WORKMEN OF CALCUTTA DOCK LABOUR BOARD EMPLOYERS IN RELATION `TO CLACUTTA DOCK LABOUR BORARD Vs. EMPLOYERS IN RELATION TO CALCUTTA DOCK LABOUR BOARD:WORKMEN OF CALCUTTA DOCK LABOUR BORARD

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS is an appeal by special leave from an award of the Central Government Industrial Tribunal, Calcutta made in reference No. 124 of 1966.

(2.) THE facts may be shortly stated. THE Calcutta Dock Labour Board is a body corporate, established under the Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948 and includes equal number of members representing the Government, the Dock Workers and the Employers of Dock Workers and Shipping Companies. Schemes had been framed under section 4 of the said Act for representation of Dock Workers and Employer with the object of ensuring greater regularity of employment and regulating the employment of Dock workers in a Port whether registered or not. THE Calcutta Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Scheme, 1956 was notified on October 8, 1956 governing the terms and conditions of service of Registered Dock Workers. Another scheme called the Unregistered Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Scheme, 1957 was notified on June 29, 1957 governing the terms and conditions of Listed Workers.

(3.) IT may be mentioned that two of the above workers, viz., Siddique Khan and S. K. Babu were allowed to join their duties on being released after a short period of detention and before removal of their names from the registers of the Board. We have been informed that the reinstatement of the other five workmen has also been made though subsequently.