{"id":53061,"date":"1999-07-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"1999-07-11T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/s-c-dubey-vs-union-of-india-on-12-july-1999"},"modified":"2015-08-19T11:47:40","modified_gmt":"2015-08-19T06:17:40","slug":"s-c-dubey-vs-union-of-india-on-12-july-1999","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/s-c-dubey-vs-union-of-india-on-12-july-1999","title":{"rendered":"S.C. Dubey vs Union Of India on 12 July, 1999"},"content":{"rendered":"
Delhi High Court<\/div>\n
S.C. Dubey vs Union Of India on 12 July, 1999<\/div>\n
Equivalent citations: 86 (2000) DLT 523<\/div>\n
Author: K Ramamoorthy<\/div>\n
Bench: K Ramamoorthy<\/div>\n<\/p>\n
<\/pre>\n
ORDER<\/p>\n
K. Ramamoorthy, J. <\/p>\n
1.     The  second respondent is a public sector undertaking engaged  in  the manufacture  of  electronic instruments and manufacture of colour  TVs  and engaged in other activities with reference to electronics. The Headquarters of the second respondent is in Hyderabad and its factory is also in Hyderabad.  The second respondent has been having officers in all over India.  In the  manufacture of colour TVs, the second respondent had been  for  nearly ten  years  incurring losses. Therefore, the second respondent  decided  to close  down  the manufacture of colour TVs. The second respondent  had  its sale  and service sections\/wings for colour TVs in all over India on  zonal basis.  When  the  losses were mounting and going  on  beyond  unmanageable limit,  the  second  respondent decided to close down  the  manufacture  of colour TVs.\n<\/p>\n
2.   The  effect was that it had to restructure its zonal wings and to  cut short its establishment so that loss is avoided. In the process of restructuring  its  business,  the second respondent formulated  a  scheme  giving option to the employees in the zone who had likely to lose their employment in  the second respondent. None of the employees concerned came forward  to exercise his option. That gave rise to a lot of managerial problems and the second  respondent evolved a method to get all such employees to  Hyderabad to  provide them employment so that they can continue to serve the  company
\nin  different fields. Transfer orders were issued by the second  respondent in respect of employees in all zones.\n<\/p>\n
3.   With reference to northern zone, the transfer order reads as under:-\n<\/p>\n
     Sub: Transfer of ICG Employees – Reg.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     The following employees of ICG\/North Zone are hereby  transferred
\n     to ICG\/Hyderabad w.e.f. 1999.04.02.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
      S.   Name                Code No.  Designation\n     No.  S\/Shri\n     1.   GOVIND LAL          061742    TM\n     2.   DUBEY S.C.          077127    STO\n     3.   SADHAWANI M.L.      077993    STO\n     4.   KAPOOR K.L.         061962    SO\n     5.   PAL S.K.            046955    FM\n     6.   SHARMA R.N.         061761    AFM\n     7.   BALWAN SINGH        055937    T\/E\n     8.   ASHOK KUMAR         084637    T\/E\n     9.   TALWAR S.           094927    T\/E\n     10.  HAMID KHAN A.       062016    T\/C\n     11.  RAJ KUMAR           062021    T\/C\n     12.  ROOPCHAND           062049    T\/C\n     13.  BANGARI D.S.        062054    T\/C\n     14.  MOHAN SINGH         066712    T\/C\n     15.  JAGANNATH G.        061924    SR.SA\n     16.  BHAGAT H.K.         061943    SR.SA\n     17.  JAIN A.K.           081508    SA\n     18.  BRIJ MOHAN          081359    TMT B\n     19.  KAUSHIK A.K.        059546    STO\n     20.  HARISH KUMAR        107653    OA\n     21.  SITA RAM SHARMA     077639    TMT C\n     22.  CHAUHAN D.S.        054892    STO\n     23.  OBERIO A.K.         081694    T\/E\n     24.  INDERJIT SINGH      081752    T\/E\n     25.  NATH RAM            081733    TMT B\n     26.  SARDAR SINGH        081747    TMT B\n     27.  AMARSINGH           081785    TMT B\n     28.  YUVRAJ MDHIMAN      110189    TO\n     29.  DURGA PRASAD L.     077405    FM\n     30.  NIRMALKAR C.L.      077716    T\/E\n     31.  MISHRA M.           107978    SA\n     32.  RATANLAL SAHU       078435    TMT C\n\n \n\n<\/pre>\n
     On  transfer the above employees will report to Head\/ICG at  Hyderabad.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     The above employees are eligible for transfer TA\/DA etc. <\/p>\n
     This issues with the approval of Chairman & Managing Director.”\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
4.   With reference to western zone, the transfer order reads as under:-\n<\/p>\n
     Sub: Transfer of ICG Employee- Reg.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     The  following employees of ICG\/West Zone are hereby  transferred
\n     to ICG\/Hyderabad w.e.f. 1999.04.02.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
      S.   Name                Code No.  Designation\n     No.  S\/Shri\n     1.   MEHTA N.K.          054672    SM\n     2.   VYAS S.S.           044985    SO\n     3.   ATKARI D.N.         046204    SO\n     4.   SAWANT R.S.         050029    SO\n     5.   SRIDHARAN K.        073341    ASO\n     6.   THASAL B.T.         029318    SAA\n     7.   PARAB R.D.          041798    T\/E\n     8.   MOHD ALI S.         050216    T\/E\n     9.   KULKARNI P.V.       052439    T\/E\n     10.  SHINDE M.N.         061666    T\/E\n     11.  SHAIK IQUBAL B.     064995    T\/E\n     12.  JAL GAONKAR H.B.    066271    T\/E\n     13.  GHOLAP B.T.         079336    T\/E\n     14.  SHAIKH M.R.A.       088356    T\/E\n     15.  JOSEPH V.A.         054208    T\/C\n     16.  SALUNKE K.B.        056637    T\/C\n     17.  BILE V.N.           061574    T\/C (WZ)\n                                   (Mumbai)\n     18.  KARMARKAR S.D.      061608    T\/C\n     19.  NANGARE V.T.        064134    T\/C\n     20.  PARAS S.V.          064148    T\/C\n     21.  SATPUTE S.D.        057601    SR.SA\n     22.  SHAIKH M.S.         083813    SR.SA\n     23.  THAKUR M.M.         050034    SA\n     24.  SALGAONKAR K.K.     10188     SA\n     25.  KAPDELE S.N.        103177    SA\n     26.  GAVADE J.Y.         054193    TMT D\n     27.  PATIL P.J.          054213    TMT D\n     28.  BALA KRISHNAN A.P.  056618    TMT D\n     29.  DASGUDE P.G.        077438    STD\n     30.  JOSHI A.N.          066558    SR. SA\n                                   WZ (Pune)\n     31.  KOHAT M.P.          001667    STO\n     32.  KALE A.K.           109948    T\/D\n     33.  PANTAWARE K.R.      107595    SA (WZ)\n                                   (Nagpur)\n\n \n\n<\/pre>\n
     On  transfer the above employees will report to Head\/ICG at  Hyderabad.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     The above employees are eligible for transfer TA\/DA etc. <\/p>\n
     This issues with the approval of Chairman & Managing Director.”\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
5.   With reference to eastern zone, the transfer order reads as under:-\n<\/p>\n
     Sub: Transfer of ICG Employees -Reg.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     The  following employees of ICG\/EZ (Calcutta) are  hereby  transferred to ICG\/Hyderabad w.e.f. 1999.04.02.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
      S.   Name                     Code No.  Designation\n     No.\n     1.   CHOWDHURY S.N.           058094       STO\n     2.   HALDER A.K.              070374       SO\n     3.   BIPLAB MANDAL            027961       SFM\n     4.   MUKHERJEE R.             058109       FM\n     5.   JAYDEB CHANDRA           058171       FM\n     6.   ROY CHOWDHURY N.K.       091932       T\/E\n     7.   SAHA S.N.                061148       T\/D\n     8.   CHOUDHURI S.P.           109895       T\/C\n     9.   MAHUA CHAKRABORTY        070388       SA\n     10.  MALLIK S.C.              073226       SA\n     11.  MUKHERJEE D.             089851       ASST\n     12.  SARKAR S.C.              103326       SA\n     13.  SKUMAR PATRA             077922       STENO\n     14.  SUKLA CHANDA             113539       UDC\n     15.  DUTTA S.G.               029266       LVD\n     16.  DAS N.C.                 061038       TMT C\n     17.  ROY D.K.                 069189       TMT C\n     18.  SWAIN R.C.               069247       TMT C\n     19.  CHOUDHARY H.             069319       TMT C\n     20.  DAS T.K.                 069381       TMT C\n      \n \n\n<\/pre>\n
     On  transfer the above employees will report to Head\/ICG at  Hyderabad.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     The above employees are eligible for transfer TA\/DA etc. <\/p>\n
     This issues with the approval of Chairman & Managing Director.”\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
6.   With reference to central zone, the transfer order reads as under:-\n<\/p>\n
     “Sub: Transfer of ICG Employees- Reg.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     The  following  employees of ICG\/CENTRAL ZONE are  hereby  transferred to ICG\/Hyderabad w.e.f. 1999.04.02.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
            S.   Name                     Code No.  Designation\n     No.  S\/Shri\n     1.   KRISHNA MOHAN K.V.S.     110998    STO cz\n     2.   JYOTI RANI S.            103881    SA (CZ)\n                                        (Vijawada)\n     3.   UMA SHANKAR RAO M.       043348    FM\n     4.   MURTHY M.S.N.            500149    T\/E\n\n \n\n<\/pre>\n
     On  transfer the above employees will report to Head\/ICG at  Hyderabad.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     The above employees are eligible for transfer TA\/DA etc. <\/p>\n
     This issues with the approval of Chairman & Managing Director.”\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
7.   With reference to southern zone, the transfer order reads as under:-\n<\/p>\n
     Sub: Transfer of ICG Employees.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     The following employees of ICG\/SOUTH ZONE are hereby  transferred
\n     to ICG\/Hyderabad w.e.f. 1999.04.02.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
      —————————————————-\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     S.   Name                     Code No.  Designation\n     No.  S\/Shri\n<\/pre>\n
     ====================================================\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     1.   THYAGARAJAN V.           043768    MGR\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     2.   VISVESWARAN M.J.         002412    SFM\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     3.   PRASADA RAO V.           038401    PS I\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     4.   NAGESWARA RAO M.         101342    T\/C (SZ)                                           (Chennai)\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     5.   SELVA RAJ R.V.           101361    T\/D\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     6.   PRASAD G.K.S.            087144    T\/D\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     7.   SUMATHI RAMAN            087709    SA\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     8.   SAKURA RAMAKRISHNAN      061725    ASO\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     9.   RAMA MURTHY              093863    T\/E\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     10.  RANGA SWAMY T.           093677    T\/E\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     11.  SHYAMALA SRIPAD C.       110506    SA (SZ)
\n                                        (B’lore)\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     12.  GAJENDRAN K.             094434    TMT B\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     13.  NARAYANAPPA A.           094621    TMT B\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     14.  GOVINDAIM                094633    TMT B\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     15.  RAMAKRISHNAN P.V.        059623    STO\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     16.  BALACHANDRAN M.P.        014939    SFM (SZ)
\n                                        (Coimbattore)\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     17.  SUBRAHMANYAM K.K.        052411    ASO\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     18.  LAKSHMI NARAYANA S.      081799    TM\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     19.  SARANGADHARAN K.         047267    FM\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     20.  DHANDRAN K.K.            076408    TM\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     21.  PILIAI F.R.              061957    SR.SA
\n                                        (SZ Ernakulum)\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     22.  SANKARAN A.V.            056929    SR.STENO\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     23.  SHANKARAN K.             066692    RMT C<\/p>\n
     On transfer the above employees will report to Head\/ICG at Hyderabad.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     The above employees are eligible for transfer TA\/DA etc. <\/p>\n
     This issues with the approval of Chairman & Managing Director.”\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
8.   To show that arrangements had been made to accommodate the  employees, the second respondent had placed on record at pages 201 to 207 the  details with reference to the project wherein the employees from various zones, who had  been transferred to Hyderabad, could be given employment. Though  with reference  to northern zone, the order of transfer as issued on the 4th  of February, 1999, it was not given effect to in the interests of the  employees concerned as the second espondent was in the process of finalising the project in Hyderabad.\n<\/p>\n
9.   The  petitioners presented the writ petition in this Court on the  7th of April, 1999 and this Court on the 9th of April, 199 passed the ad interim orders in the following terms:-\n<\/p>\n
     “CW. 2073\/99<\/p>\n
     Mr.Nayyar, the Learned Senior Counsel for the petitioners  states that  the page 60-A (Annexure-M) is a list of the  employees  who are proposed to be transferred to Hyderabad.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     Issue notice to the respondents to show cause as to why the  writ petition be not admitted returnable on 5.8.1999.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     CM. 5010\/99<\/p>\n
     Notice returnable on 5.8.1999.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     In  the  meanwhile,  the operation of the  impugned  order  dated
\n     February  4, 1999 (Annexure-M at page 60-A) shall  remain  stayed
\n     until further orders.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     DASTI,”\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
10.  The second respondent had filed the application for vacating the  stay mentioning  the circumstances under which the orders of transfer  from  all zones to Hyderabad were made. The petitioners have challenged the orders of transfer on various grounds and that is resisted by the second respondent.\n<\/p>\n
11.  Mr.  Rajiv Nayar, the learned senior counsel for the petitioner,  submitted that:\n<\/p>\n
     1.   The  order of transfer was issued as a counter blast to  the attitude  of the petitioners not accepting the voluntary  retirement scheme formulated by the second respondent.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     2.   The transfer is punitive in nature and it is really a camouflage  to give an error verisimilitude to the order  of  transfer
\n     and the closure of ICG business is not a genuine reason.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     3.   The purported reason for transfer that there is no  business
\n     for the Corporation, as a matter of fact there is enough business and  there  is lot of demand for colour TVs manufactured  by  the second  respondent and the business of the second  respondent  is  growing.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     4.   Officers  of the second respondent, after having stated  the situation, had requested the management to keep 25 persons out of 32 for being located in the north zone and letter in this  behalf was  issued  by Zonal Manager and that has been  ignored  by  the  second respondent.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
12.  Mr.  Rajiv Nayar, the learned senior counsel for the  petitioners,  in ying to elaborate points, submitted that voluntary retirement scheme  was issued on the 13th of January, 1999 and the last date fixed was the 16th of February,  1999. No one has come forward with the offer to retire.  On  the 4th of February, 1999, the order of transfer was issued. The learned senior counsel  referred to the acceptance of voluntary retirement by Shri  Jagannath  G and Shri Brji Mohan, who are at items 15 & 18 respectively  in  the transfer order dated 4.2.1999 and that would show that even after the  last
\nday  fixed  by  the second respondent, the applications by  the  above  two employees  had  been accepted by the second respondent  and  the  inference would be that the second respondent was exercising pressure on the  employees, and according to the learned senior counsel, the second respondent had acted in a manner that others must follow suit.\n<\/p>\n
13.  The  learned  senior  counsel for the petitioners,  Mr.  Rajiv  Nayar, referred  to  the practice adopted by the second respondent  to  show  that whenever  there  was closure of a particular section,  the  employees  were retained  in  the same zone. The learned senior counsel submitted  that  no opportunity was given to the petitioners for being re-deployed in the  same zone. The learned senior counsel also referred to the letter dated 8.2.1999 by the Zonal Manager about 25 employees. The learned senior counsel submitted that there was no justification for the employees not being re-deployed
\nin the northern zone. The learned senior counsel referred to other  aspects about  the letter issued by the Zonal Manager and the effect of closure  of manufacture  of colour TVs, and to cover wide field on facts.  The  learned senior counsel for the petitioners, Mr. Rajiv Nayar, relied upon the  judgment  of  the  Supreme  Court in  “National  Radio  Corporation  Vs.  Their workmen”, 1963 1 LLJ 282.\n<\/p>\n
14.  Mr. Mukul Rohtagi, the learned senior counsel for the second  respondent,  submitted that in a matter like this where the second  respondent  to meet its business exigencies has the right to restructure its business  and in  the process, it is entitled to evolve a method by which  the  employees who are likely to be sent out of service be given the benefit of  voluntary retirement  scheme, or they can be given employment so that they all  could function until they attain the age of superannuation.\n<\/p>\n
15.  The  learned senior counsel for the second respondent  submitted  that proper  remedy  of the petitioners to raise industrial  dispute  under  the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 so that so many factual aspects adumbrated in the  writ  petition  could be adjudicated upon on proper  footings  by  the Industrial  Court,  and  the writ petition is not  competent.  The  learned senior counsel further submitted that the order of transfer was issued with reference to all zones and it was in the circumstances in which the  second respondent  had to close the manufacture of colour TVs, and therefore,  the order  of  transfer cannot be challenged by the  petitioners.  The  learned senior  counsel for the second respondent, Mr. Mukul Rohtagi,  relied  upon the following rulings in support of this proposition:-\n<\/p>\n
     1.   “B.  Varadha Rao Vs. State of Karnataka & Others”, .\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     2.   “Gujarat Electricity Board Vs. Atmaram”, 1989 SC 1433.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     3.   “Shilpi  Bose  & Others Vs. State of Bihar &  Others”,  1991
\n     Supp (2) SCC 659.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     4.   “Surinder Singh Vs. Haryana State”, 1991 (4) SLR 699.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     5.   “Rajendra  Roy  Vs. Union of India & Others”, .\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     6.   “N.K.Singh Vs. Union of India & Others”, .\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
     7.   “Punjab National Bank Vs. All India New Bank of India”, .\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
16.  On the facts and circumstances, I am of the view that the  petitioners have  not  made  out any case for interference. The facts of  the  case  in “National Radio Corporation Vs. Their workmen”, 1963 1 LLJ 282 are entirely different.  Here  the second respondent, a public sector  undertaking,  has been  taking efforts to change the whole system of its functioning  with  a view to minimising the losses and to make profits in its business  venture. In  the process, the second respondent has to undertake such measures  that are  necessary for the proper conduct of its business. The second  respond-ent, having realised its responsibilities, had given an opportunity to  the employees  to opt for voluntary retirement and that was not  acceptable  to the  employees,  the second respondent was obliged to take other  steps  in
\nachieving its goal so that the business venture could be put on sound lines to earn profits as the second respondent was dealing with public money.  In so  doing, the second respondent had taken steps to have some  projects  to accommodate  the employees from all zones in Hyderabad, and when  that  has been done, the petitioners cannot have any grievance in law. The  petition-ers  have no right to say that the management should always act as per  the directions  of  the employees, whatever may be the condition in  which  the management is functioning.\n<\/p>\n
17.  Under  these  circumstances, I am quite unable to persuade  myself  to accept the submissions made on behalf of the petitioners. Mr. Rajiv  Nayar, the learned senior counsel for the petitioners, submitted that some of  the petitioners are officers and some of them are workmen within the meaning of the  Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 and the remedy under that Act could  not be effected.\n<\/p>\n
18.  Under the circumstances, I am of the view that the petitioners are not entitled to any relief. The writ petition stands dismissed.\n<\/p>\n
     There shall be no order as to costs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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