Authority: High Court of Odisha at Cuttack

Order Date: 25 June 2026

Case Overview

  • Parties: Petitioner – National Health Mission, Bhubaneswar, Odisha; Opposite Parties – Presiding Officer, Industrial Tribunal, Bhubaneswar & others (including the workers’ trade union).
  • Nature of Proceeding: Writ petition (WP(C) No.14547 of 2026) filed to assail the Industrial Tribunal’s order dated 26 February 2026, which had listed the petitioner as an opponent to a claim petition filed by the workers’ trade union.
  • Contentions Raised: Senior Advocate Mr. B.P. Tripathy argued that the impleadment was improper, the Tribunal failed to consider cited decisions, and misapplied law.
  • Court’s Observations: The Court held that the Tribunal had adhered to the principle laid down by the Apex Court in Razia Begum v. Sahebzadi Anwar Begum (AIR 1958 SC 538). It further observed that the petitioner lacked a choate cause of action to challenge the award, noting that a challenge is permissible only under Order XLIII Rule 1A of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.
  • Legal References Cited: Razia Begum v. Sahebzadi Anwar Begum (AIR 1958 SC 538); Order XLIII Rule 1A, CPC 1908.

Final Outcome

  • The petition was declared “devoid of merits” and rejected in limine.
  • The Registry is directed to send a copy of this order by speed post to the opposite‑party trade union immediately.
  • A web copy of the order is to be acted upon by all concerned.

Topics: Labor Law, Judicial Review