1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JAIPUR BENCH, JAIPUR. O R D E R S.B. CIVIL WRIT PETITION No.8163/2002. : : A.K.Soni Vs. Factory Manager, National Engineering Ind.Ltd., Jaipur : : Date of Order 1.12.2008 HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMAD RAFIQ Mr.A.K.Soni, petitioner in person. Mr.G.K.Rana for the respondents. Heard petitioner in person and learned counsel for the respondents. This writ petition was filed by the petitioner way back on 31.10.2002 challenging the order dated 24.9.2002 by which his three applications were rejected by the learned Labour Court (First), Jaipur. Learned Labour Court was seized of the reference proceedings on an industrial dispute referred to it by the appropriate government as to the validity of the termination order the petitioner. Petitioner filed three applications before the Labour Court, one for recalling certain witnesses and permitting him to again cross-examination them which was dated 18.2.2002 and second application dated 2.5.2002 was 2 for recalling witness Ramraj whom he wanted to further cross-examination and third application dated 23.5.2002 was also for summoning number of documents/records and summoning witnesses some of whom had earlier been examined. This Court by order dated 28.5.2003 directed that further proceedings of the Labour Court shall remain stayed. This matter was heard on certain dates and today also. The petitioner who is arguing in person had his own difficulty in explaining his grievance but ultimately he has given up all other prayers and has confined his claim to summon only three witnesses namely; Ravidutt, Kalyan Bux and Jai Prakash and has additionally prayed with reference to cross- examination Ashok Kumar, General Manager of the respondents dated 22.5.2001 that the respondents should be required to produce order by which the petitioner was allegedly promoted on the post of Supervisor and the joining report, if any, showing as to on what date he joined as Supervisor because according to the petitioner he was never promoted as Supervisor. The writ petition is, therefore, disposed of with limited direction to the respondents to produce before the Labour Court the aforesaid three witnesses namely; Ravidutt, 3 Kalyan Bux and Jai Prakash whose full particulars shall be furnished by the petitioner before the Labour Court for the purpose of summoning them. The respondents are also directed to produce on record before the Labour Court copy of the promotion/appointment order of petitioner as Supervisor and his joining report, as asserted by their witness Ashok Kumar in his cross-examination held on 22.5.2001. In case the respondents are failed to comply with the present order within time as may be fixed by the Labour Court, the Labour Court would be free to take its own view of the matter including drawing adverse inference as permissible under the law against them for non-compliance of this order. The Labour Court is directed to proceed with this matter expeditiously. In the present case, industrial dispute in question was made to the Labour Court vide notification of the Government in the year 1989 and proceedings of the Labour Court have been stayed for so long. The matter being old one the Labour Court is directed to expedite the adjudication of this matter and conclude the same not later than a year and not to grant unnecessary adjournments to either of the parties. The petitioner undertaking to cooperate in the early completion of the adjudication. 4 In the result, this writ petition is disposed of with the aforesaid directions. (MOHAMMAD RAFIQ)J. A.Arora/- Item No.21.