chaimaiah, Lki%g%d'ab¢v!&43%y'aara3% EJa,fl't.*t}-* 0§0'C¢E';B.!§£A;er:, BESCGRL Kfiffiréle, Bangalqre ~_~v:3*@ E3131. 1 ' -- H, Kfi§E1n§ppa, $213: Hbizappa, Aged*aheut 52 years, " __ " '§11n§;;;r Enginser, TOD Divisicrng T. V T 'KPTCL, KR Circie, " _ "BaI;.gal0re «» 560 602. % % ~ L The xiaagggng Director, 3 Sri C. Devaragi, S,/o Sri Ch a, Agedabom-48years, Working as ASK, MT Divisitm, BESCOM, Ananda R30 Circle, Bangaiorc - 560 009. (By Sri Mehaxmd Nasiraddin, Acfiv.) And: V 1 Principal Secretarytothe 'V A (}oven1Inm1tofKam_ataka,{ 1. ~ j' Energr : ' Dr.Ambec!1<z:'r'Rg}&d;"" J B¢a11gaI<:§5r§"--: 5' ' ' ' ' 2 Corporatiofz LLi%mitecie, Bangalore' «.;%55;;i%oo2. ék A .. f V. MESCOM, Mangaiore. ;iT%2é'1§iana$'ng Director' , ..._f33ESC€}M, Guibarga. 6 KPTC Emplcryees Union, Regd. N0.659, A Statian Compeund, V Anaaéa Rao Circle, Bangalore ~ 560 009, Reptd. By its General Secretary * Sri G. Narayanswanziy. 7 Sri M.Nagaraj, Sfo late Mlviunivexxkamppa,' V Aged abeut Si) years, _ U. Workingas Asst._}'Zx§:c:1tivcjEngii1'::er, ' BESGGM, Co113%ora'£icinV %'§¢;:e; R;Clir_cl'e, '' " Bangalore - §6(2i}£)2".'-V' _ _ Respondents. (By Sri Shashiiiar s»'*ir_Ivix'§ Beepaiam A13 for R2, R3 to RS. . --V _ ' Sri Suhbarao, S3; Esdv. far 3-.fIf:§ Stbba Race 8: Co§ved."_Mifi: aif' these writ petitions, they are clubbed heardfiizfzwci "di:§§p0§¢:9) whereby the "appoi311eé as me of the: Direcmrs 2:321'---§I1:e Transxzzissien C-{)1'p{?I'&t§O.!.'1 Supgly C-eangany Linaited, Ma:1§&i(§V:*.s.;~;T. C0n1pan3s Limiteé and Guibarga Ei€.'C"f1'iCi'{j=' Limited (far short 'the companies'). 4' The g:>eii§ione1°s are the niembers Gfthra Kamataka Pawer '[_"Fr$z1.~fi_it;iA$éii§i2A C-orpcration Eimpioyees Unixzm, Bangaéore' 'i'¥:1e 7"' ' -fmspéizééfit is working as an Assissiaxlt Executive Engineer ia ii} V Bangaiore Electricity Supply Ccmpatxy Limited, K.R,Circie, Bangalore. He had filed a civil suit in O.S.Ne.523Gf2008 before the Additional City Civi} Judge, Bangalcre, for injunction defendant N053, 4 and 6 thérein viz, :{-Vi')"' 'U¥}i§)t'_1! V Committee represenied by its Commissioner, Baagaiafe, (ii) Sri Ché'nfi§Ei§é;ad2221.ii':a_ General Secretary of KPTCL 33?-xn;>loyx:~::s" _a.n::i €'iii}"AAL{3'sii-33 Cemmittee Centre of KPTCL E1n'1§}JoyeésL~ by its Secretary, Exzlafsanizfieci Sa;§9§i11_i1a.ii*:21:i"1ai:i:;g any actian that weuld diserxtiiie him fz'c%m_V Vzaxeréisingg " sights as a 1:1::m¥:3er 0f the §<Za§:1aia}:*<}§'king I'res§<'l;mt 0f the Union. It is argued working Presideat of the U:3:i-:31: In this connection, he h2£s V various Rifles and Regulations (jt"th§-.;Vr;::i§i"is £1§éii"§i§;cvi11g regard 19 Rims 11(3), the eiecgied 111e2nb<=zrs can aiene elect aznongsfi IE'1eV'rii:'s.s3I}?es itigze bearers such as 0) one Senior ,'§'?ii:w:*. gem: 'Vice President (except Baxlgalere one General Secretary, (iv) one Joint Sea':ret2.I~'f'3'._' (_«'v) Eissistani Secretaries (vi) cone Organising for 0 & M Circie, (vii) (me 'Fre:a.sure:r (viii) {me ':._'_'v"4'5;ss'3;§tat1t:Treasurer, In addition to the eiected memhers, not more . five members can be ctyopied by C-entra}, Exexcuiive in case it feels necessary t0 have representatitm from w any establishment cf the Corporation" Interim} vacancies in {he E ii: £ 10 Central Exmutive Committee shall also be filled up by A. V The cc-opted members may also hold the pests of l" specified abeve till the next elections unless ' " He submits that the 7"' respondent is neither a of Lkaioxzll A ' ~ V' nor has he been cc:-opted as such. i;$"n9 peSt.Qf"a:'ixe§i;i11§.§ President as per the Rules and I-:§gr,::;ia{i_a§ifis _€§r$'~llj;efiI;§:;i«:3n. Tliéréibra, the appointment ef the '23' respmjxglént xva§fi'fi§;g__'E?resident. is totally withgui 'E1 " {hat having reegard to Rule 1l(<i§I{_i:~;'.j, lhé C0n1mitteel1as;€he pewers to flame sl}?3usidll:ll3'3;i.:a.::fV the Union fmm time ta time. $23 the guise <1-f 'tbs 7*" respondent cannot be appeinted as the wezking K of the Unieng If the appoinzment ofihe 7%' respondent 3;»; working President itself £5; c0n11*ary' 1% the Rules and Regulatiens of the Urxienl quesrtion 0f his appeiaiment as {fie E -,1: 1», 1: sq 12 Electricity Board. The ";"*respo11de:nt has not taken the n1e1nbersl1i;:{. of the said Assmiation. Therefore, the appointment of th§;"""?'3?" respondent as the Director ofthe Companies is iliegai and. ._ authority of law. 6.. Sri R1,. Patil, learned "V.appeai*i:}V_g"'Af€Sr petitioners in W'.P.Nos.1800~l80.0}"24fj)09 sn%1§i::i:§%%:1{a;iz~:;1e man {hr incsusion of Article 30(l)(a) in the fvfgrfibrfitiduaiv"'iif1f§?""i;i;nited and Guibarga Electricity Su§31'_;i:y?. to effectuate {he abject wlaind Ariieie of of India. It states that the State shall take " 'by suit2ii21§e t'legisIati:3a1 or in any ether way to gesture the "paf€ici;3_a"ii£3ni.--'of 'markers in ?he managemmt cf 'L1ndeI'Laki:2gs_, - $ ":é§tahi_i$h:§11e11ts or csfher organisations engaged in any iifiustrjg. The behind the saié Aflticie is far paxiicipafieix Gfthe wcrrkersyin 2;} 13 the xnanagement and not for the paréicigaation ofthe Qfiicer cf xnanagement of undeitaking, astatxlishnaents or other orgax1is.:%:ién§_' jf -I~ engaged in any mdtxstry. The 7d' resp<)r:den»tmVibs; an bdf'. * _ KPTCL. He is also a (iisciplinary a'uthmit3Hin '« cannot effectively represent the wt:-rI<:i;1§:¥n-~ jg; ihé:~n1az1aga?g11'e:§tv«0fh undertakings. The Union has re§comme:;d§Civ.the_»_Vnanié '0fvthe 3'}'fi' respondent ibr appointment / i')i.re§:{::'i§)1'u.A aferesaid ccrznpazuies eniiiev af§31is fiahig thevseriiing President ofthe Unicm. The Sfiaté 4C:{}vé1':2Vé§;ahi» happiicaiion cf mind has aacepted the recémnzenéaiiéiav " has issueé the .n0tifica1;ien ,iIiipi.1_g:1e-ii }i.=:r{§:ri;1. ".fhus.,, ih£§'ficatian in questicsn is; arbitrary and :vi<§i3ii*vé {if the CO!}§iI.'£}I.i{)I1 ofkxdia. 7» O2: _§'h:3 ether hand, Sri. Subba Rae, Ieanieé Senior {I<$tii§:sz':i_» figarpearing fixer file Unian has Sifilighi £9 jzzsféiiia the . no1if'iea¥,ie:n* it is argued that timuglx the suit flied by the respondent in ().S.P'e-- A' member of the Ijniaa. Therefore, question of his cmoptinfgj . Member does net arise as he c-ontinned 1:0 be a».;:;é:::1'{'n?:;' f Union. The Union has appointed 73' 1fesp_0nciefii_ as; its ',v¢:§rI;i§1 g President for proper adminisération ef the yvhicii in accordance with the power' §;{i1rferr7§:d Rules and Regulations of :35'théihégvetitioxxers had filed a suit in O.S.N§3;253<%¥f 'EJ§§2i.0n for 3. declaratien that aniy €*fI1§!}0}?8€SF1'.§5O£'1{f£E£flVVV'Oi; whes are waking in ¥a.ff_:'§§us eaiegéfles 231enfié1§é il§:A}i¥1fiX¥lft3 I to semeznem daiexi 1:11; categerieg of Assistam Ezzgizzatar -- Nan- Gradiiaté Assistants, who amwer the éefiziiiiotl "'1}f»,€I'IC1i}1Cl"js?'.':_c"%'V'11i1d'?«.-3"' Emile 3(i§i) of Rules and Reguiaiions of the .3313 for {fiber reiiefg. The Cour: beiow has refuses: {V1: 7 A ant} others have flied their written cppésiglg .ti_1é»3aAici 3:ziL The triai Ceufl did not grant may i21te1fir11--.i;1 112% in faveur of the petitione:sfp1a.i1ififTg§.h "-.2_1fv«~;5§>1Vi;?1',eur2," ih.% :':'§'_Vrespondem was appointed as the' _f1§ii1f¢ctof;f<5f' By suppressing Ihesag. filed 111336 writ petitiensuii 3G(l){a) 31" the M-ern0ranci11¥i3a_ of :fig'__£i<§;Ies ef Associatiml of the KFTCL and Ad§c§.§%M?vé-A .i1{i1:é'§§ie:n0rm1dum cf" Asseciatien and _£av.t't:§cIes ::_';§ss¢£;ciafii3:1«,Qff«.1}1e Bangalore Electricity Supply C's3nip§;1 1}*--.,1\ziangaiore Eiecfréciiy Supply Cempzmy »,__,»LirI1it€ the Company. Even if ihe ?"' respondent is not a Pregiéent ef "the Uxiien, the Gcvemmeni mi! rxxay appaént him} as the fiirector. I~iav§ng regard $0 the ifisififi and a3i2w":-u§:;sta§c=;%g efflme case? 'there are :10 maiafidc-3 in exercise 02%" discretion by iiiéf: 5 '\§~¢f 1'? Union and the 7"' respondent for declaration that esnpioyeesfworkanan ofthe Union in various categories n1_e-;ritio:1oé:i- -1~ in Axmexure I to oettlenlent dated 25.9.2{)9§Moxoludi;:g'Caiégofi;*:;s * _ '4 of Assistant Engineer -- Notbgraduate 5: 'A Assistants, who answer the tiefi11itio2i§ o::f7 .Vor:1plo3-we z.moxé_r A-';3o;a§**a;i_}'ei--..prooeedings for the same reiief by way of writ. the appoiutment of '7fi" respondent as the _, ?fs:-oiiierlt of the Union was iegal or not is a disputed fact, which has 'io ho dostified ix: me suit. The Siam ifroyemmmfi at its discretion has appointed the 'fa' respondent as the " Director of the zzompanies. It is not necessary that a woricnlao alone is required to be appointed as the }}ii'"e€:'{0:". An eznpioyee is also 3 E 'age 18 worker of the cempany, who may be appeirrteé 1:3 ti1¢..§ffi§.¢ V question. The Rules and Re-guiatioras of the[L¥n§:<):é};s only for the worlsxmn but 3330 far the Qther v'et1}'p2<3yees"'Vi3;f7 3 company. In the larger interest ofthe of ihe the Union has thought it fit to Director, who can efiéctiveiy Merely because the '3,§as&%-d a speaking order whiie Director of the Conxpazfies, 'héiéin catmot be quashéd. 9. I have' {£33 arguments mafia by the lgamed C§z§§:13sei.at perused the materiais piaezeszi on record. ' = .. _ of the petitiruizers in W._P.Nc:s.22?6-« " ?'j iszthzht the 7"' rezssponéent is not the member cf {he {}I1i€I}fl 316:. has' he_fc9~0pted as such. F-urther, there is no provisian for %i;3p:0_ini.§':1e:1t af 3 member as the w0ris:ing Presiiient. E1; is not ii: 7-3.; '2'» . fesliowing reiiefs: " : _ _, - . ._ WHEREFORE the p1amtifi"s'%%m}§s: re-sp§éctfi;l13§': prays that this Hmfbie Cotzfl may bé"n: ga,nt§1 ' judgment and decree in the and circumstances the i11.fLh_r'g of justice, eqafiy A a) féizgilcryeefifsvorficxneil of the 9"' defémj_ai';tA K3rnéi1;;iiia:_4}:3}r_e%étriscity Beard who are W1fls:i:3g §'£i.1"1'{).T&IS ".€.'i{?':i'2.f.gOI'i:'2-Si mentieaned in ,A;n§e:;u}fe»§%% as «s.e:::emem dated 253.2905 (excluding the caiegories 9f N "E:ig2ieer~N<)n»Gradua1e and Sezzictr 'Fi'3'_I%§'(}i}&;i who answer the definition of _ "Er'i:r;3}<;iy§3-e'V' under Section 3('ii£) of the Ruiers and V "§?;<:.gf.2ié,iions ef the first defendant ifiniim pmduced A' ,ia:. .-zrinnexure 'A' harem to Seciion 2(5) 3f the ' ___i'.3.Act, 1947 aiqne are eniiiied to became and 1 5) For. 20 continue as Eviembers of the 1" dgfendant 'i'fzide*: Union; DECLARE that Categories of Qfiifiérs tiaentietnééii " ° V in paragraph 9 ofthe plain': Anfiexrgre hereto like defendantg __2 to 8 ~are~.,(_VZ}fi'1cérs.c3tf the Qfi' defendant Cormrxéifqn Qtre jfmt "-::*~;1'"n.~*.r.,f§3 eyeef or wv0rit;'_t\t;tnd theratbre nat.,«2!igi'§)le, 'getitinue as .,and5' in the activities icaf if défénéiétét For ttitfvecting the 1" def3etidati$'._[Fnioiit€5:gzaxnes ofthe Ofiicers of the who are illegally gage? " i:*:=fegula.z*i3,r_:§VoVnt.i11:11im:1g as members of the 15' . * _ Ijaian tctzmfine its membership only V t§,zées;!1a=prkmen as defined under Rate 3(iii) H " A éftihét Vand Reguiations of the Ifirliasn read tssizza smog; 2(3) Qfthe I.D,Aet,, 1947; pennanent injunctien restraining the H '§ei1da11ts 2 tan: 8 from fimctimxing as office bearerrs anti executive comnxitteze members of the 1" T deffi2°}(i3IIi*-{}31i()$} since they are not worémiaaz within the definition at' 2(3) of Trade Unions Act, ? Vii _ f%'g) 21 and the Rules and Reguiations ofthe; " " urzion. For a permanent £11juncti{m_'_ restfaifiirag aha-i 3 1 defendants 3 and 5 from opcmfiing the account standing in thername 9f--«t§i€%'~15'*»d¢fendiia3:i--.. Union and they may alga re:%ira§;1gé,d4 any poiicy decisions {Enion since the meaning qf_}i§3eV_'Fr3:§'._¢ Unions Act and the__ S' defendant Union: as the interest of the kimnbézs :0ft1V1e-- Unien. For manéssafy aiizmigr;-.v; '<ii:§czing the 9"" defendant CQ:_§§§dxa$io11 ndt't9 ;9ecog;1ize the defendants 2 10 8 ., Eéagfers of the 1" éefandant Union since "1};¢y' ih_é_',workmen within the meaning of "Se'r':'iion 2(§}'j0f:'the Trade Unions Act and the Rifles Regulaiifins of the 1" defendant 'Union as they A will nor Safeguard the interest of the members of V' ' * the éefendant For a manéaiory injunction dirac1.ing the 93' " "defendant Corpcraiion not to recognise the 2"' defendant as the Executive President of the 3" defemiazzi Union for the reason then}: he has been 1; ':53 22 declared as not a workmen am he has not contested and duly elected in the eiections heid 19 the defendant Union as 3 Centrai Executive Cexntnitiéqi' . ' ' Members and in View of the Judg;1ar1t»agd '. passed in 0S.No.5230f2008 on the :_fEi::::'0f,t1z<§ Additional City Civii Judge 25;8'.2{)@8. h) Far a mandatory direction difecfixag the S Labour Commissioner,-to issue-~--dir.£:£ttiész;s to if" defendant Union :6. xxsecéi i_ 'Q~13iFe§;5:Ii1<i;3 the categerries cf middie gnazéagezneni ;:éér$O:3§1gg3..~¢zhe are: net definition ()1? seems 2(5) mg T:~ac:§L:n§ons Act and the Rules and Régulfitiofié .<__:dV:"i1;v1é defendant Union as '(hey , net safégufzfd tfis interest cf the Members of V "i.h.e E13? défeggfiant accordingly; and reiiezf or reiiefs as this Hoafbie .' A C'-curt it fit to grant in the facts and '.44€;i2jet;i§;.1s'£éi.i1cses «sf this cage including costs 91' {hege- .. V' ;)ro:eédingsf' The petitianers in the suit have centemieé that the: : "§1 ~-any ethér ifiézajg, to secure participation V sf wQr1;é;'sVV V ff£he"~~.§1r}é.I:1a,nai Law of Ifidia, Sevezzth vE(§i.tA_io1a., t}ié.;obj_é:ciVbehizi§A1fti_s:1e 533%. has been stated as uixder: "'iI.i"2i cfi;5i§é3_i:é{§fiV'ea:o11o1ny, the fiwnership, aicmg with V tixékinasréigéeiiiiéng ofany izzéustry or emezprise belongs 1&9} {hex rnain who provides ihe capitai; the Werkers are higéfii' and oniy get Wages from the capitalisi is whorn Vfgcses the profit 91' the 1033, Under a. sacialist E'-{3(}I1()In}', V' °ihere is no piace for 3. capiiaiist, because 35% means ef productian, mgeiher with their nzazzagenleni, weuid beioflg, :0 the State. But Socialism d(>€i*S 1301: bs'*:§ifi'%--'€ in 'v' 26 any violent transition from capitalism tr: é6iiee:tivism.,. 9. but believes in a phased transfiion. Article 435%. is the first tii>*.*£3;td;é': socialism in India, age; l2a_vi11gé..li:§se§iedVV méat 'seciaiist' in the preamble; Act, 1976. The scheme of..;:eel&r::w.Altil¢l¢' "tltat though the ownegsfiigg belosig é'itl:t£>i'ft.e.:at..w:;§I'ivate indiviciual or {I5 in a pazticular. "€3l'f'E:1C;i£:1'[}Ifi:S*3.Itélhtlll;-3)}? ijVe§'slation,. be given 3 thereof The concrete ecenomicigstzlt 'tie that the workers would :29 Io1ig.3tVbe.l1i;fed'--.lalfx$:t1rez's, but shall have an -V , " inteftétin_ti1eVvst2cééss.o_f_t1r1e enterprise and woulé have The right ta: participation in the fléf industry or undertaking, besides the work, ggeréred under Article 41, it is hoped, wilt Iensuré zhéiterv and mere production without which' 4" K .t,z¥1atir.mflal fiéveleptnent Weuld & an imp-tyssibiiity, under _ inoazy' g:«:>nditions.'' '4 It £3 clear from the aferesajé Arttcle that the State has to take S steps by suitable legslaticn or in any other way to secure 2: E» 1: . RE: 2? pazticipaticm of workers in the nzmxagement of the undertaI<;ing_s..VV_: The Article does not state the panicipation of workmen along ihe *' marnagement of the undertakings. The term J'?wQrker'f' 'do£:s:;: " mseniially mean a workman as defined in th$~_Ind;jstfiaf" ' Act. A person enzpleyed in an 0rga11isa'£Vi..A__:1<innal 311I€4 'is ¥hai i;e. f'musi have competed at the seleciiezz, which he questioiis, petitisners are net é3.S§}iI33E1ZS for app9int.111ent .4 in Vqfiestionf, they cannot chaiienge {he appoizzimezzt izsf =tht3 Tf.?A'm,r%:<$§:<:;i1dez11 as the Direcmr 0f the cfimpatxies in qtxexstian' Be ii may, 41.': fe'.':.T 29 14. When the Union has unanh11o11s}y""decidea i respondent is filsit fit person 10 represent 41316: " TA Cempanies in the management, the said flsfiigion $3231.01-be'v_f<§t;iiii' fauit with by this Court, The §<si}anc%:.: ifuifi V'éfre;':s{:n and justice azxé net as":-corfiigzg £0 pri§*ai ;§- 2 17.3, Time éafiégzfimcatéfin sent by the Union to the H0n'h1e §£;*=x%rgyv Depam11er;L, Govsemmergi <31' Kamataka, dateé '?,11;2G68) rwomnzendizag the appoimrnemz 9? H §%e3p011éent as the Director 6f the saici Cumpanies, assigns 5. xii the reasons. as to why he flmuid be appointed _as..£h<_e Difeétda' _ '4 'V Companies. The said communication is as mldar. T ~ "Sub: Appointing Sri M,Nagaxaj;;,_ii;od<i:;g Présidetit, KPTC Employees L?ni0fi,'=-- (Sf and Bangaiore, Grdbatga, Mangaicxg and Power Supply§.C€§1:1;f3a11ié=,§', ag$fi_:'..Sri~.F;{:j5VA1;i1f§ifiébk1a\?i, the Litnégs, §::"fiireCt0r ef Huhli V \l.?_Vfefe1f{é'r:;;é:A*.i€§' fi:ie above said subject, I . ' iike te Brirgégto year kind perusai that there is .g;Efi3=. fE3;;pi0yav駧«'Uni0n to Kamataka Power AV(:3§}:pe:rati0z2 Limitexi and aii the Power .'S:ifi}f3}y and the Karnataka Power V Corpcration Enlpioyees Efinian is A.f_}_1o\x.%i31gt11e poiicy 0:? One Union for one industry. Union is the sale Employees Union, which represents abouf, 42,0536 exnployees am this Unian has V intema} §eade-rship ané free peiitieal paréies and has an influentiisd leadership. This Union has the pride sf building the erganizatisan continueusiy fmm 55$ :33 .
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years in our country with dignity and discipline 3.353 U
had a cordial relationship with the rr:2§1age1ne:a*E**ari€l~.,
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employees and all the Corporatiqns,
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ex KER aI1:¢i~tl1:2< 3._fi(1:;El€4."l:1l'.l§H*».;:llT§,:" Supply
Comgléanifcfi " * (vf3l?l$l;:l§lx:l,;' } CHESCOM,
c;Esc:::m ma –IV§IZl~§.lS;'_'~Z'.,V_(llIIvl'»s-:{_:','ll'–~l§?1.§l1?::"=: centinized the ofiice
bearers ':*eg§resegitingA._v Employees Llnion as
and it '~i..~;fl§eicc§n2e. In the elections held in the
bl . Tzéyéargy eefiega: Body Meeting of the KPTCL
l ;gmp:¢§€g¢sh¢;a in Bmzgal-are on ',26.8.20{}8 and
l' P.G.Am:minabhavi has been elected as
the meeting of the Carafrai Executiw
.. Qenuii-itltee menzlaerg newly elected held utzcie-1* the
x_ * .?r§side:1isl3i;3 ef the Sri F.GA1tm1i11abhav§, newly
6166163 Presisrient 011 23.820089 has uixaaninmtisl};
l ale-cied Senier Hzetnbey Sri M.Nagaraju as the werking
President. In this direction in the C€§.{!°i1§ Exzxufive
Committee Meetizag helé an 6.11.2308, an the policy
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of pafiicipafion of Employees in the ;_tdmi1_1is1r;itié:1,’* 1:” . ‘
the nxwting has unanimousiy pennittedfio 4’ ‘
Senior member of this ‘{}nion and presémly ”
working President Sri hvi.Nagaraju–v..;§S”V.ihe E”}i:’e¢tcrA
the KPTCL and Bangalore, Gu1ba;+ga;A’»z\;1anga1ore
Chamundeshwari EIectriéit§{..V:%”S1;pAgpIy;V:_ and
the Hon.P.G.Ammjnabhav§,_ H th_§’: _ —the
KPTCL En1ployee§. U_11ioni§s 1;§¢’V.Dir§¢£é;f~.qf age Hubii
Electricity regaxd
unanixnoizs reseigiiitéyhas
Hence?’ h to appoirst Sri
M.Nagara3’u= ?£::side;}I of the KPTCL
Empigraejs Union Aiafithe Diréctor «of Karnataka Power
V’ _Tra;£$s§ti1is;$££}3;vM. AC0rp 0)mti0n Limited, the Bangalore
Company, Mangaiare Eiecirieity
Cc§f;;¥an$§;”Chax11undeshwm1 Electricity Suppiy
C0nipan’g’z2.*§d}<i'~»'{}111ba1ga Electricity Suppiy Company
_ x A and Sri"?.C§~.Anuninabhavi, the Presiéent efthe K?TC
A ..f ainf}is::y'ees and the Directs? effinbii Electrieity Suppiy
_. C.g)2i1pzm};.
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The copy of the reseiution tif:e?.V:C .é%2tr :§ H
Exeautive Cozzmxfiitee %\zi.e::-tizzg is féV1?1£:§£>s;é;d jgerzzf a
kind perusal.”
16. This was followedfb3r_ a.._}1nai.1’iinm2_s résoiutim of the
Union dated 11.1″£;.’.V’.. ‘()fl.8″– send proposal to the
G()Vef11¥!E6I1’§”1<}. appdifit' the Director 0f the
L we;1<:g;;;-Vé;Px§.%zx;%§;;=;oa.sa;zg Daie:§ 1.: 1.29%.
é
' _ RESOLD'TION
Tiiéfiierztral Executive Committee Evieeiing cf
~_Kamata3<a Fewer Trmasmissien Corpmatien
Emfiibyee Unien newiy elected in the 17"' 'Fri Yeariy
' -Genera; Bed}? Meeting heid an 6.11.2308, it was
3 urzarliaiousiy resolved} to sené a prcposai tea the
Gcxvemmem of Kamaiaka, that on the poiicy ef
Fariicipatiexz of Empisyees in the iidxzmfisixatieil, ta
appeirai the Seniar Ivietnber of this Uniozl and the
present working President Sri M.?<€agaraj'u as the
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Director of KPTCL, Bangaiore, Gulbarga, V V
and Chamundeshwari Eieciricity Supfily (::’on1;$a:1ies-
and Sri P.G~.AmInéna.bhavi “the Pr¢sideI1{9f’*§31é KI’TC . 2 % T
Employees Utliflii, as the effihg .I_i’i3?.)ii
Electrieity Supply C-mnpany.” ‘ ‘ ” AT ”
I7. Aciing on the said ‘gjeseiutieil,
the State Government .t§$fiQ1;dent as the
Director of the “tree that the State
Govemrnent for appointing
the 7:” respot;i:ieI}f–a§ fhat. by itseif caxmot be a
$03115 10 _=*.;uasi1 _:app<$i11ti11efxt: The Court must exercise its
'§iisére1joi:3;i'§; ipmvezj with gteat camiim and sheuld exercise it in
cf and not maria-132 on the making cut {if a
""'i:«ga1 pbifii. as cextiorari is ciiseretie-nary. 1: is not issued
" ikiréifééy bgeca¥;3:';.éA:'it is lawful to do.» 343. ($ee»CIL4,AIR4LAL KIN:-4N1
COMMISSIONER cu?' 1iNC'0A=iE TAX, WEST
5E?."Nd'AL & 03:33:23 -413 1979 SC (:45). The cm: shouid
" "always keep the mrger pubiic ifiterest in mind in erder ta deaéée
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making out of a legal point. The Court shelligi a1iv:iifs”*~:”‘ i
keep the larger public interest in :6…’ 4′
decide wheflier its intervention is ca3ied’—fairer ” i’
Onlv when it comes to 3 éicnclusiont ‘ tizai
overwhehriing public interest requigfes iizterfeijencéi ‘the,
Court should intervene.” V V’ A 9 vi _ ii
(:111A;ie:lirzir.:gV_i;;f:’i3},zVtii¢:) hi 9
:3. In M ;*10;w::a;;L iiiavgigvzgszma T2;w’2)e:§TRIEs* um.
15′. STATE 0;?i’1mg};4g§T};%:;gi;N ;”:iif\iij €¥i*-HE;5€S M AIR .2990 SC
469. the Apex:”‘C0″ui_’i arrived at: in 1316
course of Conciliiéitiqii -p§i§difigiiii~~’i’witi3 a recegnized znajerity
1;:iic$%.f”‘*ii§’:§:3»%: 0£§”‘al!….xa%r;rkn1e:2 ofthe establishniesai, ever:
—minority union which had abjected t9 the
i I{‘cf;£5g1i2.eé”iii:ir:¥n having fniij-Ofifg.’ Of members is expeaszteé
” iirgtect thef ii ‘ifrgitiznate imerest of 13.230121″ and enter inn} 3
the best iatexesi cf iabour. This is with the abject is
H ihe Samttiiy ofsetilenleni reached with the active assistance:
zzrf jibe Ccnciliatien Officer and 10 diseeurage am indiviéuai
S empleyee or mitwritfg Llfiiei} ff’€}E’¥} scutiiing the settieiiient. ‘fifhez; a
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settlement is arrived at (‘luring the cunci3iatioa1.proccedi11’g”s; it biigzdét .
on the members of the Workers* Unio1i”a’as1 iai:d Ei»r.>\’.5’s«*13_..” 1″
Sec.18(3){d) of the Act. It wouki itpséttffictg bifid
workmen who are ail parties to it1dqm*§:a:I’LvdiSp:3te.. is
an the principle of collective industrial
disgutes and for maitxtatning tztrtinézipie; Qf
industrial demoerapy ‘
in the represents as
many as ” Anét in dispute» No other
empmryee excepttxthg pet§tio_:1é.2-r_s” 113% protested for reconmzending
_’?m «apgreintment as the Director of the
Cfimpafiiéa» _ ;”‘t.’£}nion has assigned cegemz reasons tier
‘ Vt ‘-..\’V.;feco:31:.ms:iiding ‘j_:1zt’:ne of the ‘?’i’ respondent as the }}irs=:ct.c>r cf
.§3mI1pax2i§s«;_at1d acting on the said recmnmenéation ef the
‘j State Government has appesintad him as the Digectcar :3?
H V’ titéttfiétmpaaaies, which cannot be feeuzad féuit with 2>§;t§1és tfourt.
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19. Sri gm. Patii, ieamed Counsel» ‘a1:§;~e=gz1~i1§4’g “‘1″4§,§V’.’;,1;f?.1V€’
petitioners Submits that the State C§<}\?61'I}}"!'i£?I$»3;' }1£i::.¥;_ATI'i($i iigg 7
mind while appc:-inting the 7%' respondefit The DAife-a:__toi' .9f £1:xé
companies. By appointing the '?*V}':-'r:§'spong1«e:1:i..é,f; fi}ire§ibr:,~ is
admittedly got a workman, the 43-A has
been defeated. In thig Counsel
has relied on me if' 1
(s) 3-;i$0WER (:0. L112). &
OTHERS 1&1; j.~”” AIR 1958 SC ass;
(ii) A;H1i.;:; 311Am:*;;1::4 SGSHITH mxmcmni
Tsfiéwr;:1;?: mafow €)14*1*;*u)L4 « AIR 1 931 SC 293;
“{§.§_i)’A§%i4}f’;I€?§¥i%§L:..T1Z¥3’ILE WORKERS’S UzVIO:V’e£c. vs.
L V ‘RRR}ifi@§4KR£Sf;§§€’§¢N’& OTHERS –AIR 1933 SC ‘:5;
‘ A (iv) 2:11;; I§V.?)L«i BANK OFFICERS’ CONFEQEE4 TION
4% Q i2;VIO.N 013′ INDIA & OTHERS’ W AIR 1989 SC 2345;
ff %T (v) Kvamzz S’HRILEKHA VIDYARTIII& OTHERS vs.
” ‘§f24TE 01%’ 1:312 & 0’1″§:fER.S’- (1991; 1 Sec 212; and
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(vi) AIR INDIA STATUTORY C0RR§1-mrigy g_m%[%:%.«:s:%%j
CKNWED LABOUR UNYQN & OTIIERS.
20. In K. S11REER4IHzza4_o’s 1953 aS1c¥x553§),,
the Apex Caurt has érawn a M
’empleyees’ and The
expression ‘e111p¥eyc=’;é ‘ all persons,
male: or fem:aaié;”T’ ” Cifiice, Maixzs
Departnlent, SV’:£V£3zfe;:’§,.’_ ffiéceixfing Station cf the
Company, tsLt”‘” ‘Wc;>ri<;n1e11' denetes 3
Sffliiifitfi 3:112}? Evéaiegories of employees as have been
éxgfzd who magi have a ticket. It is held that
'-s.;:3.2:;h a " dearly fiatelligible in an industriai
_jjj..€_?:5a,!;$iié3»h1nen"£, for security' and Othei' reasans a system of
4: is necmsary far these who wri<: in the Pawer
V. Maths Department err other glaces where essential
is installed whiie others, such as the cieriea! Staff. may
Werk in an office buikijng Where secufity demands are either non»
n._
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existent or much less insistent. This distinction means thai. ‘
‘workznet1′ are ’employees’, but 311 ’employees_’, are not ‘f\§i?dfk1nén’ 4′
fer the purpose of standing orders. This decisim u A
the cmltentions of the petitioners. In th£:’»;T11féf:;.g2;1It cj9A.S;*T._ne~
‘?”” respondent is an Ofiicer. He .m_ay not Hut h¢AAisH;§I1
employeefworker in the establisiiifiéiyti ‘it, is say that
worrkers include not only Vbi3t’§Isn_’Gt§t§e§ e1i:p§;)f«§ees. There
is no prohibi{vi{§1i’VTVéiih;;}:v ii1′ ;i’4tJ¥1a?_’:’:«’*..IVf:’fi£.’It:£%’:26?VAsseciatien of the
catnpaxiies or ififlértécié Csiynstimiien far appoijxtme-2:1
of a worker 3&1 the r*’?4’I’5’i*£’i$V%11ta5é;i\r锣>f workznen as the Qirecior of
€115 2 ._
2}: ~12: JBHARATIIKZ-4 SGSHIE” KARAMCHARI
“–‘§ casex SC’ 293), the Apex Couzt has held that
“v: ;:};ough the’.44i§i§e”é§ivéigfincipies are not enferize-abie by Ceurts, ii
i *§i§§eé’..:ia0At ‘ti:e.anV’i11at directive principles are less important than
riglts 01′ that they are net binding an ihe va.rius
Vt V . __§z”g;§:I:1§{§f the Staie. It hag been further held that Artide 3’? Offikfl
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Constitution emphaticaiiy states that directive %
nevertheiess fm1damemaI in the goverrxance the” ‘c;-a.§31’:’itr}*’i’a31:<_.i: 'itu 'V
31131! be the duty of the State to apply these pV§'1'a.*-.1,;:*-:i'p.¥:2.*.s: i12T.§1é;zi'§i:1g° V
laws. The éirective principies should Ceurfs' 3.V:_§§2T:;j..'§:;\«;ie. :;:1»1i'W
izaterpreiation. Fuzxéamentaj rig§1ts: s.".1_0uIc§ 'in {he
light of the directive principles and §hmz§ <i and
wherever possfble, be :e'a§é;.ji§'i'£o the foInier§"'F:ir<éi*§* viaté attacked an
the gronnd of 'Qf.a igigilt shozzid, among
ether cea11siéra1'.V%a13£.i_01'1$':,_ :out if the law éoes net
advance em: or 0i§7Ia':é1j%%<;;f' épriixcipies C?!" if it is not in
d§$uvhfi.1fg$ é§%£'ifi9f .i,1nd<;;ubted obligatierris of the State,
cmis'-igimiiéziai :2; Véythaarixiise, towards its ciiizens £1?!' sections sf its
,_AA'¢i1izens,"fl§:w'ingV 'Qi:}vj.':.dfVih3 preanible, the direetive princigles and
mine': pr0vis§::mS"'0f fife Cemstitution.
'.31; '2x:g2*I§:2;~:4.L TEXTILE WORKERS' :m().i\rs case
:$'C 75)? the Apex Court has reiterated what has been
smrin AKHILA 31L41a4T13:4 305312' K;4.RA;}ICI£4RI
s case (slxgra). The Apex (fear: has heid that the vmriiers
3.
_;
3%
‘-A
«’3.
. . ‘iv-“~””
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heid that the object of Section 9 is to empower the Cenuafi
Gewernrnent ta make 3 schelne fer the constitution of the BQ2gfi:i”e–f’_* ~. ‘ ‘
Directors so as to ixwiude represefitatives of the t?3’I1§§l_Cfy”:3t3§§:”~?1I1!§.: «
other specified categeries. The represe11tative§s_ of’:ihs.=.jS.7e categories”
:31′ peopie are 10 be eiilarzr eiected er .iiQ!T_§1}Ti1aiE.;d_ ii; fi1eT.2″n2gf;z§;:~zuj
specified by the Scheme. The legislature ii3s._le§iV it i0″ih.eT_Ce:1tfai
G0vertm1e1It in make a schetne Vprévidizéfg a;1g;0’i’fitsnez2i is the
Beard from ‘ by eies’:-lion or
by no11}i11a£i0:1. T}1%: irfide sf appasintment is, 1::-f
ceurse, lefi my (:é11?r§?.i but it is mt an uzzresirained
§i,A a discretian which must be
reas “€:0::1j:3::*2eratial emerprise’
In the esent case also, the 7″‘ yes fiiifiiif ha §§bé%fift~ L.
unaninlousiy chosen by the Union for appoi1:;f3neI’:£’ as {fie f)i*r:.{-::tz>;’V ‘V
80 that there can be an effective paxiicipaiiogz éfthéz w0ri.<;.£'<3r§:é in " .
'file management of ihe Companies. "110 preliibiiifinv-:ibz:'§}1e
7*' responcient to be appointeai ' 1. fl _ .. _
22. In KL-“MARI SHRILE ‘1’{A. VImig1Rr;;*1j¢eJ}oTH.a:Rs*=s
case {(1991) 1′ sec 212} ;”the Aggéifi t§;¥,xa~5i;”e:ver3,> State
action, in ordver ts _$iiI*;?fi?f<:: "1':111°:_:=1_i1"L*',~t_'l.':e mzsceptibie is the vice of
a,rbi'£ra..riness Wfi§C§h is the –~;§=:»ic1e E4 and basic is the rule of
13%: the systern V'w}_V3icl1 gQ\?e:y1'snj:;'s, {lenferment of the power
tqgether the éis¢fei.i<§n which gases with it to enabie propeg
:é:»zgr¢i'se.§f"§?1e;"' coupled with the {int}: 10 ghun a.rbit1'a2*i_r:es5:
in i'£sL"'s;2_~;ez*ig:is:«:*"shd'ieV.ip:'bmote file object {hr which the power is
4,,,,,r;:onferre£1;–..w}1i§:}2~wafizidubiediy is public imetrest and 119% individual
-. §2sr.._;§:%ivate ga”.§;tV1,_ 1~whim er caprice of 323}? i:2div£éz,2a£. All persons
‘1.”‘e;it:r§_’st¢d’ i:>s*i1:i1 any such power have is bear in mind its ziaeeessargs
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brought by 42*” Constitsstian (Amenfiment) 9 1 976_.IJ§5s§n.” _
the State to secure by suitable legisiatien ovfiin :;i.rr3: :V()fl1:’G3_” wziy, Tr ‘
paflicipation of Workers in the r11.;magen1em’v. 0?
establéshmems or other 0rgani$ation engégszd ‘§_I_l To
make these rights meaningfixi £6.w§%ori{1ne1%§’:g1i£i’–i§1a:é¥j;éngfi;} gighi to
life a re-a.iity to werkmen, shifg.0;)?’ju¥;1ici3.1,e;fié:ita1i§:x” iéem private
Iaw principles :0 p:_zb.¥ic izxtérgirefiatiqxx fusing the
interegt ofthe_i;}dividii:1i’.:g;;tfe.pf£r:1§¥1fir paxamaunt interest of
the commufi;§ty.~. TheV}Lv§§is:iaE_fi1:;éti0i:’0i’ a Court, thereforei. in
interpreting the ‘€54<_)I:.5*tit1it:'-Qfi épmvisions eafthe Act. requéses
to bufid u;.;§c3nti11uitjg» elf '${}Ci0—E:C0z}023}iC erupawerment to the poor
{Q $i1s*uai :i oppeflunity and status an-:i the £39.; shouid
ceii'.?té1:2'£;1j«'V "ihje~._fieeds and espiraiicm of {he S{}Ci€'1_\/' in
""V'estab3iéh–§;_V1g sc%a.1 erder. Th6:-refore, the com:-epés
agigrafied if} the statuie require inierpremiicm frem thai
without doing vielence is the ianguagas-., Sash an
wouié eiezagaie the spirit ami p’.§1’§)OS£’ csf the
“V ‘ ~__ Céaisiimiiaa ané fllaifilé the afrsresaié rights :9 the worr}<_me2'2 3, reaiiijgs
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lest estabiisinnent ofan egalitarian social §rder;%:m:1dTTbei’g:s:xj4:x::;..gA5
and Constitutionai goai defeated.
In the present case,” .l.§gIe1n;>ras;V-xéli;:2x”‘*»:m;i_° and
Articies sf Assceciation sf Articles 30(1)a{a)
and 74-A empo\§?cz§fjg:~ gxonxinate the
Directors _t’h_e’:’ app0intment of the 73′
respendezfit, a ihe Uxxiorn is 91113: to fulfii
the censtitiiiiprsai gegi.’ 7 .. . j
” A atifiiiiivagly angle, the impugaeci order daes net
i:a;Ii«.?”_€’r3f ‘%nf£e:iL’r’a.n¢a. There is me merit in these writ petitiotxs.
are dismissed. This order shouid net be
: as expsressing any opinion an the vafidity cf
Vagaspofiitxnent of 7″‘ respondent as the workmg ?resiéen’t :33?’ the
The said quesfian has is be kcided in the suit
O.S.Ne.7982/$309 flied by the petitioners hereiifiaéiaiath 53
bef-are the Civii Court. No costs.
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