PWD Labour Union and Others Vs State of Punjab and Others

High Court Of Punjab And Haryana At Chandigarh 10 Sep 2010 Civil Writ Petition No. 17317 of 2008
Bench: Single Bench
Acts Referenced

Judgement Snapshot

Case Number

Civil Writ Petition No. 17317 of 2008

Hon'ble Bench

Ajai Lamba, J

Acts Referred

Constitution of India, 1950 — Article 226, 227#Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Section 33C(2)

Judgement Text

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Ajai Lamba, J.@mdashThis civil writ petition has been filed under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a writ in the

nature of certiorari, quashing Order dated 15.9.2008 (Annexure P-8) passed by respondent No. 4 i.e. Executive Engineer, Division No. 1, PWD

(B & R), Patiala, vide which the petitioners have been asked to join duties on Saturday also despite the notification issued by the Punjab

Government.

2. The facts in detail are not required to be given in so much as it is the conceded position that there would be disputed questions of facts for

adjudication. Matter needs to be relegated to authority u/s 33-C(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (for short, ''the Act''). It transpires that

some of the petitioners have already approached the authority for making claim u/s 33-C(2) of the Act.

3. Learned Counsel for the petitioners has relied on judgment dated 13.2.2009 rendered by this Court in Civil Writ Petition No. 20865 of 2008

titled ''Commission Secretary, Printing and Stationery, Haryana and Anr. v. Presiding Officer, Labour Court, U.T. Chandigarh and Anr.''.

4. Learned Counsel for the respondent-State contends that the respondents would not have any objection if the petitioners are relegated to the

remedy under the Industrial Disputes Act.

5. This petition is accordingly disposed of while holding that the petitioners, who have not approached the authority u/s 33-C(2) of the Act, would

be entitled to approach the Tribunal under the Act.