Certain other facts are, however, relevant to be numbered for the purposes of these cases.
M 1 companyy of the minutes of the meeting dated 8.11.1988 of the State Govt.
The judgment of the High Court is challenged before us by the appellant corporation.
The fast food centers tourist companyplexes in question were started on 8.11.1988.
We heard Shri Sudhir Walia, learned Addl.
This change of policy, the appellant stated, necessitate the retrenchment of the respondent workmen and accordingly the services of the respondent workmen were terminated in the months of August and October, 1991.
This plea was raised by the appellant before the labour companyrt when one of the employees of the appellant corporation who was engaged by them as a Sweeper in a catering service station at Hissar, challenged his termination order.
re considered the matter and took a policy decision to discontinue the running of some of them and that the appellant corporation returned these outlets to the Transport Department.
M 3 companyy of the minutes of the subsequent meeting dated 5.9.1991 for taking a decision for closing down the said services and for handing over the possession of the bus stands to the Transport Department.
The Labour Court, by its award, directed reinstatement of the respondents in service with 25 per cent back wages.
The appellant alleged that soon after these fast food centers and tourist companyplexes were started, many of them started running into losses and in 1991, the State Govt.
As part of its activities, the appellant corporation started various fast food centers and tourist companyplexes in different parts of the State and utilized the services of these respondents to meet the day to day requirements of work.
for starting catering services at the bus stands and also Ex.
The appellant corporation challenged the award of the Labour Court before the High Court of Punjab Haryana, but the High Court declined to interfere with the award passed by the Labour Court.
Shri Walia submitted that these respondents were engaged on daily wage basis and their services were terminated when the policy of the State Govt.
The respondents in these appeals were engaged either as Kitchen Helper, Mali or Sweeper and according to the appellant corporation, these respondents were given daily wage appointments.
The respondents herein were engaged to work on daily wage basis.
All of them companytinued as daily wage employees and their services were terminated as early as 1991.
was reviewed and the appellant corporation then entrusted most of the outlets to the Transport Department.
Advocate General for the appellant corporation and also companynsel for the respondents.
The plea of the appellant corporation that there was a charge of policy in September, 1991, was accepted by the Labour Court and the Labour Court also relied on Ex.
The respondents challenged the termination of their services and the matter was referred to the Labour Court under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.
But, a specific plea was number raised by the appellant corporation in these matters.
The appellant corporation was engaged in the tourism related activities in the State of Haryana.
G. Balakrishnan, J. Appellant Haryana Tourism Corporation Limited in these appeals is a Government owned companypany incorporated under the Companies Act.
