THE SECRETARY MAZDOOR SANGATHAN SAMITI OF BHARAT COKING COAL LTD. Vs. EMPLOYER IN RELATION TO THE MANAGEMENT OF KATRAS PROJECT AREA OF BHARAT COKING COAL LTD. AND ANR.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) SMT . Dulali Jaswarin and Smt. Sukri Rajwarin were permanent employees of Katras -Choitudih Colliery of M/s Bharat Coking Coal Limited (for short 'BCCL') situated within Katras Project Area and were working as Wagon Loader.

(2.) IN the year 1985, the Management of M/s. BCCL adopted voluntary retirement scheme to its female employees, and issued a circular inviting applications with the terms and conditions for employment to their dependents in their place, who had not exceeded the age of 56 years on the date of application.

(3.) ON behalf of those two female workers, after their retirement, at the instance of Mazdoor Sangathan Samiti, Central Government referred the following dispute, under Sections 10(1)(d) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 for adjudication before the Central Government Industrial Tribunal No. 2 at Dhanbad: - -whether the action of the management of Katras Project Area of M/s. BCCL in denying employment to the dependants of Smt. Dulali Jaswarin and Sukri Rajwarin is justified? If not to what relief these workmen and their dependants are entitled to?