{"id":115215,"date":"2009-10-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-10-12T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/kudremukh-employees-union-vs-the-union-of-india-on-13-october-2009"},"modified":"2016-02-19T05:01:20","modified_gmt":"2016-02-18T23:31:20","slug":"kudremukh-employees-union-vs-the-union-of-india-on-13-october-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/kudremukh-employees-union-vs-the-union-of-india-on-13-october-2009","title":{"rendered":"Kudremukh Employees’ Union … vs The Union Of India on 13 October, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Kudremukh Employees’ Union … vs The Union Of India on 13 October, 2009<\/div>\n
Author: Ram Mohan Reddy<\/div>\n
-E..\n\nIN THE HIGE COURT 0F'   A \n\nmrmn THIS THE 13:12 Daft)?  _(:)Cj'I' C)B' ER; 7 \n\nBEFGRE       %\nTHE 1~:o1~rBLE mR.msTI\u00a2E:._mm  \u00a7jEDnY\nWRIT PETITI0:'i I{o. :33 \u00e9);_\u00a3;-' 2n;jt38 gsjkx\u00e9m)\n\nBEFWEEN\n\nKUDREMUKH \" EM \u00a5?.\u00a3.;\u00a7jf)Y\u00a7r1}i2_\u00a73' --V:}N's\"c>~:sr {R\u00a5\u00a73('}D. _)\n(A TRADE UR1939_.z1*E{3-\u00a7\u00bbsfrz'3i\u00a72F,1;:~~:;;N};:ER THE\ni'NE[}\u00a31NjTRAIf)i\u00a53_ 'U\u00a7s';i;Q:~:3._A{__.* 3' A \nHAVING ms? \u00a3Z3+F\u00a3}'\u00a5C}\u00a77;4 A?  .\n:\u00ab;SRsvrI=Bu:;:..::;zNx:;T';. ..Lm~z'-1:' Hausa\nH\u00a7}'_.L R(;}'AD_,. MAN'GALO}'\u20acIE*\u00a7 ..5::r'3 30:\n:3 K 1:>:s'z'1~e;(:?, RE-13.3? \u00a7'TS\nASSISTANT 'GENERAL 'SEEERETARY.\n\n5' \" F.  .. '  P{3\"I'1'I'\u00a7{)Ni\u00a53R\n\n \u20ac;;\u00a5\"f%x\u00a7_:j'g:}::3;3ARA<3 \u00a355 051,;\n\n1 A  *1*:~\u00a7;-\u00a2:~E; r\u00a7:'1*:;N cw iixzijm\nmp. BY '1'Hf3; SECRI\u00a7"E"ARY TO\nGC-rvERNMENT\n\n " *-.._MINEE5"i"'R\u00a5 ms S'i"'EE':\u00a3,-\n ?.;i{}Y\u20ac){\u00a7 BHAVAN\n\n"WW DELHI --- 11:1: 01:.\n\n  KUQKEMUKH n~:<;3r~2 ems: company\n\nLEMITED, HAV\u00a3NG \u00a7TS i~\u00a7I3LPs{) OFVICEJ\nAT 1! BLGCK, KORAMANGALA\nBANGALORE \u00abM 34 f L\n\n$2,} \\\n\n\n\n-2-\n\n\u00a5?\u20acE\u00a7P.BY ITS CBAIRMAN -~ CUM\nMANEGING DEREUFOR.\n\n(BY SR} U'f*\u20ac'f~\u00a3\u00a3 KRISHNAN M, ADV F(JZ)I\u00ab? Ri}._ \n\n \u00a7\u00a7\u00a7's3.P0?\u00a7:3;E:rz'rS , V' V \n\n(BY SR}. K I{AS'I"UR\u00a5, Sr. COUNSEL;:.AE\u00a7V'A3?3'{)F<'.R2    \n\nFOR KASTURI A\/S)\n\n'm1s PE\u00a7'I'i'E'\u00a3{)I*J mm) t;:--\u00ab5f\u00a7;:ER AI%~';'_:cL.:i:.= 2':.:6 \u00e9z. 227\n\n09" THE {3()FsES'}'I'f'U'I'i()N 09* 1N':3:A--.,PRAY':m:; $0.? QUASH\nTHE ADV'ER'TISEMEN':':"\u00a7?UBL\u00a3S\u00a5iE.{j\u00bb 1\u00a7;.3*rHE NEW INMAN\nEXPRESS" i)A'i'E{) 24.:wj3 1as'sL\u00a7'1is:L)"~-\u00a332!  KUDREMUKH\nERON ORE COMPANY \u00a3,IMi_TE:D--,V1vJ:~1_x;;,*i-E,'r'1?;f;\u00ab:\u00a7:s:' .1_1:\u00a7G ft}>1\u00a5z\"i$'(;i2\"'PRL.m::ARING (3.\n(mos?) Tags 135$, .-'1;*;;g4.g:.<_i:m\u00a7'1'-- M5913: THE FGLLOWING:\n\n y%f%n\u00a7r\u00a2n_:2:_13.\n'1"h\u00a7\u20ac: Urxion claiming to espouse\n\nthe {gauge if-\u00bb \u00a5;}":\u20ac  ezizployaes of U33 2110' responcierm\n\niron Ore ijiompazzy, aggieved by the\n\nAi:t\u20aciV!E?5{'iiS\u20ac,%ff;(%\u00a7,I1fV:'\u00a7EJVi;ibIiSI'lffd in the New Indian Express dt.\n\n _ 24.3';'--\u00a330{}:8 iinnexurew\ufb02 and the Jab Speciiiea\ufb01azl\n\n . f%io\u00a3;;\ufb01Caii9:n dated nil, A;1m=:xure~C, has p2"es&:1t.ed thia\n\n  \n\n2'?\n\n\u00a7 ,\nag\n\n*2\n\n\n\n-3-\n\n2. Ac(:o1*(;iir1.g to the petitioner the Apex c0\u00a7.11?t\u00a7:' iifi\ufb01s\n\n(i{3CiSi()I1 on 30. i(}.i\u00a3IO{)2 ordered the trloe\ufb01\u00e9rei *\n\nmining operations in the K11{iI'\u20acI}]lL\u00a7{h' ire\ufb02 ('3i'::..'Ivc3c3i;:1.1;\u00a7;arIj\u00a2%V V\n\nw.(:.f.1.1.:2(')()6, as a Conseqmenix: "'red'z1<f\u00a7\u20ac.. rim"\n\npower', the Company iI0a't::VdV_a \u00a76l:.;I1ta1*y: 'z"'r::"ti':'t*:1:\u00a71:':n$:"\n\nS(2h\u20ac'I\ufb02@, Wlnence sevexfa\ufb01 e1I1p\u00a3eS2\u00e9feS"  opted\nfbr voluntary re\u00a3iren1e i\u00a7L:V;5e;.:%{'}.t;;:;\u00a3\u00a7\u00a71?;\u00a7--(?on1pan5,', it\nis stated, mazif:  WV Vt"V;o":Ei'1e appropriate\nGovemunergt'    ciose down the\n\nestab\u00a3i:shIneI\ufb01j "a*1\u00e9'<:0'-._fer11'1i\ufb01at.e the services of 7 32\n\nwoI'kInt=:r1f.$H;;g;1(3j\u00a7;e\u00e9s' ozgfi\ufb01fs 1'*r3I_is.\n\n'A    VAI:-.i\u00e9'--~--t1*1e a\ufb01legatiorx of the petitioner that wh\u20ac:I1\n\nLii1\u00e9 coz\ufb01p \u00e9i:i3y';Ei\u00e9 .about to be closed', the Chairman and\n\n-- Man\u00e9zgfrzg fiirector issued an advertisement invi\ufb01ng\n\n .:L\u00bba\u00a7)pi\u00e9s;:3t:i\u00a7):1_s fez' recrx\ufb01txnent to certain tsp posts\n\n-   higher salary and emaizmzents and as the said\n\n" .\u00a7if3'\u00a7.cer is iiiiely to retire an 3{}.~<$.2(){)8, w.iI':h. undue haste\n\nis trying to make: a.ppoi1'1tHm;r1't:s to the said posts, of\n\nM\n\n '\\\n\n\n\n-4-\n\npersons of his choice. It is the further ai\u00a3ega;:iQi3.VVijI;L:4 V.\n\npetitioner that appoinulwnts, if made, wo1iid oC_cansi011..T_ \n\nadditional burden 0:1 the  \n\nleading to the W()I'k;II1\u20acZ1  _em1\u00a7lQ\u00a7.}\u00e9es \n\nWages out of the reserve fund . "=\n4. The petitioii ._op;\u00a7OS\u00a3$<j;  s\ufb01\u00e91t\u00e9n1\u20acnt cf\n0bjE:{:ti()I}.S d\u00a3. 29V.5.20{)\u00a75V_(fii'.:I}f:V i;i_n\u00e9"':'\u00e9S},5Q;1{ient-conlpany\n\nirxter aiia, at  S_<i\u00e9n3\u00a7i:ig f\u00a7r;c~"aiiegatioz1s of the\n\npetitj_on:;-I"Tvsg1:9A1{ii. '  th\u00a2'~--.\u00a2\u00a2mpmi}; despite the ;m;i.ni.ng\naCtiVity"".'h3:%i1"1g:  hconfinues to function by\n\nprodL1cing: =.  peilets aricl pig iron.\n\n v  1:0 \u00a5Ii\u00e9"r@i:-..por1den1: instead of procuring iron\n\n 'g):n4 'if,S'~ \u00a7}:x,i:0.t:s which have since D6611 Closed, the\n\n .  p_r\u00a73k:ures them fmm others Zike NMDC\n\n .,(N'atioz:~.aui'[. Minera}. I\ufb01evelopmem: Corporation) etc. in\n\n  ' 'a_.:i(:iL;iHi':i_0:1, it is stated that 31} empiajiees are pai\ufb01 full\n\n  35.1313; inckzding parka, mining allowance eventllough\n\n the cempany is 110': mvolved in mailing activity and that\n\nM\n.45 5&1\n E\n\n\n\n-5-\n\nthe e:xper1<ti\u00a7mre to an extent of Rs.5{) crores per'\n\n{mm out of the profits of the company and  \n\nReserve Fund. At paragraph '2'  V\n\nadvertisements inviting applicatfi'0;'\u00a7s_V for  "  ~_\n\nGenera; Mamager\/Acid]. Ge\ufb01e:\u00a7\u00a7j3v~%Maiiager%%g::o:\u00a3;:\ufb01'\u00e9r\u00a2ia;); ''\n\nGeneral Manager\/Adei\u00a7.__ {,}\u20ac'?;i"1'{\u00a7'\u00a7'I'i:ZQ':4Nl'2)\u00a51ag\u20acI "(\u00a7)\u00e9f'SO{lI}\u20acl)\nand Canxparly Secretaxfv '\ufb01at in securing\nsuitable ca:}.dit:1g\u00a3'_i:es   'b\u00e9i\u00e9ig pubiic sector\n\nunderta'k\u00a7:ig V.  '--\u00e9lid\ufb01er\ufb01sement in leading\n\n3:1ewspapers.1 A' far) ..V;\u00a7aragf;qfq1;\\ 9, it is stated that ihc':\nCompaxlji v.h.?3.s Sevtiriaj \u20ac${;)_\u00e9\u00e9;::isi<)n programs and projects\n\nWhict\ufb01\ufb01 'i31cIude:"~s1_ g'l\u00a3)bail tender and therefore, there is a\n\n;f1ec_cwssif3; '::3 have the services of the pemons capable of\n\n%i;:tai\ufb01;1\u00abir1'gTi;eV__:Ef;'iiit0 fha pests advertised.\n\n3- Having hazard the laax\ufb01ed 00111236} far the\n\n   and peruse\ufb01. the pieadings, the questicm for\n\n   d\u00e9cisiozz making is, whether the pvetit:i<}11sr's have locus\u00bb\n\n stancii is questieitt maiters reiating to creation or\n\n9 R5\n\n*\u00ab__\n\n\n\n-6-\n\naiaoiition of posts, f0rma1:ioI1 and s;t:'1:ct;11z'in'g-,j or\n\nrestrucmring of cadres prescribing the sour:;.c:__'c:r :\n\nof recmlitmem, notiiicatiorz, criteria of sc5'i'3{:t;ik:)I1,n the _ "\n\n\u20acV3111atiOI1, etc. in the responde\ufb02t. ni31':ag:3H1'eI";_f. 2   'V\n\n6. St\ufb01iice it to st:i:ti~-tha{"- in -vsimilar * %'\n\ncircmnstances, the 0I}servat_i()fis.__<.:f_\u00bbthe' Apex in\n\nUnion of In\u00e9ia --v-  i"'I'1fftl1}:4:'\u00bb.circtlmstances,\n\nis apyositez\n\n"3'"\u00a3'A~.--'Tv   \ufb02W}'fh--'i\u00a3h4is aspect of the\ncase, -.we \u00a7r:\u20ac:::';sids:\u00a7*'*i\u00a7i"n.e::(\u00a7:ssa1"y to reiterate the\nsettIc:<;i 1\u20ac:g'a}..  matiters relating to\n\u00a2r\u20acaTj,ofi :\u00a7i1<:'iwab(3'!itiE\u00a7.11 of posts, forxna\ufb01ori and\n\n._ii\u00e9\ufb01rg#364:.1r%:":;g\/'rs;-3\u00a3";*:*V:1ct1;ri11g af cadres,\n\n --\u00bb _;j;1'e\u00a7t:1:'iE3:ii'12c;_ the s0z1r{:e\/mode of I'{iCI'"L1itII1CI}ii\n"~T'._&i'17ci4T""_~gL{\u00a7ii\u00a7i(:ati0ns, criteria of $eiec:t.i0I:1,\n\nA '---.4\u00a2va,\u00a5.u3.\ufb01a'3f; of service racords of the employees\n\nV fa}; _ 1-Within the exciusive dornajn of the\nAA  "\u00e9i:I;:1p\u00a3oyer, Wiflat steps shauid ha iaken for\n iiiaprovirig efficiency of the admini.strai:i0n is\naise the preserve cf the \u20ac:':II1p\u00a7{}_'\u00a7?\u20acI". The power\n\nof judicial raview can be exercised in such\n\n111a.I;":ers carniy if it is shown that the action of\n\n\n\nthe empioyer is (:<:nf1fra1*y to any co:1stit.11fio1}a\u00a7\u00a3_""\u00bbT\nor statutory pmvision or is pateiltky  \nor is vitiated due to rnala \ufb01des. '1'he:. :'(:(31;zTff1:'L-"' 3\n\ncannot sit in appeal ever th\u00a7:..ju_dg1n\u00e9\ufb01t"   \n\nemployer and ordain that a:apa1fti\u00e9}j1l\ufb01r_  A  .'\n\nfilled by direst I'\u20acCI'1iitII34E'\u00abE_}t Qrprdmotiori.  by  A.\ntransfer. The court has V-roie  \nthe Ii1(f':U\u00a31(}Ci\u00a3)i(i}$"  'of  '()1--- ...,.3K\u00a3-1y:i1"1g\ncomparative evaI{1.=r;iic:I)i~_L   .f:"1e,\u00bbI\u00b0it of the\ncandidates. V The '"_\u00ae1J,rt.v'V__Vcz\u00a7;1\ufb01Q\u00a7'.'.i\u00e9\u00a7:;,1$gge:st the\nIiraamtzer \u00a7I;I~fWh\ufb01_(:3h\u00a7  shoul\u00e9\nstrL:ct1\u00a7111"c"  __cadres for the\n\u00a7)1E._:I'}Z)()'S'\u20ac'.','1 A'   e\ufb01iciency of\n\nE1dI\u00a51iI1iSt}'Eifi(\u00a7}'?;". _ ?' ~ ., __ \n\n5?; _ H\u00e9vifig' 'r\u00e9g\u00e9fd to the well settled position sf\n\n \u00a311 "' i;'r2\u00e9" fgicts and circ1m1s:ances; supra, it is not\n\ni::~pe1: for. i:h e ;.i\u00a7ctitioner--Unio;1 espousing the cause of its\n\nmcmbexjs  employees of the izmi respondent, to<\/pre>\n
h  , \u20ac:L=*=1i.I;1 as \u00a31 right, to question the \ufb01lling up of vacancies<\/p>\n
_’  6:9 “iiie creation of vacancies 93:’ posts in the 2&5<\/p>\n
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the: comparly.\n<\/p>\n
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The absence: of relevant material  2<\/p>\n
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mala\ufb01des or A:*bitraI'i1"1ess,  writ .; 3etitivd:i"is" <\/p>\n
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Karnataka High Court Kudremukh Employees’ Union … vs The Union Of India on 13 October, 2009 Author: Ram Mohan Reddy -E.. IN THE HIGE COURT 0F’ A mrmn THIS THE 13:12 Daft)? _(:)Cj’I’ C)B’ ER; 7 BEFGRE % THE 1~:o1~rBLE mR.msTI\u00a2E:._mm \u00a7jEDnY WRIT PETITI0:’i I{o. :33 \u00e9);_\u00a3;-‘ 2n;jt38 gsjkx\u00e9m) BEFWEEN KUDREMUKH ” EM \u00a5?.\u00a3.;\u00a7jf)Y\u00a7r1}i2_\u00a73’ –V:}N’s”c>~:sr […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-115215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-high-court","category-karnataka-high-court"],"yoast_head":"\nKudremukh Employees' Union ... vs The Union Of India on 13 October, 2009 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/kudremukh-employees-union-vs-the-union-of-india-on-13-october-2009\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kudremukh Employees' Union ... vs The Union Of India on 13 October, 2009 - 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