{"id":109735,"date":"2009-11-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-01T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/karnataka-urban-water-supply-and-vs-the-mangement-of-karnataka-urban-on-2-november-2009"},"modified":"2014-07-27T21:33:44","modified_gmt":"2014-07-27T16:03:44","slug":"karnataka-urban-water-supply-and-vs-the-mangement-of-karnataka-urban-on-2-november-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/karnataka-urban-water-supply-and-vs-the-mangement-of-karnataka-urban-on-2-november-2009","title":{"rendered":"Karnataka Urban Water Supply And … vs The Mangement Of Karnataka Urban on 2 November, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Karnataka Urban Water Supply And … vs The Mangement Of Karnataka Urban on 2 November, 2009<\/div>\n
Author: V.G.Sabhahit And Gowda<\/div>\n
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA\nCIRCUIT BENCH AT DI-IARWAD\n\nDATED THIS THE 2nd DAY 01? NOVEMBER   ~ V.\n\nPRESENT\n\nTHE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE)[.bG.SABHAHiTi\"\": ~ _  it\n\nAND\n\nTHE I-1ON'BLE MR .JUsTicEVA.N.\\}E_N'uooPAi,AA G.o'Wn(A..aA:' \n\nWritAm3eal N'c;,3~2_6o 0Af\"2(_)O5V '  \n\nBetween:\n\nKarnataka Urban Water Supply'-.85  _ .V .\nDrainage Board Contract.F3Vm'p103Iee,s' '  'V \nAssociation (A r6:.gistered Trade Union\n\nRegistered under the Endian \"Ii'rade._Union-s\" Act)\n\nRepresentedbj? \u00ab.i_ts=P{r_es1dent*'.._  '\nHaving its   No.58V7f' o_  \n\nReady     \nBeiiary 1\"  ,  -- .. Appellant\n\n(By SriiA'Vp.R,Datar;'A:AdVooat\u00abe=\"a1ong with Sri K.Subba Rao,\nSenior Coii\ufb02psel) A A it \n\nThen\/[ana_gement..of Karnataka Urban\n\n'  .Water Sjuppiy 85 Drainage Board Division\n  Representedviby the Executive Engineer\nI-I.I'\u00a7.onnegfoxz{da\"'i .. Respondent\n\n(B}}\"'M \/   ;C:Bandi Assts., Advocates)\n\nThis writ appeal is \ufb01led 11\/ s 4 of the Karnataka High\n\n Act praying to set aside the order passed in writ\npetition N0.28653 of 1999 dt. 22.06.2005 and etc.\n\nThis appeal coming on for hearing before Court this\nday, Sabhahit, 3., delivered the following;\n\n\n\nJUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n
This writ appeal is filed by the respondentV”in’ywript<\/p>\n
petition No.28653 of 1999 being aggrieved b3E_:”ordef’e-dared <\/p>\n
22.06.2005, wherein the learned Sing1eyJLi_dge.iiofi:v thiisutiourt<\/p>\n
has set aside the impugned award  -the <\/p>\n
Court dated 24.05.1999 in 2.V’of__1’99i8.:anidlrernittedi”2<\/p>\n
the matter to the Labour iifrveshiorders in
\naccordance with lawppportunity to the
\nparties to 1ead4_e’.ri.dence”1f  and has further
\ndirected     are employed or
\nreinstated   services shall not be
\nterrninated-Atiililiitheis finally adjudicated on merits by<\/p>\n
the Labour’Ctourt–. V  V’<\/p>\n
 . ‘Fhe\u00aby_.essentiiial facts of the case leading up to this<\/p>\n
I   r’efe’rence to the rank of the parties before the<\/p>\n
learned\ufb01ingle Judge are as follows:\n<\/p>\n
 respondent herein \ufb01led writ petition No.28653 of<\/p>\n
  being aggrieved by the award passed by the Labour<\/p>\n
 ___ceurt, Hiibli in Ref.No.2 of 1998 dated 24.05.1999, wherein<\/p>\n
the Labour Court allowed the reference. The reference was
\nmade to the Labour Court for adjudication of the following<\/p>\n
points of dispute:\n<\/p>\n
\\;J><\/p>\n
“1. Whether the claimants are workmen
\nde\ufb01ned under the I.D.Act 1947? _  _ T”\n<\/p>\n
2. Whether the respondent is
\nas de\ufb01ned under I.D.Act :~a’s””pe,r
\nAdministrative Act or underA:,See_tioh 22_6’~of
\nConstitution, clairnants.  are l V ” entitled 1 . V   the
\nreliefs sought for’?   V.\n<\/p>\n
3. Management  \u00e9xecutive it ‘En.gi.n’eer,
\nKarnataka drainage _ and ;_  supply board,
\nBellary has to  :t_h.–e contract
\nLabour  I uothers?\n<\/p>\n
_  justified  is not so for<\/p>\n
what rel’ief;\u00bb’&_theise l,53\u00a3”2Vi_’x1zorkers\u00a7 are entitled?”<\/p>\n
V’f’,he’*appei1ia.intsi  filed a claim statement averring
\nthat the ifirsit .partyi’is”a..:_iiCE’rade Union registered under the<\/p>\n
Trade iU’i1ionsi’A.et,__l_926 and is espousing the cause of 142<\/p>\n
.Awo.rk1ne11.A*etnployed by the second party. The service<\/p>\n
i pa’rtici.ilarjs.__o’f;,.’the 142 workmen was given in AnneXure–A<\/p>\n
annexed ltoithe claim statement with a request to treat the<\/p>\n
H   same as part and parcel” of the Claim statement. It is further<\/p>\n
“avei’red that the said 142 workmen involved in this case<\/p>\n
i ” -\u00abhave been working for more than seven years. They have<\/p>\n
been working as pump house helpers, filter bed helpers,<\/p>\n
valve men, torn cocks, maintenance and repairs workers etc.<\/p>\n
Xmj.\n<\/p>\n
in the water supply section of the second party. Sorneof the<\/p>\n
workmen have been working in the drainage secti_on:’fof”the<\/p>\n
second party as sewage attenders. About 75 hawf <\/p>\n
been sent to Bellary and I-Iospet City.Municipalityyyith’_’othve_ri V’<\/p>\n
regular employees on deputation’ basis’ v(2i.t_h’~ <\/p>\n
03.04.1997 and 10.04-.199′?”–respecti\\re1y in-a_n’sfer loft”<\/p>\n
distribution section of the  the second
\nparty to the City  with the water
\ndistribution section. of  shown at
\nSI.Nos. 58   Pignnertjiiireiji\ufb01rieiejsent to Bellary City
\nMu\ufb02icipaliityy   were sent to I-Iospet
\n  vfrorlrmen involved in the case
\nhave and perennial nature of work.\n<\/p>\n
However, second- party did not care to recall their<\/p>\n
‘  seiw\/iceistr. despite repieaited requests and demand. The first<\/p>\n
    directly appointed by the second party<\/p>\n
and havveiibieein working directly under the supervision and<\/p>\n
 control of the second party. Second party itself has been<\/p>\n
znaiking payment i.e., monthly wages to the first party<\/p>\n
yfxorkmen and persons at SI.Nos.58 to 142 to Anne;x:ure–A<\/p>\n
and are being paid monthly wages with effect from their<\/p>\n
deputation to the said Municipality from the said<\/p>\n
Municipality. It is also averred that alleged contract<\/p>\n
\\,.)<\/p>\n
contended by the second party is nominal one, there.__is no<\/p>\n
genuine contract and the 142 workmen have ne\\}’er:”*\u00abbeen<\/p>\n
employed through any contractors, they are neitheriipcciritracti ‘<\/p>\n
workers nor are they task workers ancl wherefore;\u00bbpraye.d to it<\/p>\n
answer the points referred to the :Labolur’iVCoL1rt*  f.\u00ab;mau.\u00a3’i1or<\/p>\n
the first party. The second  \ufb01led coclnteristpatvemeint tow!’<\/p>\n
the claim statement filed by  all the
\nallegations made in   the \ufb01I’St party as
\na pack of lies.  It  the first party
\nworkmen arei:contract:”lahoiurers’asi’alleged and relief \ufb01led
\ncan be  tract ljiabour Act and not under
\nthe  Karnataka Urban Water Supply
\nand lT)’rainage “has transferred distribution<\/p>\n
respponsibilitly’ ._ivn*so far as maintenance of water supply to<\/p>\n
  Council and Bellary City Municipal<\/p>\n
   have been made a necessary party.\n<\/p>\n
 3. t:’jis.e:’further averred that contractors under whom<\/p>\n
 the ii:st’part:y workman are employed are not made party to<\/p>\n
i..f_’\u00bb theproceedings and denied all the averments made in paras<\/p>\n
 to 11 of the claim statement filed by the first party and<\/p>\n
wwherefore, the second party requested the court to dismiss<\/p>\n
the application with exemplary costs.<\/p>\n
‘VJ-\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
4. On behalf of the Management, MWs–1 to 4 were
\nexamined and on behalf of the workmen WWs–i to 3 were<\/p>\n
examined. The Labour Court after considerin\u00bbgFi.the<\/p>\n
contention of the learned counsel appearing fo_r”‘the.,’_~p.arti_es\u00abA<\/p>\n
and the material on record adduced before  and -\u00ab ., <\/p>\n
second party, by award dated’ 2g4,o:f\u00bb.i999.”–.:hc1d._,,:_”dd_af<\/p>\n
claimants are workmen as defined under Industrial Disputes  -‘<\/p>\n
Act, 1947 and respondent   under the
\nIndustrial Disputes    _’iSection  of the
\nAdministrative Act or under Airtibie  Constitution<\/p>\n
and the claimar;.ts,’\u00abare:__entitied’~.to’itlierelief sought for and<\/p>\n
that r.espond’e?r[;–r–Managyeirnient should regularise the services
\nof the  work_nien– atid”‘according1y passed the following<\/p>\n
orders.\n<\/p>\n
A “AWARD<\/p>\n
 ,V”‘R:eference is allowed and as per list<\/p>\n
‘  the claimants along with the written
\na._rguri1’er1ts is upheld and their to produce some
\n“of_fi~the documents which are produced by the
\nif  applicants, they bear signatures of the executive
\nif Engineer, A.E.E. Junior Engineer and
\nSupervisor they have deposed before this court,
\nstating that these books are bearing their
\nsignature but they are not aware of the remarks
\nwritten by them only. Under the circumstances,<\/p>\n
responsible of\ufb01cer should not have gone to such<\/p>\n
\\…}<\/p>\n
an extent saying that these applicants are not.___
\nconcerned with them. _ 1 i\n<\/p>\n
19. New Coming to the next aspect
\ncase Labour department had once inspected ‘ii
\ngive names of the employees _’after’:..’:v
\nveri\ufb01cation but that had been  at
\nthereafter again applicants i V .. approacghesdll ” the
\nLabour Department OV1′},’.,.,,:t:f.i~’\u00a73fiI’ reqtgiestg
\ninspected concerned areas uan_d~gave.r’epo:rt ofvfithe
\nresponsible of\ufb01cer”afte1’iAlproo’eedi,ngs. Under the
\ncircumstances, it difficult
\nto accept’  con.tenVtiotn of re-sporident board
\nthat    ‘not’ their direct
\nemployees,,. in V. i   \u00ab r employees through
\ncontrac’t5oirs:;7\u00a7:.; Vrlnprdeiii ‘t’o~wsa:Vve their skin they
\nhave –tried.th_yeir ,,1’e~v_\u00a7\u00a31 —b_e’sti by concealing all these
\ndocurnenits aisothey are not ready to own
\n. their”;=esI30\u00a5?\u00a7:ibAifit3?:*”R In fact, from the facts and
\n service “to made permanent rejecting the
\nconteintion of the respondent and employees are\n<\/p>\n
 –  the reliefs sought for ~ list of workers
\nit   to it.”\n<\/p>\n
 ‘f’hat”being aggrieved by the above referred award<\/p>\n
 passedvdiby the Presiding Officer, Labour Court, Hubli in<\/p>\n
“Re’I’.No.2 of 1998 dated 24.05.1999, the Management<\/p>\n
“preferred writ petition No.28653 of 1999 seeking for<\/p>\n
quashing of the judgment and award passed by the Labour<\/p>\n
Court as per the impugned award. The learned Single Judge<\/p>\n
\\..s.\n<\/p>\n
after hearing the learned counsel appearing for the parties<\/p>\n
and scrutinising the material on record by judgm.er1t:.fd.ated<\/p>\n
22.06.2005 held that no reasoning is <\/p>\n
order for granting the relief by the, \u00bbLa.bour_’i(ii3ioii1′:t’:vundeiriptheby<\/p>\n
impugned award. Labour Court:”:has’_”inot  ‘ii1’1:\u00a30l.lEl:}’\u20ac:<\/p>\n
document on which the respongdentbhas.reliied\ufb01\ufb01iuvponri andf’<\/p>\n
deposition of all the witnessesiezstaminecih’O\ufb01hbehalf of the
\nworkmen and the  .. was no written
\nappointment order.  bieeiiliapipointed through
\nemploymenteizchiangevias   the evidence of the
\nworkmen    ngotiibeen considered by the
\nLabour   _’0ourt proceeded to order
\nregularisation  on the basis of list furnished<\/p>\n
at the, time i of.,iargumenti.T. The learned Single Judge further<\/p>\n
.  obiserved that the icaiuse–title to the impugned award shows<\/p>\n
 is “Karnataka Urban Water Supply and<\/p>\n
Di’ainage.iBbard Contract Employees’ Association” and the<\/p>\n
 same “asi7~well as the members of the Union are all contract<\/p>\n
 labourers who have formed a Union to agitate their rights in<\/p>\n
0 appropriate forum which shows that they were not employed<\/p>\n
with the Board and accordingly held that award passed by
\nthe Labour Court is liable to be quashed and accordingly<\/p>\n
allowed the writ petition and passed the following order:<\/p>\n
\\}.J5,<\/p>\n
“(a) Writ petition is allowed. _ <\/p>\n
(b) The impugned award of the
\nCourt is hereby quashed.   it C<\/p>\n
(c) The entire matter is remitted
\nthe Labour Court with a c_1i\u00bbreC.t4ion.’ltoivireistorel.i_’_}x
\nReference No.2\/98 to its origina-lrif   it
\nparties choose to lead, additional. evidence’; to
\npermit them to lead’ eyfiidencehitand –.rthere*after
\nconsider the entire case”\u00bbonV.__merits\u00abCandi in
\naccordance with  1 by _  p<\/p>\n
(d) If any of theseCerripiloyeesi_’a1;e_j.employed
\nor reinstated anidlllareitiinil  services
\nshall    the dispute is \ufb01nally
\nadj  the Labour Court.”\n<\/p>\n
 ‘apggriieved -by the above referred order<\/p>\n
passed by’ the  Judge, allowing the writ<\/p>\n
petition and remitting. the matter to the Labour Court for<\/p>\n
C’ iresh disposal._ in accordance with law as referred to above,<\/p>\n
A responc’.en.tiV_inlf’the writ petition has preferred this appeal.<\/p>\n
We have_ heard learned Senior Counsel appearing<\/p>\n
 –,,for-the appellant and the learned counsel for the respondent.<\/p>\n
ii  _,V_L,earned Senior Advocate submitted that a detailed award<\/p>\n
has been passed by the Labour Court. The evidence
\nadduced before the Labour Court clearly shows that 142<\/p>\n
workmen were employed by the respondent and not by the<\/p>\n
K_9…)><\/p>\n
10<\/span><\/p>\n
Contractors and their salary was being paid by the
\nrespondent. The list of employees was furnished as<\/p>\n
Annexure to the claim statement and not at the”vti_1n_e”–Vvof<\/p>\n
arguments and the Labour Court has 1oo_l\u00a7e.d  ~<\/p>\n
evidence adduced by the parties and__hasl\u00b0<\/p>\n
the points referred to it in favour’–_of ;the’lwor_k’1ne’n  the<\/p>\n
reason assigned by the learne:d”SingleitJudge  V<\/p>\n
the award passed by the  Court” \u00e9iannot be
\nsustained and the  b*e_lpse:lt~aside. The learned
\nSenior Counsel__furthe_r…  learned Single
\nJudge Was  inl ayvard passed by
\nthe the matter to the Labour
\nCourt and  passed by the learned Single<\/p>\n
Judge. should._bb’eVivlsetl-aside and writ petition filed by the<\/p>\n
 – respondent’ herein ‘oelidismissed.<\/p>\n
7,.  other hand, learned counsel for the<\/p>\n
 respondent-writ petitioner submitted that the order passed<\/p>\n
 by the learned Single Judge is justified since the matter is<\/p>\n
S remitted and all contentions can be taken up before the<\/p>\n
Labour Court and interest of employees has been<\/p>\n
safeguarded by the order of the learned Single Judge.<\/p>\n
‘\\.c,..a<\/p>\n
ll<\/p>\n
8. We have given careful consideration to the<\/p>\n
contention of the learned counsel appearing for the parties<\/p>\n
and scrutinised the material on record. The3_materia.I  .<\/p>\n
record would clearly show that the list 0f”‘e1riployees,VWas””<\/p>\n
furnished by the appellant herein <\/p>\n
statement as the first party beforerthe Lacbo’tn’v.y_Qoui’t <\/p>\n
Annexure and was not producved.Viyva’t.Vtheof arguments.
\nSimilarly, the fact  jt1~.;%\u00a7  the appellant is
\n“Karnataka Urban Water=_S.t1ppply'”‘~aind’jd\ufb01rainage Board
\nContract  not necessarily<\/p>\n
mean thatthe-i:_rnern.bers:iof’e_the vapp\u00b0ellant~Union are workmen<\/p>\n
are appointed}’.l:\u00a7yf,_the eo_ntr_ac_tors. What was required to be
\nconsideiriediby the “Court was as to whether the 142<\/p>\n
employees who are the members of the above Union were<\/p>\n
i  * appoirited directly respondent or by the contractors as<\/p>\n
    contesting parties. Perusai of the award<\/p>\n
piashsedV.b_yf:thie Labour Court would clearly show that the<\/p>\n
 award passed by the Labour Court cannot at all be sustained<\/p>\n
 a.Sb_iii’i=.he Labour Court has not at all considered and<\/p>\n
  appreciated the evidence adduced by the parties before it<\/p>\n
and after referring to the evidence adduced by the parties
\nhas proceeded to hold that there is no correspondence<\/p>\n
between the board and the contractors. There is no order of<\/p>\n
VJ<\/p>\n
12<\/span><\/p>\n
the Board giving such contract work to any  the<\/p>\n
Contractors but to say that they are working’<\/p>\n
contractors cannot be believed on the face of itpianda B’<\/p>\n
on record would show that on the, contrazjs\/iiithie*Board’_’_iis <\/p>\n
careful not to keep any records  tl1i._at~’the’~applicants.are<\/p>\n
likely to become permanen’t__e’mployees of  andwi’<\/p>\n
applicants are permanent ernpl’oy_e’e_s  under the
\nrespondent–Board  -Working in the
\nrespondent since  Board has not
\nshouldered    them permanent
\nemployeesiand.iaiocorr1iin;<\u00a7ly_' 142 workmen are
\nnot the labourers working under the
\nBoard directly.'  of the Labour Court is not<\/p>\n
basedupponii thAe"niate:rial on record. Though the Labour<\/p>\n
Court i{?iasV'l'1teproduced the depositions of MWs–1 to 4 and<\/p>\n
WWS-*l__vV'to"Bgbut has only a ' d a portion of the<\/p>\n
evi.dence..i:I't.s. clear on scrutiny of the evidence adduced by<\/p>\n
 the parties before the Labour Court that Labour Court has<\/p>\n
"'i"_noti."a\u00ablt all appreciated the evidence adduced by the parties<\/p>\n
 before it in the proper perspective and has not even<\/p>\n
considered the evidence adduced by the parties in the right
\nperspective with reference to their evidence. Just to cite an<\/p>\n
example it is clear from the evidence of G.Shivanna who is<\/p>\n
\\\/\u00b0-\u00bbJ* *<\/p>\n
13<\/span><\/p>\n
examined on behalf of the workman before the Labour Court<\/p>\n
would clearly show that according to him there  34<\/p>\n
persons in I-Iospet Division and persons at Sl.Nos;~1– l.I”r_i1Al9i<\/p>\n
in the claim statement have been working in”Ho’s.pet._1Div1sion K x <\/p>\n
and he has produced certi\ufb01cate torthatileffect as per?-J,-LIV <\/p>\n
he has also produced certi\ufb01cate of ltheil’workmla’nlgivorkiiqg<\/p>\n
driver Ex.W2 whose name is  at  and does<\/p>\n
not refer to all the 142″ vvorknien’;iij\ufb01irfrilarlyl evidence
\nadduced on behalf of the that the
\nemployees of pa;;.;yip   directly appointed
\nby the resf;o1″if,1’5fi’ti~- clear that the order<\/p>\n
passed by the’i5Labyol1r  cannot at all be sustained as the
\nLabour ‘Court has iconsider the evidence adduced by<\/p>\n
the Apartieslliliseforevl’ithbeifore concluding that all the 142<\/p>\n
if if ”’–.employees were  working as labourers of the Board.<\/p>\n
  liC’o_u’;rt ought to have considered the evidence of<\/p>\n
each one “of’ithe witnesses examined on behalf of the<\/p>\n
V’-,W’OI’kIf1E:1′:]’3 and management to \ufb01nd out as to how many<\/p>\n
“‘ili_Worl<\u00b0men were Working directly under the Board. How many<\/p>\n
l  w\ufb01orkmen have been sent on deputation or as to whether the<\/p>\n
work of maintenance handed over to Municipality of Bellary
\nand Hospet and without considering the said material fact,<\/p>\n
the Tribunal has abruptly arrived at the conclusion that all<\/p>\n
\\9\u00ab.}-\n<\/p>\n
14<\/span><\/p>\n
the 142 workmen were directly employed by the respondentw<\/p>\n
Board and wherefore, though not for the reasons by<\/p>\n
the learned Single Judge it is clear that  <\/p>\n
judgment and award passed by_;the__4Lal:3ourA” .4_:date.dui<\/p>\n
24.05.1999 in Ref.No.2 of 1998 cia,nnfot’~at an  <\/p>\n
and the same is liable to bci__s”e.t aside.’ This..C’o._urt…cannota.i’<\/p>\n
appreciate the evidence adduce_dii:Aby_ the parties_in_eExercise of
\nits writ jurisdiction the contention of
\nthe learned counsel Zappiearingiforiiliitheiiparties and the
\nmaterial   opportunity should
\nbe given to   additional evidence if they
\nso desire toisubpstanltiatebtheirjcontention before the Labour
\nCourt wherelfo:re,i”appropriate that the matter is<\/p>\n
remitted to  Labour Court for fresh disposal in<\/p>\n
i  act-*ord5ance..gwith  after affording opportunity to the<\/p>\n
  partie–s_VTto_g adduee additional evidence. It is also necessary to<\/p>\n
direct that:’..\u00abBJella1y Municipality and I-Iospet Municipality<\/p>\n
 shall” impleaded as parties to the proceedings if an<\/p>\n
 appiliication is \ufb01led in View of the above as even according to<\/p>\n
i the workmen they have been working in the Municipality at<\/p>\n
Bellary as per the Annexure \ufb01led along with the claim
\nstatement in view of the fact that admittedly some of the<\/p>\n
workmen at S1.Nos.58 to 112 are working in Municipality<\/p>\n
VJ’<\/p>\n
E5<\/p>\n
and wages is being paid by the said Municipal Council and<\/p>\n
for effective determination of the points of the Labourifloiirt<\/p>\n
it is necessary that the Municipality under wh_ich  <\/p>\n
Sl.Nos.58 to;142 as per the lis_t….enclosediitoif;<\/p>\n
statement of the workmen is impleadiedvto <\/p>\n
It is also necessary to observe “that since the ‘rnat[te\u00abr,is .beingf<\/p>\n
remitted to the Labour  the  of the
\nparties are kept open i–.t.\u00a7’)”:’\u00abbe ._the Tribunal and
\nopportunity shall be  to adduce
\nadditional ey;.\u00a7ieif;;;.\u00a7gr.fiayeyq_s\u00a2i it is also necessary
\nto hold   ‘  are employed or
\nreinst;_:aiititi’i\u20aciii_i  services shall not be
\nterminatedtill  adjudicated on merits by<\/p>\n
the :.La.bourliC,oAu1’et’i’ as’ held by the learned Single Judge.<\/p>\n
ii i.  Aci’cordi.n=gly’,..gwe holidiithat the order passed by the learned<\/p>\n
  Single  the impugned award passed by the<\/p>\n
Labiiur  Hubli in Ref.No.2 of 1998 dated 25.04.1999<\/p>\n
and remitting the matter to the Labour Court for fresh<\/p>\n
“=ii_dispio;sal in accordance with law is justified and for the<\/p>\n
  reasons assigned by the learned Single Judge and does not<\/p>\n
call for interference in this appeal. All the contentions are
\nkept open and the Labour Court shall decide the points<\/p>\n
referred to it without being influenced by the observation<\/p>\n
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