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HIGH COURT OF DELHI
JUDGMENT
FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA ..... Petitioner
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TUSHAR RAO GEDELA Advocates who appeared in this case:
For the Petitioner : Mr. Neeraj Malhotra, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Om Prakash, Mr. Nimish Kumar and Mr. Gaurav Kumar, Advocates
For the Respondent : Mr. Ankur Yadav and Mr. Apoorva Singh, Advocates
1. The petitioner challenges the orders dated 18.04.2023 as well as 05.12.2022 passed by the Presiding Officer (PO)
CGIT-II in LCA NO. 02/2019 titled as Shri Saroj Singh & 161 Ors vs. Food Corporation of India, whereby a request of the petitioner for supply of the documents that are annexed to the report of the Assistant Labour Commissioner (Central) Dehradun (hereinafter referred to as “ALC”), was disallowed. [ The proceeding has been conducted through Hybrid mode ]
2. Mr. Ankur Yadav, learned counsel appearing for respondents CM(M) 920/2023 submits that he has no objection in case this Court directs the CGIT-II to provide a clean, clear, attested or a certified copy of the documents annexed with the report of the ALC dated 09.11.2022.
3. Mr. Yadav only requests that the documents be directed to be furnished to the petitioner in time and the issue be disposed of expeditiously.
4. Mr. Neeraj Malhotra, learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the moment these documents are received by the petitioner, the petitioner would file its objection within six weeks from the date of receiving the documents with an advance copy to the learned counsel for the respondents. The petitioner may file objections within six weeks. If required, the respondents may file their response or rejoinder to the said objections, which will be taken on record by the PO, CGIT-II.
5. The PO, CGIT-II is directed to furnish a certified/true attested clear copy of the documents referred to above within three weeks from today, subject whereto the petitioner is directed to file the objections in the timeline so granted above.
6. The PO, CGIT-II is requested to dispose of LCA No. 02/2019 titled as Shri Saroj Singh & 161 Ors vs. Food Corporation of India, as expeditiously as possible, in accordance with law.
7. With the aforesaid directions, the petition and pending applications are disposed of with no order as to costs.
TUSHAR RAO GEDELA, J. JUNE 01, 2023