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Gujarat High Court<\/div>\n
Bhojabhai vs State on 2 May, 2011<\/div>\n
Author: V. M. G.B.Shah,&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\t \n\t\n\n\n \n\n\n\t \n\nLPA\/2842\/2010\t 7\/ 7\tJUDGMENT \n \n \n\n\t\n\n \n\nIN\nTHE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD\n \n\n \n\n\n \n\nLETTERS\nPATENT APPEAL No. 2842 of 2010\n \n\nIn\n\n\n \n\nSPECIAL\nCIVIL APPLICATION No. 8251 of 2001\n \n\n \nFor\nApproval and Signature:  \n \nHONOURABLE\nMR.JUSTICE V. M. SAHAI \n\n \n\n \nHONOURABLE\nMR.JUSTICE G.B.SHAH<\/a>\n \n \n===============================================\n \n\t  \n\t \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\n1\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nWhether\n\t\t\tReporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment ?\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\t  \n\t \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\n2\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nTo\n\t\t\tbe referred to the Reporter or not ?\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\t  \n\t \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\n3\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nWhether\n\t\t\ttheir Lordships wish to see the fair copy of the judgment ?\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\t  \n\t \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\n4\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nWhether\n\t\t\tthis case involves a substantial question of law as to the\n\t\t\tinterpretation of the constitution of India, 1950 or any order\n\t\t\tmade thereunder ?\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\t  \n\t \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\n5\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nWhether\n\t\t\tit is to be circulated to the civil judge ?\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\n \n===============================================\n\n\n \n\nBHOJABHAI\nDANABHAI RABARI - Appellant(s)\n \n\nVersus\n \n\nSTATE\nOF GUJARAT - Respondent(s)\n \n\n=============================================== \nAppearance\n: \nMS MAMTA R VYAS for\nAppellant(s) : 1, \nGOVERNMENT PLEADER for Respondent(s) :\n1, \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 V. M. SAHAI\n\t\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\n \n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nand\n\t\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\n \n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nHONOURABLE\n\t\t\tMR.JUSTICE G.B.SHAH\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\n\t\t\t\t\nDate<\/a> : 02\/05\/2011 \n\n \n\nORAL\nJUDGMENT<\/pre>\n
(Per
\n: HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE V. M. SAHAI)<\/a><\/p>\n
1.\t\tWe
\nhave heard Ms. Mamta R Vyas, learned counsel appearing for the
\nappellant.  This Letters Patent Appeal has been filed
\nby the appellant challenging the judgment dated 29.7.2010 passed by
\nthe learned  Single Judge in Special Civil Application No.8251 of
\n2001 by which the learned Single Judge has partly allowed the writ
\npetition and set aside the award passed by the Labour Court, Junagadh
\nin Reference (LCJ) No.15\/1996 dated 19.8.2000 so far as the back
\nwages are concerned and reinstatement with continuity of service has
\nbeen confirmed.\n<\/p>\n
2.\t\tThe
\nfacts in brief are that the appellant was appointed as Rojamdar
\nWatchman by the respondent department on a particular project.  He
\nhad worked for the period from 1985 to 1993 and thereafter, his
\nservices were terminated. The appellant raised industrial dispute and
\nthe Labour Court allowed the claim of the appellant and directed
\nreinstatement with full back wages.  Against the said award, the
\nrespondents filed writ petition before the learned Single Judge which
\nwas partly allowed and the award of the Labour Court was modified to
\nthe extent that grant of full back wages was quashed and rest of the
\naward was confirmed.  The appellant has filed this appeal on the
\nground that the appellant was entitled to back wages as evidence was
\nled before the Labour Court that the appellant was not gainfully
\nemployed during the period.\n<\/p>\n
3.\t\tWe
\nare at a loss to understand how the workman or  his family could
\nsurvive without any employment or income.  However, the Apex Court in
\nseries of decisions has held that on reinstatement, back wages cannot
\nbe automatically granted and it is the discretion of the Court to
\ngrant back wages.  The Apex Court in a decision
\nin Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Coal
\nIndia Ltd and Others  v. Ananta Saha &  Others<\/a> 2011 (4) SCALE 398
\nheld in
\npara 47 as under:\n<\/p>\n
“The
\nissue of entitlement of back wages has been considered by this court
\ntime and again and consistently held that even after punishment
\nimposed upon the employee is quashed by the court or tribunal, the
\npayment of back wages still remains discretionary.  Power to grant
\nback wages is to be exercised by the court\/tribunal keeping in view
\nthe facts in their entirety as no strait-jacket formula can be
\nevolved, nor a rule of universal application can be laid for such
\ncases. Even if the delinquent is reinstated, it would not
\nautomatically make him entitled for back wages as entitlement to get
\nback wages is independent of reinstatement….”\n<\/p>\n
4.\t\tThe
\nlearned Single Judge, in his judgment held in  paragraphs 4 and 5 as
\nunder:\n<\/p>\n
“However,
\nso far as the question of back wages is concerned, the Court below
\nhas not given any cogent reasons for awarding back wages to the
\nworkman. In view of the principle laid down by the Apex Court in the
\ncase of Ram Ashrey Singh v. Ram Bux Singh,<\/a> (2003) II L.L.J.
\nPg.176, a workman has no automatic entitlement to back wages
\nsince it is discretionary and has to be dealt with in accordance with
\nthe facts and circumstances of each case. Similar principle has been
\nlaid down by the Apex Court in the case of General Manager,
\nHaryana Roadways v. Rudhan Singh,
\nJ.T.<\/a> 2005 (6) S.C.,pg. 137, [2005 (5) S.C.C., pg.591],
\nwherein, it has been held that an order for payment of back wages
\nshould not be passed in a mechanical manner but, a host of factors
\nare to be taken into consideration before passing any such order.\n<\/p>\n
5.
\nIt would also be relevant to refer to a decision of the Apex Court in
\nthe case of A.P. State Road Transport & Ors., v. Abdul Kareem,<\/a>
\n(2005) 6 S.C.C. pg.36, wherein it has been held that a workman is
\nnot entitled to any consequential relief on reinstatement as a matter
\nof course unless specifically directed by forum granting
\nreinstatement. Looking to the facts of the case and the principle
\nlaid down by the Apex Court in the above decisions, I am of the
\nopinion that the respondent-workman cannot be said to be entitled for
\nany back wages. Hence, the impugned award grating back wages deserves
\nto be quashed and set aside. in Ram Ashrey Singh v. Ram Bux Singh,<\/a>
\n2003 II L.L.J. 176, in General Manager, Haryana Roadways v. Rudhan
\nSingh J.T.<\/a> 2005 (6) SC 137 [2005 (5) SCC 591] and in A.P.
\nState Road Transport & Ors. v. Abdul Kareem,<\/a> (2005) 6  SCC 36
\nwherein  it has been held that a workman is not entitled to any
\nconsequential relief on reinstatement as a matter of course unless
\nspecifically directed by forum granting reinstatement. Looking to the
\nfacts of the case and the principle laid down by the Apex Court in
\nthe above decisions, I am of the opinion that the respondent-workman
\ncannot be said to be entitled for any back wages.  Hence, the
\nimpugned award granting back wages deserves to be quashed and set
\naside.”\n<\/p>\n
In
\nSenior Superintendent Telegraph (Traffic), Bhopal v. Santosh Kumar
\nSeal and Others<\/a> (2010 6 SCC 773, the Apex Court in para 9 to 11
\nheld as under:\n<\/p>\n
“9.\n<\/p>\n
 In the last few years it has been consistently held by this court
\nthat relief by way of reinstatement with back ages is not automatic
\neven if termination of an employee is found to be illegal or is in
\ncontravention of the prescribed procedure and that monetary
\ncompensation in lieu of reinstatement and back wages in cases of such
\nnature may be appropriate (see U.P.State Brassware Corpn. Ltd. v.
\nUday Narain Pandey, Uttaranchal Forest Development Corporation<\/a> v.
\nM.C. Joshi, Statet of M.P. v. Lalit Kumar Verma, M.P.Admn.<\/a> v.
\nTribhuvan, Sita Ram v. Moti Lal Nehru Farmers Training Institute,
\nJaipur Development<\/a> authority v. Ramsahai, GDA  v Ashok Kumar and
\nMahboob Depak v.  Nagar Panchayat, Gajraula).<\/a>\n<\/p>\n
10.
\n In a recent judgment authored by one of us (R.M. Lodha, J.) in
\nJagbir Singh v. Haryana State Agriculture Mktg.Board, the<\/a> aforesaid
\ndecisions were noticed and it was stated: (SCC pp.330 & 335,
\nparas 7 & 14)<\/p>\n
“7.\n<\/p>\n
\tIt is true that the earlier view of this Court articulated in many
\ndecisions reflected the legal position that if the termination of an
\nemployee was found to be illegal, the relief of reinstatement with
\nfull back wages would ordinarily follow. However, in recent past,
\nthere has been a shift in the legal position and in a long line of
\ncases, this Court has consistently taken the view that relief by way
\nof reinstatement with back wages is not automatic and may be wholly
\ninappropriate in a given fact situation even though the termination
\nof an employee is in contravention of the prescribed  procedure.
\nCompensation instead of reinstatement has been held to meet the ends
\nof justice.\n<\/p>\n
14.
\n\t It would be, thus, seen that by a catena of decisions in recent
\ntime, this court has clearly laid down that an order of retrenchment
\npassed in violation of section 25-F although may be set aside but an
\naward of reinstatement should not, however, be automatically passed.
\nThe award of reinstatement with full back wages in a case where the
\nworkman has completed 240 days of work in a year preceding the date
\nof termination, particularly, daily wagers has not been found to be
\nproper by this court and instead compensation has been awarded. This
\ncourt has distinguished between a daily wager who does not hold a
\npost and a permanent employee.”\n<\/p>\n
11.
\n In view of the aforesaid legal position and the fact that the
\nworkmen were engaged as daily wagers about 25 years back and they
\nworked hardly for 2 or 3 years, relief of reinstatement and back
\nwages to them cannot be said to be justified and instead monetary
\ncompensation would subserve the ends of justice. In our considered
\nview, the compensation of Rs.40,000 to each of the workmen
\n(respondents 1 to 14) shall meet the ends of justice.  We order
\naccordingly. Such payment shall be made with 6 weeks from today,
\nfailing which the same shall carry interest at the rate of 9% per
\nannum.”\n<\/p>\n
5.\t\tFrom
\nthe aforesaid decisions it is clear that the appellant was not
\nentitled to back wages even though relief of reinstatement has been
\ngranted to him.  At the most, the appellant could have claimed for
\ncompensation but such claim was not raised by the
\nrespondent\/appellant before the learned Single Judge. Therefore, in
\nappeal we cannot grant a relief which was not claimed  before the
\nlearned Single Judge by the respondent to the writ petition.\n<\/p>\n
6.\t\tFor the
\naforesaid reasons, this appeal is devoid of merit and fails and is
\naccordingly dismissed.\n<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t[V
\n M SAHAI, J.]<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t[G
\nB  SHAH, J.]<\/p>\n
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