MALINDO MARANDI Vs. STATE OF BIHAR

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD Mr. P.P.N Rai, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. T.K. Das, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent No. 2.

(2.) THE petitioner namely the Bihar State Road Transport Corporation has filed the instant Writ Application for quashing the Award dated 14.7.1997 as contained in Annexure -1.

(3.) BEFORE the Presiding Officer, Labour Court, Ranchi the workman had inter alia contended that the inquiry was defective and that the Additional General Man - ager namely Nanhe Prasad who had dismissed the workman on 21.1.1986 had no authority to do so. At paragraph 5 of the Award, it is apparent that the petitioner -Corporation refuted the aforementioned stand of the concerned workman and stated that Nanhe Prasad, the then Additional General Manager was in fact competent to terminate the concerned workman.