Reinstate 272 Employees Terminated In 2004, Clear Pending Dues: Delhi HC To Hindustan Times
In 2012, the Industrial Tribunal had directed Hindustan Times to reinstate the terminated employees as the action was “illegal and unjustified.”
The Delhi High court on Thursday, orderedreinstatement of 272 employees of Hindustan Times Limited (HTL) who were terminated in 2004, following the transfer of the ownership of company’s printing department to Hindustan Times Media Limited (HTML), reported Exchange4Media.
In its order, HC said, “To begin with, let the management deposit the wages of all the workmen, who have not yet attained the age of superannuation with benefit of continuity of service as per terms and conditions of service for the period 01.01.2004 till 31.08.2018 as per the Award with the Executing Court within one month, which shall be disbursed by the Executing Court to each workman individually.”
The court also ordered the newspaper to provide the reinstated workers “…all the benefits of continuity of service as per terms and conditions of service as available to them before their termination…”
In 2012, the Industrial Tribunal had directed Hindustan Times to reinstate the terminated employees as the action was “illegal and unjustified.”
Upholding the Tribunal’s order, the Delhi High court said that the case was that of a “long checkered and tumultuous history where the workmen have still not seen the light at the end of the tunnel despite the Tribunal having passed the award in their favour six and a half years ago.”