{"id":181202,"date":"2010-05-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-05-04T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/ramjibhai-vs-surendranagar-on-5-may-2010"},"modified":"2017-12-28T21:40:42","modified_gmt":"2017-12-28T16:10:42","slug":"ramjibhai-vs-surendranagar-on-5-may-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/ramjibhai-vs-surendranagar-on-5-may-2010","title":{"rendered":"Ramjibhai vs Surendranagar on 5 May, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"
Gujarat High Court<\/div>\n
Ramjibhai vs Surendranagar on 5 May, 2010<\/div>\n
Author: H.K.Rathod,&Nbsp;<\/div>\n
   Gujarat High Court Case Information System \n\n  \n  \n    \n\n \n \n    \t      \n         \n\t    \n\t\t   Print\n\t\t\t\t          \n\n  \n\n\n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t\n\n\n \n\n\n\t \n\nSCA\/5663\/2010\t 3\/ 5\tORDER \n \n \n\n\t\n\n \n\nIN\nTHE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD\n \n\n \n\n\n \n\nSPECIAL\nCIVIL APPLICATION No. 5663 of 2010\n \n\n \n \n=========================================================\n\n \n\nRAMJIBHAI\nH GOHIL - Petitioner(s)\n \n\nVersus\n \n\nSURENDRANAGAR\nJILLA SAHAKARI DUDH UTPADAK SANGH LIMITED - Respondent(s)\n \n\n=========================================================\n \nAppearance\n: \nMR\nPS GOGIA for\nPetitioner(s) : 1, \nNone for Respondent(s) :\n1, \n=========================================================\n\n\n \n\t  \n\t \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nCORAM\n\t\t\t: \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nHONOURABLE\n\t\t\tMR.JUSTICE H.K.RATHOD\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\n \n \n\n\n \n\nDate\n: 05\/05\/2010 \n\n \n\n \n \nORAL\nORDER<\/pre>\n
1.\tHeard
\nlearned advocate Mr.P.S.Gogia for petitioner.\n<\/p>\n
2.\tIn
\nthis case, the petitioner   workman has given   application,
\nExh.44, (Annexure-A, Page-12)  challenging the legality and validity
\nof departmental inquiry  dated 26.2.2010, which has been objected by
\nother side and then, on the same date, Labour Court has come to
\nconclusion that vide Exh.19 as per pursis given by petitioner
\ndepartmental inquiry has been held to be legal and valid by Labour
\nCourt. Therefore, once the judicial order is passed by Labour Court,
\nit cannot be reviewed subsequently by Labour Court.\n<\/p>\n
3.\tLearned
\nadvocate Mr.Gogia has raised contention before this Court that the
\npursis was filed by opponent   respondent (Page-21) where it was
\nmade clear by respondent that departmental inquiry which was
\nconducted against the workman is in accordance with the principles of
\nnatural justice and there is no defect in the inquiry and the Inquiry
\nOfficer was appointed and thereafter, it was conducted which is
\naccording to respondent is legal and valid.\n<\/p>\n
4.\tThe
\npoint is that order was passed on 26.4.2004 in absence of petitioner
\nand his representative, without giving any reasons and discussing
\nwhether departmental inquiry is legal and valid or not and
\nstraightway,  one line order was passed that, ‘in light of the pursis
\ngiven by respondent, departmental inquiry was held to be legal and
\nvalid on the basis of the documents’.\n<\/p>\n
5.\tLearned
\nadvocate Mr.Gogia submitted that this order has been passed in
\nabsence of petitioner and his representative. Thereafter, Labour
\nCourt has dismissed the reference in default. Thereafter, restoration
\napplication was made by petitioner which was allowed and reference
\nhas been restored. Thereafter, fresh application was submitted by
\npetitioner challenging the legality and validity of departmental
\ninquiry which was rejected only on the ground that earlier
\ndepartmental inquiry was held to be valid by Labour Court on the
\nbasis of documents.\n<\/p>\n
6.\tI
\nhave considered the submissions made by learned advocate Mr.Gogia.
\nThe question is that whether at this stage this Court can interfere
\nwith such interim order or not. The legal position is both way
\ncleared by the Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of  The Cooper
\nEngineering Ltd. v. P.P.Mundhe<\/a> reported in AIR 1975 SC 1900. In
\naforesaid decision, it has been held that  if the legality and
\nvalidity of the departmental inquiry is challenged by workman and if
\nit is held by Labour Court against employer to the effect that
\ninquiry is bad, then challenge by employer to the High Court is not
\nto be encouraged by the Hon’ble Apex Court and said petition is not
\nto be entertained by the High Court. Similarly, in case when
\ndepartmental inquiry is held to be valid, rightly or wrongly, if it
\nis challenged by workman, then also not to entertain such petition.
\nOtherwise both parties in either of case, ultimately delaying the
\nadjudication which is pending before the Labour Court.\n<\/p>\n
7.1\tIn
\nfacts of this case, if present petition is entertained by this Court,
\nthen naturally the proceedings of adjudication of reference where
\ndismissal \/ termination is under challenge remain pending for years
\ntogether. Therefore, view expressed by the Apex Court in Para.21 and
\n22 of aforesaid decision are relevant and therefore, same are quoted
\nas under :\n<\/p>\n
\t 21.
\n\tPropositions (4). (6) and (7) set out above are well-recognised. Is
\n\tit, however, fair and in accordance with the principles of natural
\n\tjustice for the Labour Court to withhold its decision on a
\n\tjurisdictional point at the appropriate stage and visit a party with
\n\tevil consequences of a default on its part in not asking the Court
\n\tto give an opportunity to adduce additional evidence at the
\n\tcommencement of the proceedings or, at any rate in advance of the
\n\tpronouncement of the order in that behalf ? In our considered
\n\topinion it will be most unnatural and unpractical to expect a party
\n\tto take a definite stand when a decision of a jurisdictional fact
\n\thas first to be reached by the Labour Court prior to embarking upon
\n\tan enquiry to decide the dispute on its merits. The reference
\n\tinvolves determination of the larger issue of discharge or dismissal
\n\tand not merely whether a correct procedure had been followed by the
\n\tmanagement before passing the order of dismissal. Besides, even if
\n\tthe order of dismissal is set aside on the ground of defect of
\n\tenquiry a second enquiry after reinstatement is not ruled out nor in
\n\tall probability a second reference. Where will this lead to? This is
\n\tneither going to achieve the paramount object of the Act, namely,
\n\tindustrial peace, since the award in that case will not lead to a
\n\tsettlement of the dispute. The dispute, being eclipsed, pro tempore,
\n\tas a result of such an award, will be revived and industrial peace
\n\twill again be ruptured. Again another object of expeditious disposal
\n\tof an industrial dispute (see S. 15) will be clearly defeated
\n\tresulting in duplication of proceedings. This position has to be
\n\tavoided in the interest of labour as well as of the employer and in
\n\tfurtherance of the ultimate aim of the Act to foster industrial
\n\tpeace.\n<\/p>\n
\t22.\tWe
\n\tare therefore clearly of opinion that when a case of dismissal or
\n\tdischarge of an employee is referred for industrial adjudication the
\n\tlabour court should first decide as a preliminary issue whether the
\n\tdomestic enquiry has violated the principles of natural justice.
\n\tWhen there is no domestic enquiry or defective enquiry is admitted
\n\tby the employer there will be no difficulty. But when the matter is
\n\tin controversy between the parties that question must be decided as
\n\ta preliminary issue. On that decision being pronounced it will be
\n\tfor the management to decide whether it will adduce any evidence
\n\tbefore the Labour Court. If it chooses not to adduce any evidence it
\n\twill not be thereafter permissible in any proceeding to raise the
\n\tissue. We should also make it clear that  there will be no
\n\tjustification for any party to stall the final adjudication of the
\n\tdispute by the Labour Court by questioning its decision with regard
\n\tto the preliminary issue when the matter if worthy can be agitated
\n\teven after the final award. It will be also legitimate for the High
\n\tCourt to refuse to intervene at this stage. We are making these
\n\tobservations in our anxiety that there is no undue delay in
\n\tindustrial adjudication.\n<\/p>\n
8.\tIn
\nview of aforesaid observations made by the Apex Court, according to
\nmy opinion, this petition, at this stage, challenging interim order,
\ncannot be entertained by this Court subject to giving liberty to
\npetitioner to challenge very same orders which are challenged in
\npresent petition in case if ultimate decision and reference goes
\nagainst the petitioner. Subject to this liberty, present petition is
\ndisposed of by this Court without expressing any opinion on merits.\n<\/p>\n
(H.K.RATHOD,J.)<\/p>\n
(vipul)<\/p>\n
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Gujarat High Court Ramjibhai vs Surendranagar on 5 May, 2010 Author: H.K.Rathod,&Nbsp; Gujarat High Court Case Information System Print SCA\/5663\/2010 3\/ 5 ORDER IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION No. 5663 of 2010 ========================================================= RAMJIBHAI H GOHIL – Petitioner(s) Versus SURENDRANAGAR JILLA SAHAKARI DUDH UTPADAK SANGH LIMITED – Respondent(s) ========================================================= […]<\/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":[16,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-181202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gujarat-high-court","category-high-court"],"yoast_head":"\nRamjibhai vs Surendranagar on 5 May, 2010 - 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\/ramjibhai-vs-surendranagar-on-5-may-2010\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ramjibhai vs Surendranagar on 5 May, 2010 - 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