CIVIL SERVICES OFFICERS INSTITUTE THROUGH ITS GENERAL MANAGER vs RANJAN KUMAR ROUT

Judgment text excerpt

$~70 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 26th March, 2025 + CM(M) 679/2023 & CM APPL. 21026/2023 CIVIL SERVICES OFFICERS INSTITUTE THROUGH ITS GENERAL MANAGER .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Anushuman Sharma & Mr. Azaz Ahmed, Advocates versus RANJAN KUMAR ROUT .....Respondent Through: Mr. Avtar Singh and Mr. Arjun Dhamija, Advocates CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. The petitioner-management is aggrieved by order dated 18.11.2022 whereby learned Presiding Officer, Labour Court-IX has directed them to place on record certain documents. The management had also moved an application before the learned Presiding Officer, Labour Court-IX seeking review of the aforesaid order and even prayed for modification that they may be permitted to place on record such documents, only after the completion of workman’s evidence and cross-examination. Such application has also been dismissed. 2. Such orders are under challenge. 3. The prime contention coming from the side of the management is that the application in question could not have been treated as one filed under Section 11 (3) of Industrial Disputes Act and, therefore, there could not have been any direction for production of documents, unless and until the Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed CM(M) 679/2023 1 By:SONIA THAPLIYAL Signing Date:27.03.2025 15:19:38 workman’s evidence was over. 4. Learned counsel for workman submits that since the case of the workman is getting delayed, he would have no objection if the aforesaid application is directed to be kept in abeyance and learned Trial Court is requested to consider the same afresh, after the evidence of workman is over and to pass appropriate order, afresh, in accordance with law. 5. Learned counsel for petitioner, who ha