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3 All] Aligarh Muslim University and another V.Industrial Tribunal and another 1041<br />

We find no good reason to differ<br />

from the view taken by the learned<br />

Judge."<br />

15. In the result, the writ petition is<br />

allowed. The impugned order d<strong>at</strong>ed<br />

03.10.2007 as well as the selection and<br />

appointment <strong>of</strong> respondent no. 4 is hereby<br />

quashed. The respondent no. 2 is directed<br />

to reconsider the m<strong>at</strong>ter <strong>of</strong> appointment<br />

on the post <strong>of</strong> Collection Peon <strong>of</strong> the<br />

petitioner and the respondent no. 4 in<br />

accordance with law and in the light <strong>of</strong><br />

the observ<strong>at</strong>ions made hereabove,<br />

expeditiously, preferably within a period<br />

<strong>of</strong> two months from the d<strong>at</strong>e <strong>of</strong><br />

production <strong>of</strong> a certified copy <strong>of</strong> this<br />

order. There shall be no order as to costs.<br />

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ORIGINAL JURISDICTION<br />

CIVIL SIDE<br />

DATED: ALLAHABAD 22.10.2009<br />

BEFORE<br />

THE HON’BLE RAN VIJAI SINGH, J.<br />

Civil Misc. Writ Petition No. 34240 <strong>of</strong> 1997<br />

Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh and<br />

another<br />

…Petitioner<br />

Versus<br />

Industrial Tribunal(4), Agra and another<br />

…Respondent<br />

Counsel for the Petitioners:<br />

Ms. Sunita Agrawal<br />

Counsel for the Respondents:<br />

S.C.<br />

Sri J.J. Munir<br />

U.P. Industrial Dispute Act-Section 6-A-<br />

Restor<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong> Ex Party award published<br />

on 20.04.95-public<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong> Notice Board<br />

on 22.05.95-applic<strong>at</strong>ion for recall <strong>of</strong><br />

award moved on 25.10.96- allowed on<br />

03.05.97 nowhere in restor<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

applic<strong>at</strong>ion on d<strong>at</strong>e <strong>of</strong> knowledge<br />

disclosed- in spite <strong>of</strong> registered notices<br />

workman did not response- after expiry<br />

<strong>of</strong> 30 days from the d<strong>at</strong>e <strong>of</strong> public<strong>at</strong>iontribunal<br />

become “functus <strong>of</strong>ficio” <strong>at</strong> last<br />

its jurisdiction to entertain any<br />

applic<strong>at</strong>ion- restor<strong>at</strong>ion order set-a-side.<br />

Held: Para 15<br />

Under these facts and circumstances,<br />

since the applic<strong>at</strong>ion for setting aside the<br />

exparte award was filed after the expiry<br />

<strong>of</strong> 30 days <strong>of</strong> its public<strong>at</strong>ion, therefore it<br />

could not be entertained as the Tribunal<br />

had become functus <strong>of</strong>ficio and lost its<br />

jurisdiction to entertain any applic<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />

Case law discussed:<br />

AIR 1981 S.C. 606 14, (2005) 9 S.C.C. 331. 6<br />

and 8, A.I.R. 1985 Supreme <strong>Court</strong> 294,<br />

2005(2) U.P. L.B.E.C. 1751And 2 008(118)<br />

F.L.R. 922.<br />

(Delivered by Hon'ble Ran Vijai Singh, J.)<br />

1. This writ petition has been filed<br />

for issuing a writ <strong>of</strong> certiorari quashing<br />

the orders d<strong>at</strong>ed 3rd May, 1997 and 22nd<br />

August, 1997 passed by Industrial<br />

Tribunal (4), Agra (respondent No. 1).<br />

Vide order d<strong>at</strong>ed 3rd May 1997, the<br />

Tribunal had allowed the restor<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

applic<strong>at</strong>ion for setting aside an exparte<br />

award d<strong>at</strong>ed 10th February, 1995 rendered<br />

in Adjudic<strong>at</strong>ion Case No. 204 <strong>of</strong> 1994,<br />

whereas by the subsequent order d<strong>at</strong>ed<br />

22nd August, 1997, the Tribunal had<br />

rejected the petitioners' applic<strong>at</strong>ion to<br />

recall the order d<strong>at</strong>ed 3rd May, 1997.<br />

2. The facts giving rise to this case<br />

are th<strong>at</strong> the respondent no 2. claiming<br />

himself to be a workman has raised an<br />

industrial dispute. The dispute was<br />

referred under Section 4-K <strong>of</strong> the U.P.<br />

Industrial Dispute Act, 1947 (hereinafter<br />

referred to as Act <strong>of</strong> 1947) The reference<br />

was registered as Adjudic<strong>at</strong>ion Case No.<br />

204 <strong>of</strong> 1994 before the Industrial Tribunal<br />

(4) Agra. The dispute referred was

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