Metro rail employees are governed by state labour dept, says HC
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:26.10.2019
Settling the long-standing dispute as to whether the labour department of the central government or the state government is the appropriate authority to handle industrial disputes between the Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) and its employees, the Madras high court has clarified that the state is the ‘appropriate authority’.
“This court is inclined to declare that the Tamil Nadu labour department and its authorities are the appropriate government within the meaning of the Industrial Disputes Act,” Justice S M Subramaniam said. The judge passed the order on pleas moved by the CMRL Employees Union seeking the clarification.
The issue started when the union made a representation to the management of CMRL to sort out a grievance. Subsequently, seven office bearers of the union were terminated from service. When the union approached the state labour department about the termination, it was orally directed to approach the Union labour department, which in a letter said the state should take care of the matter. Challenging the letter, the union has moved the present petition.
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:26.10.2019
Settling the long-standing dispute as to whether the labour department of the central government or the state government is the appropriate authority to handle industrial disputes between the Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) and its employees, the Madras high court has clarified that the state is the ‘appropriate authority’.
“This court is inclined to declare that the Tamil Nadu labour department and its authorities are the appropriate government within the meaning of the Industrial Disputes Act,” Justice S M Subramaniam said. The judge passed the order on pleas moved by the CMRL Employees Union seeking the clarification.
The issue started when the union made a representation to the management of CMRL to sort out a grievance. Subsequently, seven office bearers of the union were terminated from service. When the union approached the state labour department about the termination, it was orally directed to approach the Union labour department, which in a letter said the state should take care of the matter. Challenging the letter, the union has moved the present petition.
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