IN THE HI61-1 COUftT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WRITPETinON [5] N0. 53^& /2006 FS.B] PETITIONERS •^-'^-^, ?."",\L'*1'\»?' 1 w\»y ,l7\!.--" RESPONDENTS 1] Santuram Yadav S/o Kangluram Yadav,/^ aged about 39 years, resident of village Berla, Post Berla, &istrict &urg [C..6.]. Santosh Kumar Yadav son of 6okul Yadav, aged about 35 years, Resident of villa9e Thankhamria, Post Saja, District Durg [C.G.]. APPLICANTS IN LABOUR COURT VERsys 1] The Secretary, / Krishi Upaj AAandi Samiti, Bemetara, District Durg [C.6.]. 2] The Chairman/President/ Krishi Upaj Mandi Samiti, Bemetar-a, Distn'ct Durg [C.G.]. HI6H COURT OF JUMCATWE CHH-t.TTtSSARH: BIL4SPUR Si»^te Bench: Hon'ble Shri Satish K. Agnihotrt. J. W. P.(S)No gS08of2006 Petitioners ; Santuram Yadm A another Vevsus , Respondents ; State of Chhattisgarh A Others Shri Malay Kumar Bhaduri, counsel for the petitioner. OR & E R (2"° November. 2006) 1. In 1+ie present writ petition, the petitioners have impugned the oward dated 8.8.2006 (Annexure P/t) pas»d by the Labour Court, Durg under I.D. Act in Case No. 56/I.D.Act/Reference/2005, whereby the Labour Court, Durg dismissed the chim of the petitioners for reinstatement in the w-rvice with wages. 2. The facts in nutshell are that the dispute arose between the petitioners and the emp oyer, which was raised before the Deputy Labour Commissioner, Raipur. The Oeputy Lobour Commissioner, Raipur referrsd 1tie dispute to the Labour Court, &urg. The parties submitt'ed their claim, counter claim cmd reply before the Labour Court. The Labour Court, by order dated 8.8.2006 (Annexure P/l), came to the conclusion tfiat the employees/petitioners have failed to prove that -t+ie petitioners have worked for more than 240 days in the preceding year, as admittedly the pe+itioners were temporary employees and their arvices were on daily wages basis. josX sij+ ui sA)p ofrg u°ti4- s-'ou! 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It was the case of -Hie claimont that he hod so worked but this ctaim was denied by -the cypelhnt. It was then for the ctaimant to lead evidence to show that he had in fact worked for 240 doys in the year preceding his termination. Filin9 of an offidavit is only his own statement in his favour and that cimnot be regarded as sufficient evidence for any court or tribunal to come to the conclusion -that a workman had, in fact, worked for 240 days in a year. No proof of receipt of salary or wages for 240 days or order or record of oppointment or en9agement for this period was produced by the workman. On tbis ground alone, the award is liable to be set aside. However, Mr. Hegde, appearing for the Oepart-ment stortes •that the State is really interested in gett'ing the low sett'ted ond the respondent will be given an employment on compo.ssionate grounds on the same terms as he was altegedly engaged prior to his lermination, within two mon+hs from todny." Which was later on followed by -rtie Supreme Court in tiie case of Batala Coop. S^CB' Mi'.ls Ltd. v. Sowaran Sir^h . 5. Admittediy, the oppointment of •the petitioners was not in occordance ' wi1ti 1+ie constitutional scheme ond 1+iey were cppointed as daily ways workers. 6. The Division Bench of the Supreme Court in •f+ie case of Secretary. Stot®of Kamataka and Othws Vs. Umadwi ^) <md Others held •ttiat the employees appoin'ted/recruited de-hors the constitutiona! scheme ond continued for long in public employment, are no+ entitled to continuation and regularization. It was tater on followed by the Supreme Court in several dscisions i.e. Mineral Exploration Corporation Employees' Union v. Mineral Exptoration Corporution 4 Limited & Atv. . Principal, Mehar Chand Polytschnic and Another Vs. Anu Lainba and others 7. In the facts of +he present case vrfien admitt-edly, the appointments of the petitioners were on claily wages basis and the petitioners have not completed 240 daiys in one calendar year which 'is the condition precedent for ath^icting the provisions of Section 25-F of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The impugned order passed by the Lobour Court needs no interference. 8. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. No order as to costs. 1{(2002) 3 SCC 25} z{{2005) 8 SCC 481} 3{(2006)45CC1} *[(2006)6SCC310} s{(2006) 7 SCC 161} Sd/- Satish KAgnihotri Judge BAIu