Sonal Garments vs Trimbak Shankar Karve on 29 August, 2002
AR for the management, however, argues to the contrary
and submits that the workman remained absent unauthorizedly from
his duties with the management w.e.f. 11.10.1999 and has not rejoined
his duties with the management despite the management having sent
notices to the workman for resumption of his duties with the
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management vide its letter dated 24.12.1999 Ex. WW1/M2 sent by
registered AD post dated 27.12.1999 Exts. WW1/M3 and WW1/M4
at the addresses of the workman on record with the management and
thus the workman has abandoned his services with the management. It
is further the submission of the AR for the management that the
management had never terminated the services of the workman on
25.10.1999, the date alleged and in fact has been always ready and
willing to keep the workman in service with the management as stated
by the management in its written statement to the instant statement of
claim wherein the management has stated that in fact the management
had not taken any action against the workman who is still remaining
absent and in case he still wants to work with the management he may
be directed to report for duty at the factory of the management situated
at 223, PhaseIV, Gurgaon giving a simple assurance in writing that he
will not remain absent unauthorizedly in future. It is further the
submission of the AR for the management that the workman is a
habitual absentee from his duties with the management and has
remained absent from his duties with the management on a number of
days while being in the employment of the management. It is further
the submission of the AR for the management that no rejoinder has
been filed by the workman to the written statement of the management
to his instant statement of claim, on record, wherein the management
has placed, on record its willingness to take the workman back on duty
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which goes to show that the workman is not having the requisite
intention to join duties with the management and accordingly, his
allegation that his services have been terminated on the part of the
management on the date alleged is not borne out from his conduct in
not taking up the offer of the management to resume duties with the
management. It is further the submission of the AR for the
management that the workman has admitted in his cross examination
on behalf of the management as WW1 in workman evidence that he
had not applied anywhere for the job subsequent to his alleged
termination of service on the date alleged as also has admitted that his
family comprises of his wife and four children and that he is incurring
an expenditure of about Rupees four to five thousand per month on his
monthly expenses which it is not possible for him to meet if he is
unemployed and not gainfully employed as alleged by him and
accordingly, his allegation of being unemployed though it has not been
mentioned by him with effect from which date or with effect from the
date of the alleged termination of his services is not proved, on record.
It is further the submission of the AR for the management that in view
of the conduct of the workman he is not entitled to the relief as
claimed by him. It is further the submission of the AR for the
management that the affidavits by way of evidence of the workman
filed in workman evidence are not verified in accordance with law and
as such are not admissible in evidence. AR for the management has
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also filed written submissions as also relied upon citations 2003 LLR
5 Bombay High Court, Sonal Garments Vs. Trimbak Shanker
Karve; 2003 (4) L.L.N. 616 High Court of Bombay, Raju Sanker
Poojary Vs. Chembur Warehouse Company and another; 2006 LLR
713 Regional Manager, State Bank of India, RegionIII, Kanpur Vs.
Presiding Officer, Central Government Industrial Tribunalcum
Labour Court, Kanpur and another; 2007 LLR 1164 Gujarat High
Court, Gopal Nandkishor Sharma Vs. Manager, Nanavati
Associates; 2008 LLR 87 Allahabad High Court, U.P. Power
Corporation Ltd and Others Vs. Presiding Officer, Labour Court,
Gorakhpur and Others; 2008 LLR 332 Madhya Pradesh High
Court, Hemraj Vs. Director, Sericulture, Bhopal and Anr.;1956
Calcutta 496 (AIR V43 C 143 Sept.)