From the Judgment and Order dated 15.1.1988 of the High Court in C.W.J.C. No.
The appellant Sangh represents about 900 companyvoy drivers.
The Deputy Labour Commissioner, Jamshedpur, by his letter dated November 6, 1986 gave the same reply and refused to make a reference.
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Civil Appeal No.
In refusing to make a reference, the Government has adjudicated the dispute on its merits.
By letter of demand dated October 16, 1986 addressed to the General Manager of the Tata Engineering Locomotive Co. Ltd., Jamshedpur for short TELCO , the Sangh demanded that permanent status should be given by the management to all the companyvoy drivers, and that they should also be given all the facilities as are available to the permanent employ ees of TELCO on the dates of their appointment.
Shanti Bhushan, S. Sukumaran, D.N. Misra, S.B. Upadhyay and B.B. Singh for the Respondents.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by DUTT, J. Special leave is granted.
Heard learned Counsel for the parties.
The dispute that has been raised in the said letter of demand is principally whether the companyvoy drivers are workmen and or employees of TELCO or number.
The said demand proceeds on the basis that the companyvoy drivers are all workmen of TELCO.
Hence this appeal.
Again, the appellant Sangh moved a writ petition before the High Court and, as stated already, the High Court sum marily dismissed the same holding that the appellants had failed to prima facie satisfy that they were employed either by TELCO or by the Telco Contractors Association.
2534 of 1989.
In other words, whether there is relationship of employer and employees between TELCO and the companyvoy drivers.
1852 of 1987.
B. Pai, S.K. Sinha for the Appellants.
