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,I. IN '[I]IE I-I,[GFT. COUR]I OF il.ELI.I]t AT NEW I}ELHI
+ W.P.(C) 8309/2,007 and C.M. A.ppln. Nq. i 572012007
AIR INDIA I,INIITED a! ..... Petitioner
Through N4/s Lalit llhasin, Ratna D.. Dhingla, 1
Ilhavna Dhami'& Srieha B alala ishuan, Advochtes j
VETSLIS
JAIPAL & OI{S l"hrough Notte.
+ W.P.(C) 831t/2007 ancl C.M. Appln. No. 1 572212007 '
AIIT INDIA I,].h4ITE,I) f. ..... Petifioner'
'fhrough Nl/s L,alit Bhasin, Ratna D. Dhingra, Ilhavna. Dharni & Sneha Balakrishnan, Aclvocatcs
VEJ:SUS'
AVIJII'KIJMAIT BOS}] AND OITS. ..... Respondent
Through IVtr. I{.K.Chaturvedi, Advocate with
Ms. Anjali Chatr-rrvecli, Advocate i
;
W.P.(C) 83I 0/2r)07 and C.M: Appln. No. 1 572112007
AIIT INDIA I,I]\4ITEI)
'fhrough iws Lalit Bhasin, Itatna D. Dlti;:titioner
Bhavna f)Jrauri & Sneha llalalaishnan, Aclvocatcs vefsus
SIRI IIAYYAiI MOI-IAMMAD AND ORS.
2013:DHC:8262 a-O
I
-r- i ..... Respoqdent
Through lvlr. Ll.K. Chaturvedi, A.dvocate with
NIs. Anjali Clhalurvedi, Advocate
W.P.(C)'83|2l2.007artr1C.M.A.pplrr.No'15723l2007
AII. INDIA I-IM,rBD..... petitioner
'Ihrough N4/s Lalit Bhasin, Ratna D. Dhingla, , Bhawna Dha.mi & Sneha Balal<rishnan. Advocrrtes verriLls I
' sHLu ASI-loK I(uMAl{ AND ol*s' ..... Responcle't
Through Mr. I:I.I(.Chaturvedi, Advocate with I
NIs. Anjali Chaturvedi, Actvocate
W.l?.(C) 831312007 and C.M. ;\ppln. No. 1 572412007
AIIT ]NID]A I,]MI'IDI)
Peti{ioner
' Through h&s L,alit Bhasin, Rafiia D. Dhingra,l
Bhavner Dhami ct Sneha Balalaishnan. Advoiates vel'slrs
SI:IIU MANI AND OI{S. ..... Itespondcnt l'hrough Ml. [I.K. Chdturvecli, Aclvocate with'
Ms. Anjali Chaturvedi, Advocate
W.P.(C) 831412007 and C.M. Appln. No. 1572512007
AIIT INDIA I,INIII'ED..... Petitioner
Tirrough IVUs l-alit l3hasin, Ratna D. DhingLa;
Bhavna Dhami & Sneha ]lalaklishnan. Advobates '
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SIJNII, KTJIVJ.AIT AND ORS. . ..... Responclent
Through Mr. I{.K.Chaturvedi, Aclvocate with i
Ms. Anjali Chaturvedi, Advocate
+ W.P.(C) 8315/2007 ancIC.M. Appln. No. 1572612007
AII{ INDIA I.IIVIITED..... Petitioner
Through M/s Lalit Bhasin, Ratna D. Dhingra, , Bhavria l)hami ct Sneha Balakrishnan. Advocates
: vcrstrs
VIJAY SINGI-I RAWATAND O]].S. ... Respoflclent fhrough Mr. I-LK.Chaturvecti, Aclvocate with
Ms. Anjali Chaturvecli, Aclvocate
COR,z\M:
HON'BLIJ IVIIT. .TUST]XCE VIPXi'{ S^ANGHI
()ttD[, It oh 2,6"02.20113
'a 'l'lte petitiouer Inclian Aillines has prcfcnlecl this batch of writ petitions
' t assailing iclentical orclet's, iu respect of cliffercnt wor{amen, issued by the appro;lriatc govct'ntnent i.e. the Central Government uncler Section 10 of the
Induslrial I)i.s1:utes A.ct., 194'/. (for short, "the Act") making reference to the
Ccntral Govcrnment Industrial 'fribtrna.l (for short, "CGI'[") in relation to tltc rcsponck:ut ivorlcnc'n's claim for reinstatement with full back wagcs in the services of l\4/s Sunshine Enterprises or M/s Indian Airlines.
Aftcl solnc arrgurnents, learned coursel tbr the petitioner subrnits that v1 it
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I tirc petitionel docs uot icress the saicl challenge ancl accepts the valictity'of thc orders making refeleuce"' I-Iowever, the learned coulsel subnits'that
CGI I niay Jlrst cletet'tniuc the issue rvhether the contract betwecn the contractor N4/s Sru:rshine Enl.eqrrises ancl M/s Indiari Airliles is a genui'e conlract or er shatn conlt'act, clepeudent o.n which is the cteLerllinatiol of t6c issue whelher thc worlcrnen are to be treated as the employees of ;M/s
Sunshinc linterprises ot'of M/s Indian A.irlines. Once this iss'e' is clctcrtninccl ancl 1.hc iclentity o.f the cruployer of the workmcn is establishccl, the cjther issues rne4, bc cleterrninecl b-v the 'fribunal. In my view, the afolcsaicl lequcst of the learnccl connsel for the petitioncr is justifiecl. The
CGIT shall, therefore, deteltnine the aibresaicl issne in the first stage, if necessary, b1' recorcling evidellce on the saicl issue. Once the saicl issure is clctcrntincd, the CGI'I' shall procced to cletcrinine Lhc other issues arisilg fiom the refcrence.
Since 1.he tnattcr ls pcrtcling consicleration for a very long time as this is thc scconcl r<lttud of litigation challenging the relerence rnade by the
Ccntftrl Govcrntrreut iu respect of the respondent 'uvorlamen, the CGIT is rcquested to priolitizc this batch of cases and decicle the salne at the earliest.
Iloth parlies are clilected to co-operal.e in the irroceedings and none of them shnll seck- auy rurcluc acljouinnrents. 'I'[re CGIT shall also not grant any unduc acljournments 1.o r:ithcr of the parties.
The petitions starLd disposecl of in thc above terrns.
VIPII\ SA GIIlt, J.
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$-28-34
,I. IN '[I]IE I-I,[GFT. COUR]I OF il.ELI.I]t AT NEW I}ELHI
+ W.P.(C) 8309/2,007 and C.M. A.ppln. Nq. i 572012007
AIR INDIA I,INIITED a! ..... Petitioner
Through N4/s Lalit llhasin, Ratna D.. Dhingla, 1
Ilhavna Dhami'& Srieha B alala ishuan, Advochtes j
VETSLIS
JAIPAL & OI{S l"hrough Notte.
+ W.P.(C) 831t/2007 ancl C.M. Appln. No. 1 572212007 '
AIIT INDIA I,].h4ITE,I) f. ..... Petifioner'
'fhrough Nl/s L,alit Bhasin, Ratna D. Dhingra, Ilhavna. Dharni & Sneha Balakrishnan, Aclvocatcs
VEJ:SUS'
AVIJII'KIJMAIT BOS}] AND OITS. ..... Respondent
Through IVtr. I{.K.Chaturvedi, Advocate with
Ms. Anjali Chatr-rrvecli, Advocate i
;
W.P.(C) 83I 0/2r)07 and C.M: Appln. No. 1 572112007
AIIT INDIA I,I]\4ITEI)
'fhrough iws Lalit Bhasin, Itatna D. Dlti;:titioner
Bhavna f)Jrauri & Sneha llalalaishnan, Aclvocatcs vefsus
SIRI IIAYYAiI MOI-IAMMAD AND ORS.
2013:DHC:8262 a-O
I
-r- i ..... Respoqdent
Through lvlr. Ll.K. Chaturvedi, A.dvocate with
NIs. Anjali Clhalurvedi, Advocate
W.P.(C)'83|2l2.007artr1C.M.A.pplrr.No'15723l2007
AII. INDIA I-IM,rBD..... petitioner
'Ihrough N4/s Lalit Bhasin, Ratna D. Dhingla, , Bhawna Dha.mi & Sneha Balal<rishnan. Advocrrtes verriLls I
' sHLu ASI-loK I(uMAl{ AND ol*s' ..... Responcle't
Through Mr. I:I.I(.Chaturvedi, Advocate with I
NIs. Anjali Chaturvedi, Actvocate
W.l?.(C) 831312007 and C.M. ;\ppln. No. 1 572412007
AIIT ]NID]A I,]MI'IDI)
Peti{ioner
' Through h&s L,alit Bhasin, Rafiia D. Dhingra,l
Bhavner Dhami ct Sneha Balalaishnan. Advoiates vel'slrs
SI:IIU MANI AND OI{S. ..... Itespondcnt l'hrough Ml. [I.K. Chdturvecli, Aclvocate with'
Ms. Anjali Chaturvedi, Advocate
W.P.(C) 831412007 and C.M. Appln. No. 1572512007
AIIT INDIA I,INIII'ED..... Petitioner
Tirrough IVUs l-alit l3hasin, Ratna D. DhingLa;
Bhavna Dhami & Sneha ]lalaklishnan. Advobates '
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-' 'l a
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SIJNII, KTJIVJ.AIT AND ORS. . ..... Responclent
Through Mr. I{.K.Chaturvedi, Aclvocate with i
Ms. Anjali Chaturvedi, Advocate
+ W.P.(C) 8315/2007 ancIC.M. Appln. No. 1572612007
AII{ INDIA I.IIVIITED..... Petitioner
Through M/s Lalit Bhasin, Ratna D. Dhingra, , Bhavria l)hami ct Sneha Balakrishnan. Advocates
: vcrstrs
VIJAY SINGI-I RAWATAND O]].S. ... Respoflclent fhrough Mr. I-LK.Chaturvecti, Aclvocate with
Ms. Anjali Chaturvecli, Aclvocate
COR,z\M:
HON'BLIJ IVIIT. .TUST]XCE VIPXi'{ S^ANGHI
()ttD[, It oh 2,6"02.20113
'a 'l'lte petitiouer Inclian Aillines has prcfcnlecl this batch of writ petitions
' t assailing iclentical orclet's, iu respect of cliffercnt wor{amen, issued by the appro;lriatc govct'ntnent i.e. the Central Government uncler Section 10 of the
Induslrial I)i.s1:utes A.ct., 194'/. (for short, "the Act") making reference to the
Ccntral Govcrnment Industrial 'fribtrna.l (for short, "CGI'[") in relation to tltc rcsponck:ut ivorlcnc'n's claim for reinstatement with full back wagcs in the services of l\4/s Sunshine Enterprises or M/s Indian Airlines.
Aftcl solnc arrgurnents, learned coursel tbr the petitioner subrnits that v1 it
'! a-.4
I i
I
I
I
I
9L2-
-l
I tirc petitionel docs uot icress the saicl challenge ancl accepts the valictity'of thc orders making refeleuce"' I-Iowever, the learned coulsel subnits'that
CGI I niay Jlrst cletet'tniuc the issue rvhether the contract betwecn the contractor N4/s Sru:rshine Enl.eqrrises ancl M/s Indiari Airliles is a genui'e conlract or er shatn conlt'act, clepeudent o.n which is the cteLerllinatiol of t6c issue whelher thc worlcrnen are to be treated as the employees of ;M/s
Sunshinc linterprises ot'of M/s Indian A.irlines. Once this iss'e' is clctcrtninccl ancl 1.hc iclentity o.f the cruployer of the workmcn is establishccl, the cjther issues rne4, bc cleterrninecl b-v the 'fribunal. In my view, the afolcsaicl lequcst of the learnccl connsel for the petitioncr is justifiecl. The
CGIT shall, therefore, deteltnine the aibresaicl issne in the first stage, if necessary, b1' recorcling evidellce on the saicl issue. Once the saicl issure is clctcrntincd, the CGI'I' shall procced to cletcrinine Lhc other issues arisilg fiom the refcrence.
Since 1.he tnattcr ls pcrtcling consicleration for a very long time as this is thc scconcl r<lttud of litigation challenging the relerence rnade by the
Ccntftrl Govcrntrreut iu respect of the respondent 'uvorlamen, the CGIT is rcquested to priolitizc this batch of cases and decicle the salne at the earliest.
Iloth parlies are clilected to co-operal.e in the irroceedings and none of them shnll seck- auy rurcluc acljouinnrents. 'I'[re CGIT shall also not grant any unduc acljournments 1.o r:ithcr of the parties.
The petitions starLd disposecl of in thc above terrns.
VIPII\ SA GIIlt, J.
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