Allahabad High Court
SANGRAM SINGHversusASSISTANT LABOUR COMMISSIONER FIROZABAD AND ANOTHER
- Decided
- Bench
- DINESH PATHAK
Holding
The Court directed the Assistant Labour Commissioner/competent authority to decide the execution application within two months, without expressing any opinion on the merits.
Summary
Sangram Singh, a workman, filed a writ petition seeking the expeditious execution of a labour award dated 09‑09‑2013, which had become final up to the Supreme Court. The award was published on 31‑05‑2014 in Adjudication Case No. 14 of 2013. The petitioner had moved an execution application before the Assistant Labour Commissioner, but no final decision had been rendered despite a notice to the Municipal Commissioner of Nagar Nigam, Firozabad. The Municipal Commissioner expressed no objection to a direction for speedy disposal. The High Court, without addressing the merits, ordered the Assistant Labour Commissioner/competent authority to decide the execution application within two months of producing a certified copy of the order, and directed full cooperation from the Municipal Commissioner. The writ petition was consequently disposed.
Issues considered
- Whether the High Court can direct the Assistant Labour Commissioner to decide an execution application for a final labour award expeditiously.
Subjects
- labour award execution
- writ petition
- Assistant Labour Commissioner
- expeditious disposal
- municipal corporation
- Industrial Disputes
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - A No. - 16055 of 2026
Sangram Singh
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
Assistant Labour Commissioner Firozabad And Another
.....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Pankaj Kumar Singh
Counsel for Respondent(s) : Abhinava Krishna Srivastava, C.S.C.
Court No. - 32
HON'BLE DINESH PATHAK, J.
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner; Sri Abhinava Krishna
Srivastava, learned counsel for respondent no. 2; and learned Standing
Counsel appearing for State respondent no. 1.
2. The instant writ petition has been filed seeking expeditious execution of
the award dated 09.09.2013, published on 31.05.2014, passed in
Adjudication Case No. 14 of 2013.
3. It is submitted that the aforesaid award has attained finality up to the
Hon'ble Supreme Court. Pursuant to the aforesaid award, the petitioner
(workman) moved an appropriate application before the Assistant Labour
Commissioner for execution thereof. However, till date, no final decision
has been taken, despite notice having been issued by the Assistant Labour
Commissioner to the Municipal Commissioner, Nagar Nigam, Firozabad.
4. Learned counsel appearing for Nagar Nigam, Firozabad, submits that he
has no objection to issuance of a direction for expeditious disposal of the
execution application moved by the petitioner for execution of the award
dated 09.09.2013, published on 31.05.2014, passed in Adjudication Case No.
14 of 2013.
5. In this conspectus, as above, no useful purpose would be served by
keeping this matter pending. Accordingly, this Court deems it appropriate to
finally dispose of the present writ petition, without expressing any opinion
on the merits of the case, with a direction to the concerned Additional
Labour Commissioner/Competent Authority to consider and decide the
execution application moved by the petitioner for execution of the award
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dated 09.09.2013, published on 31.05.2014, passed in Adjudication Case No.
14 of 2013, in accordance with law, expeditiously, preferably within a period
of two months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order.
6. It is, however, expected that the Municipal Commissioner, Nagar Nigam,
Firozabad, shall fully cooperate in the execution proceedings without fail.
7. With the aforesaid directions and observations, the writ petition stands
disposed of.
October 1, 2026
vkg
(Dinesh Pathak,J.)
Digitally signed by :-
VINOD KUMAR GOSWAMI
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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