Supreme Court of India

Hindustan Motors Ltd. v. Tapan Kumar Bhattacharya and Anr.

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Reported as [2002] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 127
Decided 12 July 2002

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Labour laws: Industrial Disputes Act, I947-Section I I- -Industrial Dispute-Setting aside order of discharge or dismissal of a workman-Reinstatement with payment of full back wages-Justification of-Held, while granting such relief tribunal is duty bound to consider the circumstances of the case-In the instant case there was no application of mind to the question of back wages~However, on facts of the case and long drawn litigation, employee to be paid 50% of the back wages. Respondent-workman was suspended from services for committing misconduct. Departmental enquiry also found him guilty.

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