LALDEO PRASAD SINGH Vs. BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD

JUDGEMENT

(1.) IN this writ petition, the petitioners have prayed for quashing the award dated 31st October, 2006 passed in Reference Case No. 4 of 2003 by the Presiding Officer, Labour Court, Ranchi, where the petitioners' termination has been held justified. The award has been upheld merely on the ground that the learned Presiding Officer has not considered the evidences and materials on record in right perspective and has arbitrarily come to the finding that the termination of the concerned workmen was justified.

(2.) IT has been stated that the concerned workmen were engaged as daily rated muster roll workers and were posted in Electric Supply Sub Division of Purnea and Bhagalpur. Since the place of posting was far away from their home district, they had made representations and considering the same, were transferred to Daltonganj and Garhwa, respectively.

(3.) IN view of the order passed in the appeal, the termination order was given effect to by the respondent -Board vide order dated 8th October, 1996.