MANGILAL JATAV Vs. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

Supreme Court of India (Division Bench (DB)- Two Judge)

Writ Petition (Civil), 729 of 2016, Judgment Date: Nov 21, 2016

                                                              NON-REPORTABLE

                          IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
                           CIVIL ORIGINAL JURISDICTION

                  WRIT PETITION(S)(CIVIL) NO(S).  729/2016

MANGILAL JATAV                                          PETITIONER(S)

                                VERSUS

UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.                                 RESPONDENT(S)

            J U D G M E N T
KURIAN, J.
1.    This writ petition is filed with the following prayers:-

a)          Issue a writ of mandamus to the respondents to dispose  off  the
representation dated 02.06.2016 given by the petitioner/workman.

b)           to  issue  direction  to  the  respondents  to  reinstate   the
petitioner as workman.

c)          to direct the respondents to grant  compensation  of  Rs.1  lakh
awarded vide  award  dated  06.05.2016  passed  by  the  Central  Government
Industrial Tribunal cum Labour Court Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh.

2.    Though, normally we may  not  have  entertained  this  petition  under
Article 32 of the Constitution, having regard  to  the  peculiar  facts  and
taking note of the fact that the  Award  dated  06.05.2016  for  payment  of
compensation of Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lac) has not been honoured by  the
respondents, for which a representation is stated to  be  pending  with  the
respondents, we dispose of this  writ  petition  with  a  direction  to  the
competent authority of  the  respondents  to  take  appropriate  action  for
honouring the Award, in case  the  same  has  otherwise  attained  finality,
positively within a period of one month from the date  of  production  of  a
copy of this judgment along with a copy of the writ petition.

                                         ................................J.
                                                      [KURIAN JOSEPH]

                                         ................................J.
                                              [ROHINTON FALI NARIMAN]

NEW DELHI;
NOVEMBER 21, 2016.