UNION OF INDIA Vs. PRESIDING OFFICER, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL-CUM-LABOUR COURT AND SHRI RAJENDRA SHAHI

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD Sri Tarun Verma, learned Counsel for the petitioner and Sri N.K. Pandey, learned Counsel for the respondents.

(2.) BY order dated 6.11.2007 three weeks and no further time was granted for filing rejoinder affidavit as a last opportunity and case was peremptorily listed today. It appears from the order -sheet that earlier also time was allowed on 17.9. 2007 for filing rejoinder affidavit but no rejoinder affidavit has been filed till date. Sri Tarun Verma further requested that the matter may be decided on merits without rejoinder affidavit. The prayer is allowed. The Court in view of the prayer of the counsel is proceeding to hear the case.

(3.) IT was further claim of the workers before the labour court that on intervention of the labour authority temporary status granted to them by the employers. However, their services were dispensed with w.e.f. 16.10.1993 by an illegal action without any opportunity of hearing to the workers.