{"id":234950,"date":"2011-05-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-05-30T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sri-k-j-nagaraju-so-javarappa-vs-the-divisional-controller-on-31-may-2011"},"modified":"2018-09-21T18:32:58","modified_gmt":"2018-09-21T13:02:58","slug":"sri-k-j-nagaraju-so-javarappa-vs-the-divisional-controller-on-31-may-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sri-k-j-nagaraju-so-javarappa-vs-the-divisional-controller-on-31-may-2011","title":{"rendered":"Sri. K J Nagaraju S\/O Javarappa vs The Divisional Controller on 31 May, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Sri. K J Nagaraju S\/O Javarappa vs The Divisional Controller on 31 May, 2011<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: Ram Mohan Reddy<\/div>\n<pre>mrs sermon COMING ON FOR 1&gt;RL.H.sAR::~\u00ab:, :'-\u00abem-_'e*\nGROUP. THIS BAY. THE cows'? MA{)E'1'HE Fo1,1,0$as'\u00a3:~2ad\n\n'Transport Corporation remained absent fretrpduty \u00a7;V.e.f. ',\n\n20.5.2003<\/pre>\n<p> to 31.10.2003 {\u00a3%i:\u00a7: o1;: pV1&#8242;;i01{_VVApver1;&#8217;I:1\u00a7issi0n er<br \/>\nsanction of ieave,   evtkdivsciplinary<br \/>\nproceeding by issuing   (it. 3.10.2003,<br \/>\nfollowed by  Vvoffieer who after<br \/>\nextending&#8217;  of hearing submitted<br \/>\na  The disciplinary<br \/>\nautI10i*it3}04&#8217;_ on&#8217;: assessment of the facts<br \/>\n evidence on recordg held the<br \/>\n prox:;e'&lt;i :21;f}_e1&#039;.%1ax\/&#039;ir1g regard is the past record 0f<br \/>\n0  the petitioner was visited with minor<br \/>\n  unautherised abseneeg eoupled with the<\/p>\n<p>fast t1&quot;:st&quot;i\u00a71ere was no justifiable defence for absence<\/p>\n<p> ~d.u_e ii)&#039;. medical treatment, passed the order dt.<\/p>\n<p> &#039;giE\u00a7.&amp;:Q,2\u20acIO5 dismissing the peiitisner frem service,<\/p>\n<p>\u00e9giiie<\/p>\n<p>2&#039;:\n<\/p>\n<p>J<\/p>\n<p>2. That order was (tailed in <\/p>\n<p>initiating conciliation proceedings under the iridtizstrigii &#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Disputes Act, 1947, for short&#8217;A7I&#8217;1}\u00ab <\/p>\n<p>Conciliation Officer returned a i&#8217;a_i1:ure re}\u00a7ort,&#8217;v <\/p>\n<p>which the State Got7ernrherit&#8217;;..e\u00bbby .Vor_C.1er._;h20O8&#8243;&#8216;<\/p>\n<p>referred for adjudication,  \ufb01tiispute, to the<br \/>\nLabour Court,  gegistered as<br \/>\nRef.No.2Si\/3QC)r3.\u00bb._&#8217;  Vtelaim statement<br \/>\nwhich   statement of the<br \/>\nresp0vr:.r5i\u00a26:riute~e\u00a7ori&#8211;i3;:&#8217;_  Qorrporation, arraigned as<br \/>\nseeorid part\u00a7}t&#8221;&#8216;vi;i:-..the\ufb01pro&#8217;eeeding. In the premise of the<br \/>\np1eadihgE:&#8217;_&#8217;_&#8217;of  the Labour Court framed an<\/p>\n<p>adriitiiohai  over the validity of the domestic<\/p>\n<p>  .ji5orties having let in evidence, both oral and<\/p>\n<p>  Labour court by order (it. 18312009<\/p>\n<p>ari\u00e9;we_red. the additional issue in the affirrriative, holding<\/p>\n<p> the w\ufb01jomestie eriquiry as fair and proper.<\/p>\n<p>  &#8216;i&#8217;.he.reafterwards, the petitioner was permitted to addtiee<\/p>\n<p>__evideriee ori vietirriieatiori, wheriee, he wag further<\/p>\n<p>exemiiie\u00e9  WW~i whiie the respoziderii,\u00bbCerporatior:<\/p>\n<p>iei<\/p>\n<p>examined one Lokesh Shetty as MXVQ and r\ufb01zzrked<\/p>\n<p>three documents as EX.M-27 to M30.\n<\/p>\n<p>3. The Labour Court: haxring\u00bbvregar\u00a71.Vre&#8217;  V&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>on record and evidence both<\/p>\n<p>declined to accept the  tire .petiri0r1er&#8221;&#8221;the{t his&#8221;?<\/p>\n<p>absence from service.\u00bb\u00abjrlrirrgflihel&#8217;reieyfar\ufb01  was due<br \/>\nto 111 health. Labour&#8221;&#8221;ee&#8217;:_:rr&#8217; fact that the<br \/>\npetitioner   lreriishment in the<br \/>\npast  e&#8217;i.rC.u&#8217;mstanees so as to<br \/>\ninterfere&#8221;  of dismissal and<br \/>\naee0r{i.:r1&#8217;g&#8217;1yV  108962009 rejected the<br \/>\nrefereriee&#8221; =    petition.\n<\/p>\n<p> iearrred Counsel for the petitioner advances<\/p>\n<p> . the ik:.i.1e.\u00a7x}&#8217;::itg&#8217;. eontentions:<\/p>\n<p>  the Labour Ceurt rejected the xerex copies<\/p>\n<p>ejfvthe medieai certificates er: a strange 1&#8243;ees0r1ir1g by<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;\u00ab-rtaliing upen the petitioner to gsreduee the<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Aereeeriptiener Aeeeixding is the Eearned eeurrsei ihe<br \/>\nerigirraie ef the med\u00e9eai eeriifieares were harrdec\u00e9 ever<\/p>\n<p>aiergg wit\u00e9\u00e9 the Eeiter seeking leave of absence eshieh<\/p>\n<p>\u00a7;.2%i;~<\/p>\n<p>D &#8216; -&#8216;~_&#8217;V&#8217;. &#8221;<br \/>\nthe authority failed to Consider. It &#8216;ij\u00e9w&#8217;f$I,}&#8221;&#8216;*JZ}\u20acf:_.V <\/p>\n<p>contended that when a rmedieat certificate is<br \/>\nthere was no reason for the Labour. eetirt the &#8216;d&#8211;i.:3he&#8217;Ii.efv&#8217;_\u20ac&#8217;<br \/>\nthat Certificate.  ._   .V   <\/p>\n<p>b) It is next eentendedthat the petit;ior1e_&#8217;:f had&#8217; Iezwe\u00e9 &#8216;<br \/>\nto his Credit and that ti1e_ &#8216;\u00a3ee.ve  riot<br \/>\neensidered by the authority a h _ b<\/p>\n<p>C) It is lastly&#8217; :_e\u00e9:5r1ter_;t:1e:1VA th\u00a71t.vtAt&#8211;he Labozjr Court<br \/>\nfailed to exercise iteVext1&#8242;::~01:d;ina;ry~&#8211;j;u.rie;x;ii&lt;:tion Lmder<br \/>\nSection 11uA\u00abo_fthe-&#039;Aet; V V&#039; &quot;\n<\/p>\n<p>5.   _.t&#8217;he&#8221;&#8216;4&#8217;V_L&#8217;earr:ed counsel for the<br \/>\nresp0nd&#8211;er_1t~~Cerp\u00a7&gt;rati_en_Vtcert-tenets that there being no<br \/>\ndiSp1Jti\u20ac over fjeti-t_i40ne1*fS&#8221;&#8216;ab:3&#8217;ence from duty, the burden<br \/>\nwas on the&#8221;pvetitir\ufb01xnterttt prove that there was sufficient<\/p>\n<p>justification Vihxfwthe absence. Learned Counsel refutes<\/p>\n<p> the eetrttenvtion that the petitioner had leave to his credit<\/p>\n<p> .5;ii\u00a71.  leave application enclosing medical<\/p>\n<p>eert:fic.:&#8217;$ate:;&#8221;&#8216; for eeneiderationt According to the learned<\/p>\n<p>  A.CQtlI1Sf\u20aci.. there is net 3 titre ef evidence placed befere the<\/p>\n<p>&#8216; &#8221;&#8217;._VE::s;;&#8217;:uiry Officer or before the L:&#8217;:1b{}i}I Court in support of<\/p>\n<p>the $316: eenterztiens.\n<\/p>\n<p>32%<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">6<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>6. Learned counsel points out to the explanation<\/p>\n<p>to articles of charge to contend that there <\/p>\n<p>assertion ever leave to his credit nor subrni&#8217;s~sVicn_i&#8217;c.\u00abf leave &#8216; <\/p>\n<p>applications&#8217; It is next contendedthat lpetiticner<\/p>\n<p>having remained absent for a }5e_1&#8217;ied of  ~d&#8217;ays&#8221;acnd,<\/p>\n<p>the past record of serw\u00a7ice;. adniittedly,lidlilsclosedll<\/p>\n<p>unauthorised absen&#8217;e&#8217;e_ cndll..&#8217;geca.;siensVin&#8221; the past<\/p>\n<p>leading to imposition cf   the burden<br \/>\nwas hea\\fily\u00a7,.u&#8217;nci3c establish by placing<br \/>\nrelevant  ls.nb&#8211;stantia1 legal evidence<br \/>\nthat there  nor lack of interest in<br \/>\ndischlargle.l_ Of  lastly contended that any<\/p>\n<p>interference &#8216; vyfi-thl&#8217;-._ tlie punishment of dismissal<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; &#8216;~  tz\u00bb\u00a7n:&#8217;tan1etI,ents is &#8216;rnisplaced sympathy and benevolence.<\/p>\n<p>it  heard the learned counsel fer the<\/p>\n<p>partie.g;.&#8217;,&#8217;pe&#8217;rused the pleadings and examined the award<\/p>\n<p>  there is no dispute that the petitioner<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;llrernained nnautherisedljg absent; from 26.5.2093 tn<\/p>\n<p> , i\u20ac}\u00a72GG.&#8221;?:. &#8216;there is alse ne dispute that, the petitiener<\/p>\n<p>eiaizned as have sni&#8217;ie:*ed {rent ;&#8217;anneiiee {rein iZ8.5&#8217;2SGfji<\/p>\n<p>Esta<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">2<\/span><\/p>\n<p>?  V&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>to 26.6.2003 and was treated by e w*i11ag&#8217;e:.~\u00abqI4\u00a71ej1_ttijlltid<\/p>\n<p>that on 28.6.2003 he suffered fFOHI,&#8217;.Vt_}&#8217;TphOiti:&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>7.8.2003 whence he took t1~eatfheht&#8217;3et&#8221;._Pri1\ufb01eti*j{fietetttix<\/p>\n<p>Centre (PHC), Sharavanabelagels &#8221; . end tttvffttfthrafv  V&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>8.8.2003 to 3.10.2003 suf;fe:1e&#8221;(1V&#8211;tfr0r.:t.1 baVC&#8217;1\u00a3;2ic:heVvtef xttvhiehh<\/p>\n<p>he took treatment at  &#8216;J-u&#8217;tteneihs_e111i. \ufb02ftvis ftirther net<br \/>\nin dispute that the Vpetitioberq\ufb02V1;:re::h;eAed&#8217;a xerox copy of<br \/>\nthe certificate\u00bb   the Medical<br \/>\nOfficer,   X\u20acI&#8217;OX Copy of the<br \/>\ncertificate  the Medical Officer,<br \/>\n tit is not in dispute that<br \/>\nwhen  unauthorisedly absent en<\/p>\n<p>11.&#8217;eeeasi\u20acj:2,s&#8217;\u00e9r&#8217;1 the past was visited with minor<\/p>\n<p> Apimis}ime:.tts. H ttttt H<\/p>\n<p>t   defence of the petitioner that he was<\/p>\n<p>tre;\u00e9tte\u20acVi.AVb.y&#8221;.Va quack fer jaundice between 265.2003 arid<\/p>\n<p>   is not established. The further defence that<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;teas under treatment fer typhesiei fer the period from<\/p>\n<p>t V&#8217; &#8220;&#8221;2\u00a7.6e2OQ3 ts ?.8,2GCi3 as certified by the deeter at PRC,<\/p>\n<p>Sha:&#8221;ev:a::12:heEagele in the &gt;\u00ab:e:&#8217;e:&#8221;rier&#8221;tlet&#8217;vto  the said doctors who<br \/>\ntreated   secure the medical records<\/p>\n<p>maintainer}  tl-:et:_ai(&#8220;i&#8221;ltlPHC over the alleged treatment.<\/p>\n<p> I1-iW_&#8217;l3;n\u00a7,z.e_eansidelreel&#8211;&#8216;opinion, petitioner having failed to<\/p>\n<p>V  epeeial knowledge that was known to him in<\/p>\n<p>  alleged treatment by a quack and at the<\/p>\n<p>two ~~l?l&#8217;i&#8217;:11ary Health Centres, mere pmduetion of xerox<\/p>\n<p> .ee&#8217;:pies of certi\ufb01cates by themselves and nothing more<\/p>\n<p>jeaerzot eesnstittzte subzstazetial legal evidenee. No<\/p>\n<p>\u20acX{?\u20ac\u00a7\u00a7,l\u20ac3l'&#8221;: titan he {alien 32:; the E&#8221;\u20ac;\u20aciS\u00a7(}\u00a7}$, fi:1di:3g;&gt;;e and<\/p>\n<p>tee?\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;E?\n<\/p>\n<p>conclusione arrived at by the Labour Court declining to<br \/>\naccept the copies of medical certificates as&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>evidenciairy value.\n<\/p>\n<p>9. In the circumstances;Qwtlxie &#8216;_rea.39ri:&#8217;:iyg~Vc&#8217;f&#8217;\u00ab&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Labour court that failure :0 prririiice the_pre\u00bbs:%ri1a&#8217;;ticlriS.VV<\/p>\n<p>and bills in order to establ&#8217;ial1i.that&#8221;tliev had&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>taken treatment fo1\\r\\\\&#8217;J%\/un\u00abClice,e-\u00bb lj,%ff)I1Qid a&#8217;ricl&#8221;&#8216;bacl&lt;:ache<br \/>\ncannot be characterised Va::-&quot;.&quot;1\u00a7c\u00a7rv.e:.rSe&#039;;&#039;V~._\/Thai: contention<\/p>\n<p>must necessai&#039;E&#039;ly1&#039;fail:;._<\/p>\n<p>  \u00a2.:3;U&#039;,l:1tE?171:tlvZ}_lCl fliarpetitioner had leave to his<br \/>\ncredilig and  applications with original<br \/>\nmedical l&#039;i\u00abce1*tifl&#039;caijes&quot;  not supported by relevant<\/p>\n<p>Irgai\u00e9eriai _ar1&lt;l1&#039;*th.\u20ac.._Lab0ur court: rightly, declined 1:0<\/p>\n<p>&#039; .VaceeptV4fhar blea.\n<\/p>\n<p>r.\u00a7;&#8217;l&#8217;.~.A\u00ab:&#8221;&#8216;l&#8221;Ahe coriteritiicn that the Labour court did not<\/p>\n<p> ..eis:_erc:se its extraordinary jurisdiction under Section ll~<\/p>\n<p>l  the Act, E am afraid is unacceptable. Section ll~A<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;lappliee Gray wheel the Labcur caar\u00e9 is eariaiiecl that the<\/p>\n<p>cr\ufb01er ef rlliarrriseal waa act. justifie\u00e9r ac  re iE3&#8242;{\u20acE&#8221;&#8216;f\u20ac1&#8243;\u20ac<\/p>\n<p>lea<\/p>\n<p>IO  ,<br \/>\nwith the quantum of punishment imposed and<\/p>\n<p>lesser punishment in lieu of die:hissa\u00a7I,v~,2t1s&#8221;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Circumstances may require.  -&#8216;thee'&#8221;f\u00e9tetVs\u00bb.jj.af}d<\/p>\n<p>circumstances of the case, the Lahe\ufb01f cettztjt-reeo1*eEe_d&#8217;*a<\/p>\n<p>specific finding that the&#8221;tptnj1ishfneVnt. _0i&#8217;..Veti\u00a7s1:1is5:aI iee&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Commensurate with _ the g1f__e{:\\;\u00bbity&#8217;VV_._t)f Ihieconciiuct held<br \/>\nproved and therefore &#8220;Ve\u00e9:e,ft1L11j\u00a7g?&#8217;&#8211;.,in not exercising<br \/>\nextraordinary Ji:t:1fisdietit)n::uhd.e&#8217;r_Set:tit5:1&#8221; .1 LA of the Act.<\/p>\n<p>  Court in the ease of<\/p>\n<p>Divistftonalxx .NWKRTC, Bagalkot -V-<br \/>\nRagha&#8217;\\feri&#8217;drain_AV &#8216;&#8211;j.&#8217;i*s&#8217;I:;idL1&#8242;:1&#8217;ai?a Kattii, followed the<\/p>\n<p>observatioh  the Siu\ufb01reme Court in the caee of M\/s<\/p>\n<p>  Cempai1jVLtmited &#8212;v- Their Workmen and<\/p>\n<p>   \u00bbv44Vtm.&gt;:1&#8243;\u00a7};eing that unauthorised absence is grave<\/p>\n<p>nit_s\u00a7e0ndi1e:t_.&#8217;#and grave Violation of discipline, greatly<\/p>\n<p> je0pa;fe1i:3e the functioning of the estabiiehmentt more<\/p>\n<p> gtipijziopriatety all employees of a Road Trahspert<\/p>\n<p>\u00a7:OI&#8217;}3Q1&#8217;\u20ac:\u00a7iO\ufb02% 1&#8217;\u20ac{:&#8217;I\u20actiI1i\u00a71g absent. having serious<\/p>\n<p>t m: 2e&lt;:e: iii\ufb01xi\u00e9 43%:\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">11<\/span><\/p>\n<p>repercussions on functioning of the Corpo_}\u00e9itio;3._ __&#8221;a&#8211;Lei1__d _<\/p>\n<p>hindering of service to public for which t&#8217;hev&#8217;Corporaiions&#8221;&#8216;<\/p>\n<p>have been brought into exie\u00e9jengre ..-&#8216;unde&#8217;:.* &#8220;&#8216;:,heIj&#8221;e~&#8211;Re:a_d<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;1&#8217; ranspori Corporations Ari: &#8216;L95    vigeaiimexiii 1<\/p>\n<p>of such dereliction of   eiinount of<br \/>\nseriousness.   Division Bench<br \/>\nfurther followed the Apex Court in<br \/>\nthi&#8217;? 93353   &#8220;:~KE::t.f&#8217;Qactions Ltd. &#8211;~v-<br \/>\nA.UnnikfeiehT;ia:I.&#8217;iV.&#8217;:\u00e92n(j&#8217;&#8211;{&#8216;\u00a7fheif3 &#8216;eie&#8217;pfecati11g the judicial<br \/>\ntendeneiee:i;)_   reliefs by mere basing<br \/>\non  generosity and private<\/p>\n<p>benevolence.\n<\/p>\n<p>  In  &#8216;ihi&#8221;Transport Corporation -\u00abV-= Sardar<\/p>\n<p>V  Court having regard to the abeenee<\/p>\n<p>iij\u00a2&#8217;::\u00bb:  observed that the Conduct of remaining<\/p>\n<p>absent&#8217;\u00ab:_Wit.houi. obtaining leave in advance is nothing<\/p>\n<p>AAVbiit_ir1;esponsib1e in extreme and can hardly be justified.<\/p>\n<p>in addition it was observed that ii is the burden of the<\/p>\n<p>i 3 .x&#8217;2iE\u00a5i 3%; so 229 \u00a7;,?%\u00e9\u00a7:.K<\/p>\n<p> mac: E: ii}<br \/>\n&#8216; Aiii zsie\u00e9 Si? am:\n<\/p>\n<p>1?\n<\/p>\n<p>employee who eiaims that therie&#8221;&#8216;x\u00bbi*as rio ggiegi\u00e9igeriee er &#8216;<\/p>\n<p>iaek of interest to establish it it ;3V1V&gt;2;{C&#8221;iY1~g <\/p>\n<p>material.\n<\/p>\n<p>14. In the faeti;:5afi&#8211;  in the<br \/>\nabsence of relevant  the defence<br \/>\nof the petitj.ei&#8217;ier_~.of   treatment, it<br \/>\ncannot   V petitioner exhibited<br \/>\n in discharging duties.\n<\/p>\n<p>Havirig reigarri: iaid down by the Apex<br \/>\nCourt  Division Bench of this Court<\/p>\n<p>irij&#8217;~the_x&#8217;d.eeisibi1S,.__.I10tiee&lt;:1 supra, the award impugned<\/p>\n<p>&#039; tedeews note Cali for interference in exercise of extraordinary<\/p>\n<p>  under Article 227 of the Constitution of<\/p>\n<p> i<br \/>\n. &#039;Nrit petition devoid ef merit is rejected.<\/p>\n<p>3&amp;3!\/ii<\/p>\n<p> \u00a7 i ieeer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karnataka High Court Sri. K J Nagaraju S\/O Javarappa vs The Divisional Controller on 31 May, 2011 Author: Ram Mohan Reddy mrs sermon COMING ON FOR 1&gt;RL.H.sAR::~\u00ab:, :&#8217;-\u00abem-_&#8217;e* GROUP. THIS BAY. THE cows&#8217;? 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