Chennai: Madras High Court has observed that the IAS officers entrusted with quasi-judicial work under the Act of Industry Disputes was not competent to decide on the problems placed by workers, because they lack familiarity with the strict provisions of the law.
Therefore, justice S Vaidyanathan has suggested the right amendments to the action to allow the Labor Court or court to decide on the problem.
“Id’s actions need to be changed to allow the Labor Court or court to decide on this problem, as an IAS officer, which is entrusted with such quasi-judicial work, lacks familiarity with the strict provisions of their other laws / official duties,” said the judge .
The problem is related to two petitions transferred by Swadesh Panchalai Thozilalaman Urmai Padukapppu Sangam who seek to pay attention to the notification issued by Swadesh Cotton Mill and Sri Bharathi Mills regarding the closure of the factory.
According to the applicant, the factories are more than 90 years and because of losses, it has been decided to end the factory using the closing application below the 25-o industrial dispute law.
Management has issued a notification of closing on September 29, 2020, indicating that the factory will be closed with the effect of September 30, 2020.
The complaints of Sangam are that when certain conditions are regulated in the law, it is the actor of the task after the authority is concerned to hear the party needed and The right one, including those who are harmed, and send orders on the application regarding the closure of the factory.
The court puts aside notifications and directs the factory to follow legal procedures by law.