A.P.S.R.T.C.,Cuddapah District v. The Industrial Tribunal-Cum-Labour Court

HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE ABHINAND KUMAR SHAVILI WRIT PETITION No. 17925 of 2003 ORDER:

This writ petition is filed seeking to issue a writ of certiorari calling for the record relating to and connected with I.D.No.238 of 2000 on the file of the 1st respondent-Labour Court and quash the award dated 02.01.2003 passed therein holding it as illegal and arbitrary.

Heard learned standing counsel for the petitioner corporation and learned counsel for the 2nd respondent.

It has been contended by the petitioner corporation that the 2nd respondent workman was appointed as Driver in the corporation. While so, a charge sheet was issued against him on 01.06.1998 on the allegation that he abused the on duty Controller in filthy language and unparliamentary language in drunken condition. The said incident was construed as misconduct and after initiating disciplinary proceedings and after conducting regular enquiry and for the proven misconduct, the disciplinary authority had removed him from service vide orders dated 17.11.1998. Questioning the same, the 2nd respondent unsuccessfully preferred an appeal and a review and thereafter raised an industrial dispute in I.D.No.238 of 2000 on the file of the 1st respondent-Labour Court under Section 2-A(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act. The Labour Court without properly appreciating any of the contentions raised by the corporation, passed an award dated 02.01.2003 setting aside the order of removal and directing the

corporation to reinstate the 1st respondent into service with continuity of service and 50% of back wages. Further, the Labour Court imposed punishment of deferment of annual grade increment for one year with cumulative effect. Aggrieved thereby, the present writ petition is filed.

Learned counsel for the 2nd respondent has contended that the Labour Court has rightly passed the award in favour of the 2nd respondent and, therefore, no interference is called for. This Court, having considered the submissions made by the learned counsel for the parties, is of the considered view that the Labour Court has rightly passed the award in favour of the 2nd respondent. Further, no illegality or irregularity is pointed out by the learned standing counsel for the petitioner corporation in the award passed by the Labour Court. Unless and until any illegality or irregularity is pointed out by the learned standing counsel for the petitioner corporation in the award passed by the Labour Court, this Court cannot interfere with the award. There are no merits in the writ petition.

Therefore, the writ petition is dismissed. Consequently, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in the writ petition shall stand closed. No order as to costs.

______________________________ ABHINAND KUMAR SHAVILI, J 12th November, 2018 cbs

HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE ABHINAND KUMAR SHAVILI Writ Petition No.17925 of 2003 (dismissed) 12th November, 2018 cbs