BHARTI RETAIL LTD Vs. STATE OF HARYANA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE present writ petition is a classic case where a multi national company seeks to drag a poor workman -respondent no. 4 in all Forums by taking recourse to its sound financial status and to oppose the claim of a paltry principal amount of Rs. 24,961/ -.

(2.) THE facts of the case would go on to show the conduct of the petitioner -company which shows how the poor workman can be harassed to no end. The claim of the workman in his application filed was only that he was not being paid at par with the similarly situated co -workers who were employed in the organization of the respondent. He had filed a complaint before the Labour Officer, Panipat and his services were terminated. Accordingly, he filed the application dated 18.09.2012 (Annexure P -13) claiming the arrears of less payment made to him during his course of employment before the authority notified under The Payment of Wages Act, 1936 (in short 'the Act').

(3.) INITIALLY , ex parte proceedings were conducted against the petitioner but an application came to be filed for setting aside the said ex parte order before the authority, which was allowed vide order dated 09.10.2012.