Supreme Court of India

Viveka Nand Sethi v. Chairman, J. and K., Bank Ltd. and Ors.

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Reported as [2005] 3 S.C.R. 1095
Bench N. Santosh Hegde and S.B. Sinha JJ.
Decided 3 May 2005

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the appeal preferred by the Bank should be allowed and that of the workman should·be dismissed.

Judgment, page 13

From the headnote

Labour Law: Bipartite Settlement between Bank and workmen-Clause 2-Providing voluntary cessation of employment by employee on absenting from duty- Interpretation and applicability of-Workman not resuming duty nor filing proper medical leave application after expiry of leave and also not giving satisfactory explanation for his absence despite repeated opportunities­ Services dispensed with-Award directing reinstatement in service-Upheld by High Court-On appeal held: Bipartite Settlement being an admitted document is to be considered in its proper perspective by Tribunal-Filing of medical leave

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 2 referred to · 1 mentioned

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