STATE OF RAJASTHAN Vs. SUNDER LAL

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD learned Counsel for the parties.

(2.) THE respondent -employee Sunder Lai workman was initially appointed on the post of Survey Ameen on 27.8.1971. It is alleged that his service was illegally terminated on 5.6.1973 then the matter was referred to the sole arbitrator who passed the award on 7.9.1978 directing the appellant to reinstate the respondent -employee. According to the respondent -employee he gave his attendance before the appellant on 21.9.1979 and he was permitted to join duties vide letter dated 18.5.1981, however, he was allowed to join the duty on 19.12.1981. He alleged that again his service was terminated on 31.5.1986. Then, the respondent raised industrial dispute upon which dispute was referred to the Labour Court, Udaipur. The dispute referred was that whether the termination of service of the respondent was legal and if not then to what relief the respondent was entitled.

(3.) AFTER evidence of the parties, the learned labour court passed the award in favour of the workman on 22.3.2002 and directed appellant to reinstate the respondent and also give his seniority and back wages. The tribunal also ordered that the amount which has been received by the respondent under Section 25F shall be deposited by the respondent within a period of one month from the date of award.