Gujarat Water Supply And Sewerage Board vs Pagi Malabhai Andarbhai on 17 December, 2003
This affidavit was made by the workman in the capacity of work charge helper before the Deputy Executive Engineer, Public Health (Scarcity) Sub Division, GUJARAT WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE BOARD, Lunavada. Thereafter, he referred to the award made by the labour court which is at Annexure-D page 22. He read from paragraph 9 and thereafter, two contentions were raised by Mr. Chauhan that the workman was appointed in scarcity work and the workmen whose names have been mentioned in the award at page 29 were not working in the post of hand pump repairing helper and it was not proved by the workmen that they were working on that post and it was not proved that such kind of work was performed by them and thus such facts were not proved by the workmen and, therefore, the labour court has committed gross error in coming to such conclusion that the workmen should continue in service. He relied upon the decision of this court in the matter of J.J. Shrimali v. District Development Officer, Mehsana & Ors., reported in 1989 (1) GLR page 396 which is the judgment of the Division Bench of this Court.