GARMENT CLEANING WORKS Vs. BABULAL SHAMLAL

JUDGEMENT

(1.) These four applications have been made by the Garment Cleaning Works, Bombay, against the four employees named in them. These employees were chargesheeted on the came day for the same set of facts, one common departmental enquiry was held against them and dismissal orders in identical terms were served on them. The learned advocates requested me to hear the four applications together and make one composite order. I have agreed to do so.

(2.) The charges levelled against the opponents were :

(3.) Sri P. D. Kamerkar for the opponents has raised a preliminary objection to the maintainability of the applications on the ground that one of the conditions precedent laid down in the proviso to S. 33(2)(b) was not fulfilled by the company before dismissing the opponents.