EMPLOYERS IN RELATION TO THE MANAGEMENT OF BHULI TOWN ADMINISTRATION OF M/S.B.C.C.LTD Vs. PRESIDING OFFICER, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL, NO.2

JUDGEMENT

(1.) IN this writ application the petitioner who is the management of Bhuli Town Administration of M/s. Bharat Coking Coal Limited has challenged the award dated 29.12.1997 passed by the Central Government Industrial Tribunal No. 2. Dhanbad in reference case No. 165 of 1993.

(2.) THE Central Government vide its order dated 14.9.1993 referred the following dispute to the tribunal for adjudication.

(3.) THE case of the petitioner management on the other hand is that Bhuli Town Administration has five blocks. So far block A, B and C are concerned those were in existence from before 1978 and were under the control of Coal Mines Labour Welfare Organization of the Central Government. The quarter situated therein were allotted to the workers of the management for which management used to pay rent to the welfare organization. The sanitation work, cleaning, sweeping etc. of quarters use to be done by the workers occupying the quarter. The quarter of block D and E were allotted to the worker and the management with the help of the contractor used to remove garbages from the road side dumps and one Shri Tarun Banerjee was appointed as contractpr for that purpose who has been doing duties with the help of workmen numbering 35 since 1982. Thereafter the management decided to abolish the contract system in the year 1986 when all five blocks came under the management and control of BCCL.