DIVISIONAL PERSONNEL OFFICER NORTHERN RAILWAY Vs. MOHANLAL

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS is a bunch of 17 revision petitions directed against the order dated March 31, 1980, passed by the District Judge, Bikaner whereby he has dismissed the appeals which were filed under section 17 of the Payment of Wages Act (No. IV of 1936) (for short 'the Act' herein) holding that he has no jurisdiction to hear them. As all these revision petitions raise identical questions, I consider it proper to dispose them of by a common order.

(2.) IT is not necessary to recount the facts giving rise to each of the revision petitions as the difference in facts in each of the revision petition is not material for their disposal. I will notice the facts giving rise to S. B. Civil Revision Petition No. 234 of 1980 : The Divisional Personnel Officer (N. R.) Bikaner vs. Mohanlal and others.

(3.) LEARNED counsel appearing for non-petitioner No. 1 has supported the impugned orders in each of the revision petitions and urged that there is no vested right in so far as the forum of appeal is concerned and as at the time of the filing of the appeals under Sec. 17 of the Act, the Court of District Judge, Churu was in existence, the appeals ought to have been filed in that court.