Summary: The High Court refused to let G.E. Vernova T & D India reopen a case to present more evidence after they failed to do so earlier. Justice N. Mala made it clear that the company had enough chances before.
The case involves G.E. Vernova T & D India, a company dealing with electrical equipment, and several people, including Rabiraj. The company wanted to reopen a case in the Labour Court at Hosur to show more evidence after their initial attempts were rejected.
The company argued that because of the pandemic, they had to end training programs early and gave extra payments. The trainees, however, challenged this in the Labour Court. G.E. Vernova T & D India tried to bring in more evidence, but the Labour Court said no, because the company had enough chances earlier.
"The Labour Court postponed the case to allow more evidence, but G.E. Vernova T & D India did not bring their witness," noted the court.
Justice N. Mala looked over the case and found that G.E. Vernova T & D India had plenty of time to show their evidence but did not do it. The court said that the company’s attempts to reopen the case seemed like an effort to fix gaps in their arguments.
"G.E. Vernova T & D India was given plenty of chances to show more evidence," Justice Mala stated, agreeing with the Labour Court's decision.
The court pointed out that G.E. Vernova T & D India did not give clear reasons for needing more evidence or why it was important. The judge noted that the company could have shown the documents earlier, as they were public and related to government programs.
The court dismissed all the requests filed by G.E. Vernova T & D India, refusing to change the Labour Court's decision. Justice Mala concluded that the Labour Court acted fairly and sensibly.
This judgment highlights the importance of using chances in legal processes and not relying on reopening cases to show new evidence without good reasons.
