Agreenco Fibre Foam PVT. LTD. vs. The District Labour Officer
Held
The Court directed the District Labour Officer to decide on the petitioner's reply to the show cause notice after affording an opportunity of hearing. It also ordered that no coercive steps shall be initiated against the petitioner until such a decision is taken.
Facts
Agreenco Fibre Foam Pvt. Ltd., facing losses due to GST, entered a settlement with employee unions for compensation and arrears. After partial payments, the company failed to meet all obligations due to an inability to sell property, leading to a show cause notice for prosecution for violating the settlement terms.
Key Issues
The key issue was whether coercive measures should be initiated against the petitioner for non-compliance with a labour settlement, despite partial payments and a submitted explanation for the delay, and before a decision on their reply to the show cause notice.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT RAWAL WEDNESDAY, THE 9TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2022 / 20TH MAGHA, 1943 WP(C) NO. 4196 OF 2022 PETITIONER: AGREENCO FIBRE FOAM PVT. LTD., P.B. NO.3622, BALLAPATAM, KANNUR-670010, REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR. BY ADV V.KRISHNA MENON RESPONDENTS: 1 THE DISTRICT LABOUR OFFICER, CIVIL STATION, KANNUR-670002. 2 THE REGIONAL JOINT LABOUR COMMISSIONER, CIVIL STATION, KOZHIKODE-673020. 3 THE FIBRE FOAM EMPLOYEES UNION (INTUC), REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, THAJUDHEEN K.M., ARAFA MANZIL, BALIABATTAM POST, KANNUR-670010. 4 THE FIBRE FOAM WORKERS' UNION (CITU), REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PRAMOD P., POOTHATTA HOUSE, KALARIVATHUKKAL, BALIAPATTAM POST, KANNUR-670010. 5 THE FIBRE FOAM THOZHILALI UNION (HMS), REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, SURESHAN K.V., SREESHYLAM, KAPLATHUVAYAL, ANCHAMPEEDIKA POST, KNNUR-670331. SRI.JUSTIN JACOB, SR.GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 09.02.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
W.P.(C) No.4196/22 2 JUDGMENT The petitioner is a Company registered under t
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