do--33Nvnssi y ^0-ZgZ/9Zr3T3ri8¥M30-N1i lg 8ft., ^ k. "''^^:^... .' "^SIiiteN 'flis'fi •—^ A/^ ,.<-^ 'v^( ..\^.-'^<os? ^^1 N ^' !^.y. ^\0^ aa japs 6 sg^Hsi \0) ^-^ -~(f^^ -7 .XI-HG-22 •r; n'ii Ei(!!.';:r . SII^T'®;' 1<M sig^r Sh*-t •^f^T' i p eiii •1:::; KBtl":Si BKI «:i ^ 1: '•v.y: •i:l:E- .feM" •^gNiT'iRigK^'teRi®,^?!®^ WIHCTI tn'-IIW ^.^..^o^Q^.j^. """tl^ '200 IN^T' siit^ifBiTWdfta Shn P, Diwakar wiih:/M| petitioner. !, ; : • : ' | .Shri 'Ufka.rshVerma, Panel The petitioner has preferi[ 226 /227 of 'the ^eonstitution/ of and correctness of fhe order datedl leamed Judicial.Magistrate Fit-st'<l application of the petitioner'for dii| Sections 19{l)(b), 27(2)(a);;&^< lQ6o 'was rejeeted, against whiij revisio'n pefition befpre learned !n(( carae, to be dismissed by 'lear 07.11.2003 (Annexure P-2),,. . . Brief facts leading to .filing was Managing Director of^ Bhilai^ Steel" Authoritv ofyndia Limited; .urider the^Companies Aef,^ 1956) awarded to; bne cQntractQi-n riamell work be.engaged some ta.bbMi'ei's.l 1965 said icoritracjtor was|',requj| engaged by\hirafcir}tHeyeaFl<Q96- of bonus''ta the labburers and .regarding:the detaiIs'of:@ayFnent;o) a 'show caHse''ndf.ioe,:.wa&'issyed: regardiiig the paynient^W1 tMe documeHtsi showmg^ihe:@ftKment| cbt^ta^l'-t 'wl-i<?ff^^'<;l ^^R ,i?3lf:OT 3)1^1 [ss Pritha Ghosal,. GO.unse'' for' the. Awyer fbr the State, .' \ed this writ petition under Article Inpia^ questioning the'legattty, propfiety': [26,07.2001 (Annexure P-l^ passed fay plass Labour Court,;'Durg wliereby fhe |.charging him fTom!the charges underr fl.^t'ead'-with Section 28 :of Bonus Act' ];h the petitioner herein preferred a|- [ustrial Court, Raiour, whichwas also' ndd Industrial, Court-vide.order dateQ^ :|3f this petition are Ithat the peti.tioneri jSteel Pfant, Bhilai which is^a ynif of ! a Goyemmenf GampaEiy; regisLered -.It seems that somc'contraet ;was 'r :: ,' .,; :• ;|y A, Sen and in ordeF to execyte ttie As^per the provtsjons of Bonus Act; ' fed t6 ,pay bonusi to -fhe -;labourers'. !p7, but he :failed tQimake the.payn-ient: .iailed fo.,sybmi'.,the F'ormiA,.^,'& G • 'teoaus to the laboBrers.l Accprdingly,,;: ^|to ^tl^e^HtFaQtbr {£)E/slicssHiii.gjipapers i -btaius',:ibut he '•Kii^dMtol^BQB.ee'^ti'ie: [of ^botius to tne :tat3ou.i-ers,l^•tbereibre^ a-HG-22 ;ly'' tllllEtl Bi!i I; ::ii snts^ ^Stt^ .c- ..Ki t-K K '^.WSssfSS^iSSsfS^ ':' '•::|::'3fflt?r^:'q^gR':" ^:; ^:' 'Wt^'gE'tff^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^ 200 """""1^?"""""""""""""""' an^rtBiRw^ritg the Labour Inspeetor filed a' namelv A, :Sen and also •aRain^t Managing Director ^of Bhilai commission of offences punishable| 27(4) read with Seetion 28 of Bt Magistt~ate, Labour Court took the against yoth the acGused 'persons,| said ofiences and sehtence lo£;fine| thatwas already deposi'ted by hiin,| I have heard learned cQunse] Learned .counsel for-ttie petij the complaint do not disclose any| contractor namelv A, Sen wHo eng^ the payment of .bonus 'not fBe | submits that inthe eoinplai.nt :np been levelled, Moreover, the niain| pleaded guiltyiand sentence o£fin^ 1-ias lalreadydsposited,.therefbEe't:^i offences against the:presen:f petitig] Qn the ; other band, leamit petition and 'argued that unde;T's|' .Industrial Relations Act,, 1960. th^ prowismns of this section lfemplo^|i undertaking^m ^ the course' of'or) undertaking eontractswith any 'pef •coritract6r:pl'i:hew]iote or ariy paTtl of ttie; u.ndertaking,' the^pwaerjof tt|i ctil<iT<'i<il'rt ''TCT^ ^ IN^ ^ iT3lP(FT3lBw eoi^iplaint against the 'said confractQR' • :the presenf petitidner, iwho was^:< Ste^l Plant at the relevant';tiHie, fbK^ |under Sections '19(l)(b),, 27(2)(a) and ^ fenus Act 1965,' Thereafter,-learned''; bognizance of the above said offenees; Gontractor A, Sen:'7pleadeci. gHHty bf'\' of .Rs.1,,000/- was ^imposed on'birra,;.: ^fortheDarties,. ^ • . :' ' c.i; tioner isubmitted that the contents of orfence against the'petitipner.as" fksf' Iged the laboyrers was responsible ior' Ipresenf petitiQner,:. .Counsei lyrthep^ lallegation againsf the petitioner;has'' laecused i,e, the cohtractor has'been lhas been imposed;dri'hirn, wtiich he'! |e drcler taking 'eognizance of the' said' J' jier bequashed, ;• ,/! :1:/:'7:.^'::^ ti Panel Lawyer oppQsed, the writ:: jub-section..(14) of'.Seeti6n:;:2 Qf €;©/ i' word 'employeF' is^defineci. | 'As'pei-. lef' includes a;''persoH'owner jof.iany lor. lthe purpose of CQriduetiiiigi^the fsoE-/for;the execution ^bylbriunder;tKe ^of.any^wdrkwhicfa is btetiBlal'l^jaarE .undertakmg. 'THereiore;1tl3e!owne? ii&' ww" at. sm' :!1:1^ XI-HC-22 ii3I1^3?' R-li?li;^11^T a)+iicft;^<^a .^- o <•- ft': i|E^:>bthan/Padm.a ^:3M^tt^ffi^^i!»aKi3< . • Y::S^t.''q^K^^ ?< •^ ^INCTI stri^" ^^ ^^^^ ^ --"•-•-t^g";-------"-— ^t^ilj yi.tySlf^-^^^^ auestion of the undertaking'. where the w. under the deiinifiQribfihe'emplo^ provision of SectiQn:19[l)(b) 01 the| bound to pay'the bonus to the en^ is punisnable under Section 28 of| •Learned. eounsel for tlie acci^sed/ petitipner.at the relevan^ Steel.Rlant.and the-;worteijn_qi A, Sen in the Bhilai Steel PIant,. Director,'Bhilai Sfeel Piant, the p^ equally liable m make the paymen| admitted.ly notmade. There'fore, provisions 01 lav?, prirna-facie offei^ m the result,?! am of the op| to make out a case for invoking thil the Constitution of India for quasl^ Court 'and the.petitidn of the pe| :accordingly, it is dismissed,; :: [[\ Consequenfly, M, W, P. No,' .dismissed. ; ^ ; ' . .: ' . <Sl<lFd<+l< *11W1?^ ^Sil,;<Ia|^K; ^iSlROTSlJ^t; : irk is 'being executed^.is:ials6 comes •er'.: He further argued'that as'per the" Bonus Act, 1965 the employer is duty ^plbyee and.contravention oTthe same Ithe Act, • : .! . ' .. i:: |3etifk)ner did not ••di&pute. ^hat tKe l'tii-ne was Managing Director in Bhilai' was^being execdtecl by ebritractor as such in the capacity Qf'Managinj Ifitioner was the employer and"he,was: I: ofbonus to the labQurers,'whichwas1 at this stage, in view of the 'above' IGC against the petitioner -i&Tnacie out.^: ;nion that pefitioner has .nof been able: •jurisdiction underArticle 226/227' of |ing the proceedings beibre tHe'LabouE :itioner is liable 'to be'dismissed sind:. 6|15/'04' 8» I.A, No.IS33/04 Als:Q:starad;. Sd/- L.C.BHADOO Judge ' "'l'''"1'-]'