FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA Vs. PRESIDING OFFICER, CENTRAL GOVT. INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL-CUM-LABOUR COURT, CHANDIGARH

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS Judgment will dispose of Civil Writ Petition Nos. 2593, 2594, 2595, 2996 of 2000. The facts of these writ petitions being same, they are heard together and are disposed of by this common judgment.

(2.) ALL these writ petitions are filed by the employer, challenging the order(s) dated 16.11.99 (copy Annexure P/5) passed by the Labour Court in each of the cases, vide which the prayer for producing additional evidence after the workman's evidence was closed, was rejected.

(3.) AFTER hearing the learned counsel for the petitioner, I find that no prejudice would be caused to the case of respondents -workmen if the petitioner -employer is allowed to produce these documents. Even Rule 15 of the Industrial Disputes (Central) Rules, 1957 permits such production, which reads a sunder : -