Supreme Court of India

Central Organisation of Tamil Nadu Electricity Employees v. Tamil Nadu Electricity Board

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Reported as [2005] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 407
Bench B.N. Srikrishna and C.K. Thakker JJ.
Decided 21 October 2005

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that.the conditions of service pertaining to pension that were already the subject matter of the Regulations could not have been changed by the Board without amending the Regulations_in accordance with law.

Judgment, page 20

From the headnote

Labour Laws: Industrial Disputes Act, 1947: Sections 9A and 18-Settlement between employer-Electricity Board and its employees that revised pension scheme of State Government and any amendments thereon applicable to the pensioners of the Board-Effect of-Held: Settlement merely operates to exempt employer from giving notice under s. 9A-Board not barred from changing even those conditions of service that were not subject matter of Regulations, fresh settlement or award-Conditions of service settled by a binding settlement/ award cannot be changed-Tamil Nadu Electricity Board Liberalised Pension

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