RAMA Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) FOR implementing the impunged award dated 30. 4. 1998 (Annex. 1) passed by the Labour Court, Udaipur in favour of respondents workmen this petition is filed by the petitioners workmen on 13. 4. 1998. Notice was ordered to be issued on 9. 12. 1998 making it returnable within six weeks and the respondents were directed to ensure the compliance of the award made in their favour, but the said order was not complied with in the sense that compliance of the award is not made so far. On 17. 5. 1999, the petition was admitted and it is pending since then. Reply affidavit is filed in this petition on behalf of the respondent nos. 1 and 2 and in para No. 6 of the same it is stated that:- ". . . . after the passing Award and after issuing the notification in official Gazette, the respondents submitted the writ petition challenging the Award dated 30. 4. 98 and the writ that the petitioner had been ordered to reinstate and as regards back wages the respondents are awaiting financial sanction and without financial sanction no back wages can be made. Thus respondents had implemented the part of the Award and with regard to back-wages the answering respondents arrange to make back- wages as soon as the financial sanction is accorded by the Government. "

(2.) THIS reply was filed alongwith the affidavit on 22. 9. 99 by the respondents. More than sufficient period has passed after passing of the award at Annex. 1, but so far the impugned award is not fully complied with.

(3.) IN view of the above discussion, this petition is allowed. The respondents are now directed to fully comply with the award passed by the Labour Court on 30. 4. 98 (Annex. 1) latest by 1. 4. 2001, failing which they will be liable for contempt. .