SHREE PAL SING Vs. LABOUR COURT U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD Counsel for the parties and perused the record.

(2.) THIS writ petition is directed against the award dated 2nd May, 1998 passed by the Labour Court, U.P., Agra in Adjudication Case No. 84 of 1996.

(3.) ON receipt of summons respondent No. 2 filed written statement and also raised a preliminary objection regarding maintainability of the proceedings. The Labour Court decided the preliminary objection rejecting the objection holding that the dispute was maintainable vide order dated 23rd January, 1997. Thereafter evidence was led before the Labour Court. The petitioner entered into witness box and gave his evidence. Sri Om Gautam and Sri Ravindra Kumar Singh gave oral evidence on behalf of respondent No. 2. An application dated 14th August, 1996 was also moved by the petitioner for summoning certain records. Documentary evidence was also filed by the parties. The award was submitted by the Labour Court on 2.5.1998 and was enforced by publication on the Notice Board on 4th March, 1999.