1 (WPL No. 191 of 2023) 2025:CGHC:8631 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPL No. 191 of 2023 1 - Nai Dunia A Unit Of Jagran Prakashan Limited Through Authorized Signatory, Pushpendra Singh S/o Shri Raghuraj Singh Age 57 Years Office-3rd Floor Krishna Glory Complex, Sainagar, Nr. Hotel Babylon Inn, Jail Road Raipur- 492001 (C.G.) --- Petitioner(s) versus 1 - Saroj Pradhan S/o Shri Purshottam Pradhan R/o 944/14, Rajni Fansi, Bhagat Singh Chowk, Tikrapara, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh --- Respondent(s) (Cause-title taken from the Case Information System) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For Petitioner :- Mr. Mayur Khandelwal, Advocate on behalf of Mr. Manay Nath Thakur, Advocate ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SB - Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal Order On Board 14.02.2025 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the similar set of writ petitions have been dismissed vide order dated 02.05.2024 passed by the Coordinate Bench of this Court in WPL No.3/2024 (Nai Duniya A Unit Of Jagran Prakashan Limited v. Hemlal Sahu & Others), in which it has been held in para 33 to para 39 as under :- ADITI DIWAN KAIWART Digitally signed by ADITI DIWAN KAIWART Date: 2025.02.20 11:04:59 +0530 2 (WPL No. 191 of 2023) “33) Thus, the Labour Court has the jurisdiction to decide the points arising out of the reference as well as the matter incidental thereto as provided under Section 10(4) of the Act of 1947. Section 10(4) of the Act of 1947 empowers the Labour Court to deal with the jurisdictional issues arising out of the terms of the reference. 34) In the matter of Avishek Raja (supra), the Hon'ble Apex Court directed the Labour Courts/Industrial Tribunals in seisin of the matters under Section 17(2) of the Act of 1955 to dispose of the same without granting any unnecessary adjournments keeping in mind the time frame of six months fixed by the Court from the date of reference. 35) In the matter of ABP Private Limited (supra), the Hon'ble Supreme Court in clear terms held that the wages as revised/determined shall be payable from 11.11.2011. 36) Reliance placed by learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner on M/s. Ambika Printers and Publications (supra), decided by the High Court of Bombay Bench at Aurangabad wherein the application moved under order 11 Rule 12 of the CPC was rejected, the petition filed by the petitioner was allowed and the order passed by the Labour Court was set aside on the ground that the petitioner of that case had already deposited the certificate dated 07.08.2014 issued by the Chartered Accountant indicating the gross revenue as well as the gross revenue of the entire establishment for three financial years, whereas, in the present case, no such documents have been placed on the record to show the gross revenue for three accounting years. 3 (WPL No. 191 of 2023) 37) In the matter of Jagaran Prakashan Ltd. (supra), a similar issue was involved wherein the original petition was dismissed and thereafter the review petition was also dismissed. 38) For revision and fixation of wages of the working journalists or other employees of the news establishment, the documents sought by the respondents are relevant and the learned Labour Court has not committed any error of law in allowing such application(s). 39) Taking into consideration the facts and law discussed above, these petitions are liable to be and are hereby dismissed. No order as to cost.” 2. In view of the submission made on behalf of the petitioner, the instant writ petition is dismissed, in terms of order passed by this Court in the matter of Hemlal Sahu (supra). Sd/- (Sanjay K. Agrawal) Judge @d!t!