Supreme Court of India

General Manager, Vijaya Bank and Anr. v. Pramod Kumar Gupta

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Reported as [2006] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 369
Bench Dr. Ar. Lakshmanan and Tarun Chatterjee JJ.
Decided 24 August 2006

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above finding, the Tribunal held that there is no illegality on the part of the bank in taking action against the respondent-workman.

Judgment, page 4

From the headnote

Labour Laws: Industrial Disputes Act, 1947: Workman unauthorisedly abstainedji-om duty-Notice-He did not report for duty within 30 days from the issuance of notice-Employer ordering his voluntary retirement from service-Industrial dispute-Tribunal held action of the employer in retiring him from service justified-High Court directing c the employer to reinstate him with back wages-On appeal, Held: Since the notice period of 30 days has to be reckoned only from the date of service of the notice, the workman had joined the duty well within the permissible tinie limit-Hence, the order passed by

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