वरिष्ठ वकील उमेश शर्मा ने मजीठिया मामले में दायर अवमानना याचिका पर 19
जुलाई 2017 के आदेश के बाद श्रम कार्यालय में रिकवरी लगाने जा रहे साथियों के लिए
17 (1) के तहत नया फार्मेट जारी किया है। इसमें वर्किग जर्नलिस्ट एक्ट 1955 की
धारा 13 और 16 का का उल्लेख भी किया है। यह 19 जुलाई 2017 के आदेश के संदर्भ में
उन साथियों के लिए महत्वपूर्ण है जिनके हस्ताक्षरों का प्रयोग 20जे के रुप में
अखबार प्रबंधन ने किया था।
इसके अलावा इसमें धारा 16ए का भी जिक्र भी है, जो संस्थानों को रिकवरी लगाने वाले कर्मियों
की बर्खास्तगी आदि को रोकता है। यदि इसके बाद भी संस्थान को इलीगल कदम उठाता है
तो यह उन कर्मियों को सक्षम प्राधिकरण या अदालत से स्टे दिलवाने में मदद करता है।
साथियों, इस फार्मेट को भरते वक्त
सावधानी बरते और समझ न आने पर किसी जानकार की मदद जरुर ले लें। जहां interest
लिखा
है वहां पर आपको एरियर चार्ट में दर्शाए गए interest rate को
लिखना है जो 24 फीसदी तक चक्रवृदि्व ब्याज या 24 फीसदी साधारण ब्याज भी हो सकता
है। annexure
में
फॉर्मेट के साथ लगाए जाने वाले दस्तावेजों यानि एरियर चार्ट (यदि अंतिरम राहत
बनती है तो वो भी), वेतन पर्ची या बैंक स्टेटमेंट
या पीएफ स्टेटमेंट या Appointment letter आदि का
जिक्र करें।
Sample draft of the
Majithia Application
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BEFORE
THE LABOUR COMMISSIONER/DEPUTY LABOUR COMMISSIONER/ASSISTANT LABOUR
COMMISSIONER,
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
In
the matter of:
NAME & ADDRESS OF THE CLAIMANT:
Name. : …………………………………………………………………………………………
Present Post. : ………………………………………………………
Date of Employment. : ………………………………………………………
Address. : …………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
Category of the post as per Majithia Award
…………………………………………………………………………………………
NAME
& ADDRESS OF THE MANAGEMENT:
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
Category of management as per Majithia award
…………………………………………………………………………………………
APPLICATION UNDER SECTION 17 (1) OF THE WORKING JOURNALISTS ACT FOR ISSUANCE OF RECOVERY CERTIFICATE AGAINST THE STATUTORY DUES OF THE CLAIMANT.
Respectfully submitted as under:
1.
The management named above is a newspaper establishment, the employees of the
establishment are entitled to the benefits of the Majithia Wage Board
notification w.e.f. 11/11/11 as notified by the Central Government. The details
of the category of the management under the said wage board award is given
above and the details of the post of the claimant employee as covered under the
said Award is also given above.
2.
That Majithia Wage Board was constituted by the Central Government under
Section 10 of the WJ Act and the report of the same was accepted by the Central
Government and notified on 11/11/2011 under Section 12 of the said Act hence
the said award has a statutory force and the claimant is entitled to the
benefits as granted under the said award. The said Award has subsequently been
upheld by the Supreme Court of India and specific directions for implementation
of the same has been issued hence no dispute in this regard can be raised by
the employer as the same would amount to contempt of court.
4.
The management along with several other newspapers challenged the Majithia
Notification before Supreme Court of India instead of implementing the same.
The Honble Supreme Court of India finally dismissed the petitions filed against
Majithia Notification and issued specific directions for the release of the
benefits of Majithia Wage Board notification vide its orders dated 7/2/2014
within a period of one year w.e.f. 7/2/2014 along with arrears, the operative
part of the directions of Supreme Court are reproduced here under for ready
reference and compliance:
71)
Accordingly, we hold that the recommendations of the Boards are valid in law,
based on genuine and acceptable considerations and there is no valid ground for
interference under Article 32 of the Constitution of India.
72)
Consequently, all the writ petitions are dismissed with no order as to costs.
73)
In view of our conclusion and dismissal of all the writ petitions, the wages as
revised/determined shall be payable from 11.11.2011 when the Government of
India notified the recommendations of the Majithia Wage Boards. All the arrears
up to March, 2014 shall be paid to all eligible persons in four equal installments
within a period of one year from today and continue to pay the revised wages
from April, 2014 onward.
74)
In view of the disposal of the writ petitions, the contempt petition is closed.
5.
The management named above did not implement the aforesaid wage board
notification and started extracting the signatures of the employees on
pre-typed formats forcibly on threats of their jobs and started claiming that
the recommendations of the wage board are not applicable on it. The aforesaid
act of the management is in gross violation of Section 13 of the Working
Journalists (C&S) and Misc. Provisions Act, 1955 as the working journalists
are entitled to wages at rates not less than those specified in order. The
provisions of Section 13 of the Act are very clear and are being reproduced for
ready reference and compliance:
Sec
13. Working Journalists entitled to wages at rates not less than those
specified in the order.
On
the coming into operation of an order of the Central Government under Sec.12
every working journalist shall be entitled to be paid by his employer wages in
the rate which shall, in no case, be less than the rate of wages specified in
the order.
6.
That the Working Journalists Act further protects the interest of the employees
under Section 16 of the said Act by stating that any declaration, agreement etc
which is inconsistent with the Act shall have no effect hence any claim being
made by the employer regarding the declarations extracted by the employees is
illegal on the face of it. The said provisions are reproduced here under for
ready reference:
Sec
16. Effect of laws and agreements inconsistent with this Act. (1) The provisions of this Act shall have
effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other
law or in the terms of any award, agreement or contract of service, whether
made before or after the commencement of this Act :
Provided
that where under any such award, agreement, contact of service or otherwise a
newspaper employee is entitled to benefits in respect of any matter which are
more favorable to him than those to which he would be entitled under this Act,
the newspaper employee shall continue to be entitled to the more favorable
benefits in respect of that matter, notwithstanding that he receives benefits
in respect of other matters under this Act.
(2)
Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to preclude any newspaper
employee from entering into an agreement with an employer for granting him
rights or privileges in respect of any matter which are more favorable to him
that those to which he would be entitled under this Act.
7.
That the Supreme Court has considered all the contentions as raised before it
in bunch of Contempt of court petitions and vide its orders dated 19/6/2017
reaffirmed that the newspaper establishments are under obligation to pay the
Majithia Wage Board Award the remedy under Section 17 of the Working
Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and
Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955 is prescribed and the employees claimant the
said benefits can seek the same by filing such applications, hence the present
application.
8.
That the details of the claims of the employee is as under:
Sr
No. - Salary period - Salary paid - Salary as per Majithia Award - Difference/ Dues
Total Total dues
Annexure:
9. That the management is liable to pay the aforesaid benefits to the employee but is withholding the same illegally hence liable to pay interest ___________________________________ from the date of entitlement till the date of realization.
10.
That the management be also restrained from victimizing the employee during the
pendency of the present claim as contemplated under Section 16 of the said Act
as there is a complete restriction on the action of the management. The said
provision of law is reproduced here under for ready reference:
16-A.
Employer not to dismiss, discharge, etc., newspaper employee.- No employer in relation to a newspaper
establishment shall, by reason of his liability for payment of wages to
newspaper employees at the rates specified in an order of the Central
Government under Sec. 12 or under Sec. 12 read with Sec. 13-AA or Sec. 13-DD,
dismiss, discharge or retrench any newspaper employee.
11.
It is therefore prayed that the management named above be directed to pay the
dues as detailed above failing which a recovery certificate be issued in favour
of the claimant.
Applicant
Signature
Name. : …………………………………………………………………………………………
Post. : …………………………………………………………………………………………
Address. : …………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………
Contact No. : …………………………………………………………………………………………
Enclosed:
Annexure:
Annexure:
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इन्हें भी पढ़े-
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मजीठिया:
दैनिक जागरण के दो पत्रकारों के तबादले पर रोक
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