Supreme Court of India

Hindustan Copper Ltd. and Anr. v. Banshi Lal and Ors.

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Reported as [2005] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 665
Bench S.B. Sinha and P.P. Naolekar JJ.
Decided 8 December 2005

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Contract Act, 1872: Offer and acceptance-Closure of Unit-Offer to employees to either opt for VRS or get transferred to another unit-Employees opting for VRS-- Later seeking withdrawal of same-Employer not allowing the withdrawal­ High Court ordering reinstatement on ground that offer was withdrawn before its acceptance-Challenge to-Held: The offer made by an employee could be withdrawn by him before it was accepted-The scheme being contractual in nature, the provisions of Indian Contract Act would apply. Service Law-VRS-Offer of VRS withdrawn by employee before its acceptance-Effect of On

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