Sh. Naresh Kumar v. Secretary (Labour) Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors

S.N.AGGARWAL, J (ORAL) The petitioner workman in this writ petition seeks directions against the respondents No. 1 & 2 to execute the recovery certificate dated

02.05.2006 and for directions against respondent No. 3 to implement the award dated 18.09.2004 passed by the Industrial Adjudicator in his favour directing his reinstatement with back wages.

¶2The direction for reinstatement of the petitioner workman has been given by the Industrial Adjudicator against respondent No. 3. Though the award in favour of the petitioner workman was passed by the Industrial Adjudicator way back on 18.09.2004 but strangly enough, the said award has remained unimplemented till date and it is for this reason, that the petitioner has to file the present writ petition for implementation of the industrial award in his favour.

¶3In response to the notice of this writ petition, counter affidavit has been filed by respondent No. 3 against whom the industrial award was passed by the Tribunal in favour of the petitioner workman. The respondent No. 3 has taken a preliminary objection to the implementation of the award in favour of the workman. The objection of respondent No. 3 is that the respondent No. 3 has succeeded to the Board of Ayurvedic and Unani System of Medicines, Delhi State, w.e.f.

01.01.2001 and since the respondent No. 3 which is a successor entity was not a party to the proceedings before the Labour Court, the award in favour of the petitioner is not binding on it.

¶4This argument is wholly mis-conceived. It appears that the authorities in respondent No. 3 Parishad are trying to disown the award in favour of the workman for no rhyme or reason. The respondent No. 3 itself has stated in para 1 of the preliminary submission in its counter affidavit that it had succeeded to all the assets and liabilities of the erstwhile Board which as per its own admission were transferred to the respondent No. 3 Parishad. The award in favour of the petitioner against the erstwhile Board was also one of the items of liability of the Board which stood transferred to respondent No. 3 Parishad. The respondent No. 3 is therefore, duty bound to implement the industrial award in favour of the petitioner workman because the said award by now has attained finality. The respondent No. 3 is given four weeks time to take necessary steps for implementing the industrial award in favour of the petitioner workman failing which respondents No. 1 & 2 are directed to execute the recovery certificate dated 02.05.2006 by attachment of bank account of respondent No. 3 and also to initiate prosecution against the management of respondent No. 3 in view of provisions contained in Section 25 U and T read with Section 29 of the the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.

¶5This writ petition stands disposed of in terms referred above. Order dasti to all the parties. OCTOBER 29, 2009 S.N.AGGARWAL, J 'BSR'

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C.) No. 11433/2009 % Date of Decision: 29th OCTOBER,2009 # SHRI NARESH KUMAR .....PETITIONER ! Through: Ms. Neelam Tiwari, Advocate. VERSUS $ SECRETARY (LABOUR) GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI & OTHERS .....RESPONDENTS ^ Through: Mr. L.K. Garg, Advocate for the respondents No. 1 & 2. Mr. Ashok Mahajan, Advocate for the respondent No. 3. CORAM: Hon'ble MR. JUSTICE S.N. AGGARWAL 1. Whether reporters of Local paper may be allowed to see the judgment? NO 2. To be referred to the reporter or not? NO 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? NO