Chandrasekar Central Govt Standing Counsel: Justice R. Sureshkumar has lit the lamp in the houses of approximately 5000 contract workers of BSNL by giving direction from time to time to pay their unpaid arrears of wages for a long time inspite of extracting work from them. Pursuant

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[5/4, 11:09] Chandrasekar Central Govt Standing Counsel: Justice R. Sureshkumar has lit the lamp in the houses of approximately 5000 contract workers of BSNL by giving direction from time to time to pay their unpaid arrears of wages for a long time inspite of extracting work from them. Pursuant to the directions issued a sum of Rs 35 crores was deposited by bsnl in the special account created for the case with SBI by the Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner(central) as directed and almost the entire sum is paid towords the unpaid wages to contract workers. The Court also appreciated Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner ( central) for giving strict adherence to the directions given then and there in time bound manner.The court also directed bsnl to make the payment to the statutory authorities like epf, gst ect in the permanent account number of the contractors who employed cotract workers. The court made it clear that there shall not be any delay in paymet of wages hencegorth by formulating modalities.This order assumes significance since the many issues having complexity and disputed questions of fact got amicably settled by meeting the ends of justice under one roof with the effective cooperation of the parties concerned which was well appreciated by the Hon’ble Judge.
[5/5, 07:12] Sekarreporter1: W.P.Nos.34513/2019, 34570/2019 and
W.P.No.9515 of 2020
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
DATED :28.04.2021
CORAM :
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE R.SURESH KUMAR
W.P.Nos.34513 and 34570 of 2019 and W.P.No.9515 of 2020
& W.M.P.Nos.35216 of 2019, 35285 of 2019, 11615 of 2020,
18609 of 2020, 20999 of 2020, 8730 of 2021 and 8734 of 2021
W.P.No.34513 of 2019
1 .Tamil Nadu Telecom Contract Workers Union
Rep. by its General Secretary,
No. 21 R.K. Srinivas Flats,
Bharathiyar 1st Street, Pazhavanthangal
Chennai – 600114
2. S.Shanmugasundaram
O/o. BSNL Telephone Exchange,
Palladam,
Tirupur Taluk Tamil Nadu – 641664 … Petitioners
Vs
1. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.
(A Govt. of India undertaking) Rep. by its
Chief General Manager Telecom TN Cirlce
No. 16 Greams Road,
Chennai – 600006
2. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.
( A Govt. of India undertaking) Rep. by its
Chairman cum MD Corporate Office
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Madras HC directs BSNL to pay wages to contract workers by 15th of every month
The Madras High Court has directed the BSNL to pay wages to its contract workers (Mint)
The Madras High Court has directed the BSNL to pay wages to its contract workers (Mint)
2 min read . Updated: 04 May 2021, 09:56 PM IST
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The judge was disposing of a batch of writ petitions from the contract workers and their unions praying for a direction to the BSNL to pay the salary due to them from January 2019
The Madras High Court has directed the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to pay wages to its contract workers, numbering about 4,500, by the 15th of every month.
In future, the BSNL shall ensure that, whatever the workers or employees or contract employees are engaged through the contractors, the 30 day wage bill shall be claimed by the BSNL from such contractor on or before the 5th day of next calendar month, the court said.
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On receipt of the bill, the workers shall be identified and the amount shall be quantified and accepted within five days thereafter and at any cost on or before the 15th of the next English calendar month, the previous month’s 30 days bill for each of the employees shall be settled directly to the employees/workers.
Within the said time, if the BSNL has not disbursed the wage or salary, that amount would carry an interest of 6 per cent per annum for any such belated payment, Justice R Suresh Kumar said in a recent order.
The judge was disposing of a batch of writ petitions from the contract workers and their unions praying for a direction to the BSNL to pay the salary due to them from January 2019 and direct the contractors to contribute to the EPF and ESI and pay bonus for 2018-19.
As regards payment of bonus, the judge said that it is open to the workers or the workers union to agitate the same with BSNL and the contractors in the manner known to law and if such claim comes from the workers union, the same shall be resolved in accordance with law by the company by mutual negotiation after verifying the contract conditions.
If the issue becomes unresolvable, it can be referred to the Labour Commissioner for adjudication, the judge said.
Insofar as the statutory dues are concerned, the judge accepted the plea made by BSNL and permitted it to deduct the dues payable by these contractors to various authorities like EPF, ESI and GST and these dues can be paid directly to those statutory authorities.

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