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Supreme Court of India<\/div>\n
Food Corporation Of India Workers … vs Food Corporation Of India And Anr on 5 April, 2002<\/div>\n
Author: P V Reddi<\/div>\n
Bench: S. Rajendra Babu, P. Venkatarama Reddi<\/div>\n
           CASE NO.:\nWrit Petition (civil) 422  of  2000\n\n\n\nPETITIONER:\nFOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA WORKERS UNION\n\n\tVs.\n\nRESPONDENT:\nFOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA AND ANR.\n\nDATE OF JUDGMENT:\t05\/04\/2002\n\nBENCH:\nS. Rajendra Babu & P. Venkatarama Reddi\n\n\n\n\nJUDGMENT:\n<\/pre>\n
P. Venkatarama Reddi, J.\n<\/p>\n
\tThe petitioner is a Trade-Union of workmen which is seeking
\nto enforce the claim of its members employed in 223 depots of Food
\nCorporation of India (‘FCI’ for short) under the Direct Payment
\nSystem (hereinafter referred to as ‘DPS’) for payment of wages at par
\nwith departmental workmen of FCI.  It is contended that the direct
\npayment system having been given a go-bye for good and direct
\nrelationship of employer and employee having been established
\nbetween the labour force governed by DPS and the Management, the
\nRespondent-Corporation is under an obligation to accord the same
\ntreatment to them as is being given to the departmentalised\/absorbed
\nworkmen.  It is submitted that the nature,  type of work and the
\nmodalities of carrying out the handling work by the DPS workers and
\nthe departmental workers  in the various depots of FCI is the same and
\ntherefore denial of equal wages and other service benefits to the DPS
\nworkers is arbitrary,  discriminatory and violative of Articles 14 and
\n21 of the Constitution.\t In short, this petition under Article 32 is based
\non the plea of equal pay for equal work.   A writ to direct the
\nRespondent-Corporation to grant same wages, allowances, status and
\nother benefits to the handling workers employed on DPS in 223
\ndepots as are available to departmentalised handling workers.  Certain
\nother ancillary reliefs are sought for.\t A comparative chart showing
\nthe wages and other fringe benefits available to these two categories
\nof workers has been given in Exhibit P-8.  In the course of the
\narguments, the learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioner has
\nendeavoured  to develop her argument founded on equal pay for equal
\nwork by seeking support from various decisions of this Court.  Much
\nreliance has also been placed on the Award dated 1.4.1991 of the
\nNational Industrial Tribunal, Bombay,  rendered in the context of
\nsimilar relief claimed by DPS workmen of 55 depots.\n<\/p>\n
In the Counter-affidavit filed on behalf of the first respondent, it
\nis not disputed that the nature of work done by the DPS workers and
\nthe departmental workers is substantially the same.  But, it is
\ncontended that the quantum of work done by the handling Mazdoor
\nunder DPS is not identical to the turnover of work of departmental
\nlabour.\t In this context, it is pointed out in paragraph 5 that the work
\nload varies from depot to depot and even within the same depot there
\nare variations in working pattern in the light of such factors as volume
\nof procurement, off-take of food grains from the godowns etc.  The
\nseasonal character of food handling operation in various depots has
\nalso been stressed.  While asserting that in view of the large variations
\nin the working pattern and work load, the contract labour system is
\nbetter suited to the needs of FCI,  it is pointed out that on account of
\nthe agitation launched by the Workers union, the Management had no
\nalternative but to agree  for abolition of contract labour system and
\nintroducing DPS or ‘no work no pay’ system in lieu of contract
\nlabour.\t Reference has been made to various settlements arrived at
\nbetween FCI Management and FCI workers union in this connection.
\nThe initiative in this regard was taken pursuant to the understanding
\nreached for the first time on 23.5.1973, according to which the
\ndepartmental labour system as well as the direct payment system
\ncould be maintained depending on the local requirements.  It is stated
\nthat except at Ghevra depot, nowhere departmental labour as well as
\nDPS labour is engaged simultaneously in the same depot\/godown.\tIt
\nis pointed out that as against 223 depots mentioned in the writ
\npetition, 215 depots are governed by DPS and 7 depots in A.P. State
\nare actually functioning under no work no pay system.  It is claimed
\nthat each depot is and is being treated as separate establishment and is
\nbeing run by the respective labour systems viz., departmental, DPS,
\nno work no pay.\t Only in Ghevra depot, the dual labour system is
\nexisting.  It is reiterated that DPS system of labour has been
\nintroduced in various depots pursuant to mutual understanding
\nbetween the Management and labour unions and their terms and
\nconditions are\tregulated as per  mutual negotiations and settlements.
\nGiving the details of mode of payment in paragraph 9, it is stated as
\nfollows :-\n<\/p>\n
“Under this system the payment is made to the
\nLabourers on the basis of above schedule of rates
\nagreed between FCI Management and the
\nPetitioner Union.  These workers are piece-rated
\nworkers and whatever the work done by them on
\nthe basis of Schedule of Rates, the payment is
\nreleased to them subject to minimum guaranteed
\nwages which is at present Rs.107\/- of Handling
\nLabour per day.\t The Schedule of Rates and
\nMinimum Guaranteed wages are revised after
\nevery 2 years on the basis of the increase in the All
\nIndia Consumer Price Index, as per settlement
\nsigned between FCI Management and Petitioner
\nUnion.”\n<\/p>\n
It is then pointed out that the FCI workers union has already raised an
\nindustrial dispute before the Regional Labour Commissioner (Central)
\nNew Delhi, wherein the issue of parity of wages has been focussed.
\nMoreover, it is stated that individual DPS labourers of about 46 depots
\nhave filed petitions in Delhi High Court seeking the same relief.  As
\nregards the award of National Industrial Tribunal, Bombay, pertaining
\nto 55 DPS depots, it is stated that the award was challenged in the
\nDelhi High Court both by the Workers union and the Management
\nand the writ petitions were disposed of by the High Court on 1.8.1995
\nin terms of the settlement dated 1.11.1994.  Therefore, the said award
\ndoes not hold the field.\n<\/p>\n
On the above grounds, which were reiterated in the course of
\narguments by the learned senior counsel appearing for the 1st
\nrespondent, it is contended that the principle of equal pay for equal
\nwork has no application here.  It is stressed, the need and legitimacy
\nof direct payment system has been recognised by all concerned and
\nthe system itself has come into vogue as a result of negotiations and
\nagreements between the Union of Workmen and the Management.
\nHaving regard to the pleadings of the parties and the factual
\ncontroversy involved, we are of the view that it would not be
\nappropriate for this Court to record its conclusions on merits.\t In order
\nto give effect to the principle of equal pay for equal work, which is no
\ndoubt a constitutional obligation implicit in Article 14, we have to
\nenter into the factual arena and embark on an investigation of disputed
\nfacts such as the work load and the working pattern in various depots
\nof the Food Corporation of India.  The mere fact that the qualitative
\nnature of work performed by DPS workers and the departmental
\nworkers is the same, is not conclusive.\t Other aspects highlighted in
\nthe counter-affidavit having a bearing on the volume and duration of
\nwork in the depots have to be gone into.   Incidentally, the
\njustification and expediency of continuing the Direct Payment System
\nwhich has been recognized by various settlements has to be looked
\ninto. A comparative study of the working pattern in various depots,
\nthe overall job requirements and the overall effect it will have on the
\nbody of workmen as a whole and the Management, are all matters that
\nmay be relevant to consider. It is not a case of mere application of a
\nlegal principle to the admitted or undeniable facts.  But, it depends on
\nconcrete facts brought out in evidence.\t When the same issue is\t being
\nagitated by the petitioner-union by raising an industrial dispute, it is
\nall the more inappropriate for this Court to make an adjudication on
\nmerits in a writ petition filed under Article 32.      The award of the
\nNational Industrial Tribunal on which reliance was placed  virtually
\nstands superseded by the settlement arrived at between the parties
\nculminating in the disposal of the writ petition challenging the said
\naward in terms of such settlement.\n<\/p>\n
We, therefore, decline to grant any relief under Article 32 of the
\nConstitution.  We leave it to the petitioner to agitate the issue before
\nappropriate Forum.  The writ petition is therefore dismissed.  The
\ndismissal of this petition shall not be construed as an expression of
\nany view on the merits of the respective contentions.\n<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\t..J.\n<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\t(S. Rajendra Babu)<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\t.J.\n<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\t(P. Venkatarama Reddi)<\/p>\n
April 5, 2002.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Supreme Court of India Food Corporation Of India Workers … vs Food Corporation Of India And Anr on 5 April, 2002 Author: P V Reddi Bench: S. Rajendra Babu, P. Venkatarama Reddi CASE NO.: Writ Petition (civil) 422 of 2000 PETITIONER: FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA WORKERS UNION Vs. RESPONDENT: FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA AND ANR. 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