Supreme Court of India

J.K. Cotion Spg. and Wvg Mills Co. Ltd., Kalpi Road, Kanpur v. State of U.P. and Ors.

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Reported as [1990] 3 S.C.R. 523
Bench S. Ranganathan and A.M. Ahmadi JJ.
Decided 27 July 1990

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What the Court ordered

For the above reasons we allow this appeal, set aside the orders of the Courts below and hold that the employee is not entitled to any compensation under section 6N of the State Act.

Judgment, page 12

From the headnote

U.P. Industrial Disputes Act, 1947-Section 2(s) and 6N­ Resignation voluntarily tendered by an employee--Employer accepting the same:_Services of employee terminated-Whether amounts to 'retrenchment'. One Ram Singh was appointed by the appellant-company on 10.3.1960. On 1.11.1970, he addressed a letter of resignation to the Manager of the company saying that owing to his family circumstances, it was no longer possible for him to continue in service and that he was compelled to sever his connections with the company. He made a demand of all his dues. He wrote another letter two days later that

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