VIRENDER SINGH Vs. PRESIDING OFFICER, FARIDABAD

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India seeks issuance of a writ of the certiorari quashing the award dated 7.2.2000 passed by the Presiding Officer, Industrial Tribunal -cum -Labour Court -I (hereinafter referred to as 'the Tribunal'), Faridabad.

(2.) THE petitioner, according to demand notice, states that he was appointed as Typist on 17.5.1988 by the management. His last drawn wages were Rs. 1175/ -per month. The Management without issuing any notice or charge -sheet or any compensation under Section 25 -F of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act') terminated his service from 13.1.1994. Consequently, the dispute was referred under Section 10(1) of the Act by the appropriate Government. On the pleadings of the parties, the Labour Court framed two issues on 18.5.1995. The first issue was in terms of the reference, which was : -"whether there is justification in the termination of services of Virender Singh and if not, to what relief he is entitled to -. Issue No. 1 has been decided against the petitioner and it has been held that he is not entitled to any relief. The Tribunal after appreciating the evidence led by the parties has returned a finding of fact that the petitioner was not a workman. It has been found that the petitioner was working with respondents as an independent Contractor.

(3.) LEARNED counsel for the respondents has, however, submitted that even if this evidence had been brought on the record, the result would have been the same as there is sufficient material on record to show that the petitioner has been working as Contractor.