Supreme Court of India

Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board, Shimla and Ors. Etc. Etc. v. Tirath Raj and Ors. Etc. Etc.

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Reported as [1995] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 248
Bench K. Ramaswamy and B.L. Hansaria JJ.
Decided 1 September 1995

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the High Court had been divested in the present case too, of the power and jurisdiction under Article 226 of the constitution and the same vested in the Administrative Tribunals constituted in that behalf under the Act.

Judgment, page 3

From the headnote

Service Law: Administrative Tribunal Act, 1985 : Tribunal-Jurisdiction-Dispute of daily wages employees-Held Tlibunal has jurisdiction to decide-High Court is divested of jurisdiction to decide the dispute. The appellants, who were appointed on daily wages as T. Mates with the appellant-Electricity Board, claimed salary at par with regular Clerks on the ground that they were performing the duties of the post of Clerks. . The High Court allowed the claim by holding that (i) it has jurisdiction to decide the dispute of the daily wages employees working under the appel­ lant· Board; (ii) since

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