{"id":170512,"date":"2008-10-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-10-22T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/south-western-railway-employees-vs-union-of-india-on-23-october-2008"},"modified":"2019-04-03T11:54:34","modified_gmt":"2019-04-03T06:24:34","slug":"south-western-railway-employees-vs-union-of-india-on-23-october-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/south-western-railway-employees-vs-union-of-india-on-23-october-2008","title":{"rendered":"South Western Railway Employees … vs Union Of India on 23 October, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
South Western Railway Employees … vs Union Of India on 23 October, 2008<\/div>\n
Author: D.V.Shylendra Kumar<\/div>\n
ii\n\n1 W\n\nIn rm men counr or \n\ncnzcurr amen AT  % \n\nDated this the 23rd day of ocmber%%2908i[f  T       \nBEFo12{'a%%jk      V'\n\nnnv: Honrnns rm Jcsrzcn   %\n\nWrt'tPeti1i9n No \"of__2_>008. IG}!\u00bb1REv\u00a7[.: \n\nB :\n\nSOUTH WESTERN RAILWA? '\u00e9i3\u00a7PLa\u00a7YE1E\u00bb\u00e9'.s3ANGHA\nCENTRAL. Fosfrcm  .    v_ 'V \n\nBY 1T3 TGENERM. SECRE'I'ARY'\"\nii: ANAND \u00a32AO,\"BU'i1,DmG NO 397\nO?POSIT'E'TG\"DRMS'0.FF\u00a7CE\n\n\"  A'   S Joshi, Adv)\n\n PETITIONER\n\n V mach iI1NDIA\n*-.VREPRfESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY\n\nMIH\u00a5S'k'3?\u00e9Y OF RAILWAYS\n\n RAIL BI-IAVAN, NEW DELHI\n\nCHAIRMAN, RAILWAYS BUM?!)\n\nJ ~ .NEw 33131.3:\nH GENERAL MAANGER\n\nSOUTH WESTERN RAELWAY\nHUBLI, HEAD QUARTERS\nHUBLI\n\nNAIRUTYA RAELWAY MAZDOOR SANGHA\nBY \u00a7'I'S GENERAL SECRETARY\n\n\n\nDIVISIONAL OFFICE COMPOUND\nBY THE SIBE OF' ATM HUBLI\n\nHUBLI 1\n\nBY ITS GENERAL SECRETARY\n\nIN FRONT OF DRMS OFFICE\n\nSOUTH WESTERN RAILWAH-'.4    , \" '  \nHUBLI     \n\n5 SOUTH WESTERN RAELWAY MAZDQOR U1'?\u00a5iv;'3I\\3\ufb02:~..   \u00ab\n\n[Sri G R An<1anjmat!3,A'"Adv_.for R41 1:0 3';\nSri I)..J'~ Naik, Adv: ._for 53-4;\nM] s Sha:.=.t:r'i'% &' Heagdfz, Ad\u00a7ws%f\"TERN*-- RAILi5I_A3'\u00bb. ADNEIHESTRATTON IS ILLEGAL AND\n\nWITHOiJT.AU'i'\u00a7:I\u20ac}R~\u00a5TfYV OF\"iAW,'*AT RE--D AND ETC.\n\ni\u00a5.TvII1S_PI\u00a3A'Ai'I9I*i(>1s;3 C01~v.\u20acl.1$I\u20ac.'\/r.V__\u20ac3?'sI FOR (moms ms BAY, THE COURT\nMADE TH\ufb01F'{)LL\u20ac)WTN\u20ac};  _  '-\n\n'     E:3(4)R.DER\n\n.' V'  - 'V  := :WT~Iit pgti%;i<;zi"i5y"tI1e South Western Railway Employees\n\n   union under the Trade Unimzs Act,\n\n1936, is aggieved that an electitm conducted by the\n\n   of the South Western Ra\ufb01way in terms of the\n\n'g  of events noti\ufb01ed on 11-102007 [Anm::xure-~D to\n\n "  writ petition] and said to have bmn loaded on the\n\nintemet giving it wide publicity, indicating that the actual\n\nelections will take piano on 26*, 2731 and 28* November,\n\n\n\n2007 and the results will be declared on 3- \n\nbeen conducted and the zeeult \n\nterms of Axmexure-K, declaring:  f;  \n\nNairutya Railway Mazdoof isp   'the\nnecogmzed' union of South    to tide\noutcome of WP No  ' on the \ufb01le\nof High      Writ pe\ufb01\ufb01on,\npresented   had not accepted\nthe   conducted strictly in\n  formulated by the Supreme\n\nCourt     such elections; that the\n\n "  __  of  is not in consonance with the said\n\n   therefore the petitioner has raised 9. dispute\n\n  Mir in tame of para-27 of the\n\n sohenee; that the general manager who was required to\n\n  the dispute, having not acted upon the dispuee\n\n'  by the peu'tim1er, but in the inmrrwzum taking\n\nsteps to e\ufb01ectuate the resukts, which a\ufb02bcts the interest of\n\nthe petitioner and hence the present writ petition.\n\nV\n\n\n\n2. This court while issued notice to  \n\ninitially, had passed an order   \n\n8--9-2008. _ __   ' % \n3. The respondents    <\/pre>\n
appearance through c9unsei;” 1..  to 3 am
\nrepresented by Sri G     respondent is<\/p>\n
represented  D   and Hegde<\/p>\n
are  <\/p>\n
mspo1;deIlts.,l’v  -v.3A'<}pposes " l s the writ petition saying' that<\/p>\n
  no  for interfarnce 'm tlm matter in writ<\/p>\n
  the griavancc of the petitioner has been<\/p>\n
 by the endarsement issued by the CPC<\/p>\n
 terI;.'a;l:$l'i-of Anncxurc-F' dated 9-1-2003, Sri 1:: 3 Naik,<\/p>\n
   counsel for the foam: respormcnt, cm beha\ufb01' of<\/p>\n
'  statement of objectiens has also bwl \ufb01led, has<\/p>\n
 A  highlighted their own dif\ufb01cultics, particularly the fourth<\/p>\n
respondent having been declmed as the
\non behalf of the empioyees of the"'2E;ngl
\nare being not provided with  "<\/p>\n
their was etc., and that
\nthe petitione.r–union,      on the
\npremises by taking   qua order
\ngranted by   am the writ
\npetition     %<\/p>\n
5.  iaamed counsel fer the pe\ufb01tioncr<\/p>\n
would  that the elections having not<\/p>\n
 _ beelaf\ufb01azxducttid with the modalities of the<\/p>\n
  by the Supreme Court, such elections<\/p>\n
  as iilewl and Without authority of law<\/p>\n
‘.Vetc.,.44uha:\u00a7 m’ged:. ‘V  for granting further prayers as sought for ‘m<\/p>\n
  peuaon.\n<\/p>\n
6.] ‘ “On the other hand, Sri Andarrnnath, leanm counsel<\/p>\n
‘V V    the Union of India and the Raiiways, asserts that the<\/p>\n
petitioner is not entitlcd for any of the prayers sought for<\/p>\n
and if any one of the prayers is to be granted, <\/p>\n
to sitting in judment over the manner of <\/p>\n
elections in accordance with   <\/p>\n
itself has provided for an Veisgztioii’  v\ufb01ic ”  V
\nmanager of the railways –   disputes mad<\/p>\n
therefore the  of not be 1:VtA$adc subject<\/p>\n
matterlofwrit of    ‘ ‘<\/p>\n
7. It   petitioner me; the<\/p>\n
dispute raise’    bwn resolved by<\/p>\n
the genmal  person, but the<\/p>\n
petitioner ig-,~,~ gm.  “an endmsement issued by<\/p>\n
     Sri Am-1am’mam, learned<\/p>\n
.  fof   1 to 3 does sumit ttmt the<\/p>\n
  not been looked into by the mmrai manager
\n  be taken that ‘K. is sax: pending more the general<\/p>\n
,, \/\u00bb . x \\’ \\ \\ ” \ufb01x<\/p>\n
9. On an  n of the petition  the<\/p>\n
annextlre and the submissions at the Bar,  <\/p>\n
clear opinion that the prayer    <\/p>\n
petition cannot be granted, pa1t;”ic111;\u00e9riy,   a   <\/p>\n
declaration that uzeexectioriig-5:11 is  e’i;e., and
\ntherefore the inddentgd   as Sri
\nSumesh s Joshi, lwmed   f\ufb01:e–.petitiox1er, in the<\/p>\n
alternative,   of V’ “\ufb01ns, subm1%1g’ that<\/p>\n
a.     for the reason that
\nthe   even as back as on 7-10~–\n<\/p>\n
2007,  is    expedeciously mad cannot<\/p>\n
 *  be \ufb01le ti1e.–,=\u00a3\u00ab:.ne general manager inde\ufb01nitely.<\/p>\n
A to the interim order gantw by this mam:<\/p>\n
 .V for”inai1itaiiih1gstmxsquo,Imnoftt1eviewthat11om1ch<\/p>\n
  be granted by this court, as th$ court dew not<\/p>\n
–‘   the merits of any development in the course of the<\/p>\n
T   of the elect1o’ I18 even in terms of the moda\ufb01ties of<\/p>\n
J<\/p>\n
the scheme formulated by the supmme _ a:xs<\/p>\n
indicated in para-27 of the sct1emc,..which  . <\/p>\n
27.  Any @5911?’ .   %.y
\nelection,\/counting ofvo\u00a3s_s shoal! be  the  ‘
\nthe Zonal \ufb01nal
\nIt is  the   oonwtum the
\nelection  wiiil into the matter.\n<\/p>\n
When    the general manager
\nand the  manager being only
\nrelating’ to the   whet-em’ the mammr
\nin yvhich  Vfllcvielec\ufb01on will also be loked into<\/p>\n
alf\ufb01ing  particularly the relief msed on an<\/p>\n
 of one as’ the other trade union or<\/p>\n
  or the other made union had earlier<\/p>\n
   nor can he made incidental to a<\/p>\n
 {\ufb01lms ofthe mragraph 27 ofthe scheme. I say<\/p>\n
 reason that when once election hm-3 been<\/p>\n
  tmda the scheme, and the result declared, the<\/p>\n
oonseqoenoes necessmily follow and <\/p>\n
prevented or undone unless t11eMmelectioi1″  itoeif <\/p>\n
setting aside the result of elec\ufb02ono.   3 <\/p>\n
11. Therefore, while the   this
\ncourt eawlier in this    for the
\nreason that as    petitioner has
\napproached   premises in their
\n  relief and rightly so
\nas the   in possession of<\/p>\n
a pre1n1’sez3_j\ufb01v’hether*jVoe:_’lioeinoee”‘. or in any other capacity, is<\/p>\n
V not fag.’ taattet  ‘is toquined to be exmnined in writ<\/p>\n
   when the said issue is already the subject<\/p>\n
  ‘on by the cum’ ‘3 court, and parties will<\/p>\n
H V’ .V haveto  by the decision of the civil court ‘H1 respect of<\/p>\n
H K    of -any property and the occupation of the<\/p>\n
     p1~\u00a2mes by the pe\ufb01tioner hem inciciental to the petitioner
\n ‘    the status ofa recognized as the recognized trade<\/p>\n
union by the  enL the interim order gantod in this<\/p>\n
10<\/span>
\npetition cannot be continued and it is accondingly<\/p>\n
dissolved.  .4 .,
\n1 1. The third respondent-\u00abgeneral man\ufb01xf :is- <\/p>\n
examine and resolve the election dispute.  <\/p>\n
petitioner pending before him  <\/p>\n
from the date of conclusitm of   s:.1c ‘i1
\npurpose, as submitted by    for the
\npetitioner the pe\ufb01\ufb01\u00e9nei’ _w:\ufb01}l  the general<\/p>\n
12. Wrifpetitieix-__ie*’giiepmda” ofaccordingjy.
\nS\u00e9!-3:.\n<\/p>\n
Eu\ufb01g\ufb01<\/p>\n
 e *pjkee<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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