Supreme Court of India
Batala Cooperative Sugar Mills Ltd. v. Sowaran Singh
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What the Court ordered
We are of the opinion that the view taken by the Labour Court and the High Court is illegal.
Judgment, page 4
From the headnote
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947-Sections 2(oo)(bb) and 25F-Workman engaged on casual basis for specific period and for specific purpose- Termination of-Held, did not amount to retrenchment within meaning of S.2(oo), in view of c/ause(bb) thereof-Relief of re-instatement granted by Courts below on ground of non-compliance with S.25F cannot be maintained Onus was wrongly placed on the employer to prove that the workman had not worked for 240 days in 12 calendar months preceding the date of termination. Respondent-workman raised industrial dispute alleging that he was appointed w.e.f. lst April,
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Where later benches applied it
- 2009 Krishna Bhagya Jala Nigam Ltd. v. Mohammed Rafi
- 2008 G.M., B.S.N.L. & Ors. v. Mahesh Chand
- 2007 Ranip Nagar Palika v. Babuji Gabhaji Thakore and Ors.
- 2007 Ganga Kisan Sahkari Chini Mills Ltd. v. Jaivir Singh
- 2007 Ajnala Coop. Sugar Mills Ltd. v. Sukhraj Singh
- 2006 M.D., Karnataka Handloom Dev. Corpn. Ltd. v. Sri Mahadeva Laxman Raval
- 2006 Krishna Bhagya Jala Nigam Ltd. v. Mohammed Rafi
- 2006 Surendranagar Distt. Panchayat and Anr. v. Gangaben Laljibhai and Ors.
- 2006 Chief Engineer, Ranjit Sagar Dam and Anr. v. Sham Lal
- 2005 Chairman, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. and Anr. v. Shyamal Chandra Bhowmik
- 2005 Punjab State Electricily Board v. Darbara Singh
- 2005 Kishore Chandra Samal v. The Divisional Manager. Orissa State Cashew Development Corporation Ltd. Dhenkanal
Of those, 12 mentioned
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