Aishwarya Rathore-
Delhi High Court issued directions to all Labour Courts, Tribunals and Authorities to include details of workmen and management while passing orders or awards in cases concerning their disputes regarding termination, suspension.
This decision was based on the fact that affecting service on parties concerned has proven to be a challenge during the pandemic period.
Justice Pratibha M Singh observed, “This Court has noticed that in several matters which involve Workmen and Management in which awards of the Labour Court are challenged before this Court, service of the Workmen/ Management consumes a substantial amount of time as the awards do not contain the contact details of the Workmen or the Management.”
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The Court added, “It is, therefore, imperative that the Workmen and the Management are served at the earliest possible occasion and advance copies are served upon them even before the matter is listed. This would also enable Courts to explore if any settlements are possible between the Management and the Workmen on the first date of hearing.”
The Court also stated, “This would enable advance copies to be served upon the Management and the Workmen so that they can be represented on the first date when the Court hears the matters. This would also enable expeditious delivery of notices upon the Management and Workmen, once the petition is entertained by the Court.”