On companysideration of the reply, a charge sheet was issued to the appellants on April 12, 1983 and an enquiry officer was appointed who submitted ex parte report on April 19, 1983.
The management filed a writ petition in the High Court.
On appeal, the Division Bench in Writ Appeal No.475/90 dated 22nd August 8, 1990 companyfirmed the same.
In the meanwhile, after the learned Single Judge had delivered the judgment, the appellants were dismissed on November 3, 1989.
The Labour Court in I.D. 4/86, by its order dated 13.4.1987 set aside the punishment and directed reinstatement with 25 of back wages.
Thus, this appeal by special leave.
In other words, it ordered deduction of 75 of back wages.
Leave granted The appellant is a trade union espousing the cause of three workmen, viz.,
Thereafter, the management issued show cause numberice to the said workmen on March 21, 1983 alleging that the appellants had companymitted misconduct.
The learned Single Judge in his order dated October 31, 1989 in O.P. Nos.
V. Rajamanicham, N. Raghavan and M. Prabhakaran.
The appellants denied the allegations and submitted their reply on March 25, 1983.
The undisputed facts are that while the workmen were on strike, the management suddenly backed out from the settlement in reconciliation proceedings.
As a companysequence, the workmen started strike.
On March 14, 1983, while the said workmen were standing at BPL Bus Stop on Pollachi Road, National Highway Diversion, they sighted the officers passing through the way and assaulted N.V. Subramanian and others.
4034/88 and 3841/89 EG set aside the award of the Labour Court.
The appellants challenged the same in a reference under under Section 10 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.
