Supreme Court of India

Union of India and Ors. v. Jummasha Diwan

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Reported as [2006] SUPP. 7 S.C.R. 541
Bench S.B. Sinha J.
Decided 19 October 2006

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2 Supreme Court benches have cited this judgment.

What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the impugned judgment cannot be sustained which is set aside accordingly.

Judgment, page 4

From the headnote

Labour laws: Industrial Disputes Act, 1947-Section 25-N-Applicability a/­ Employment under a project-On closure of project, retrenchment of workman-Application challenging retrenchment and seeking seniority on the ground of non-compliance o/Section 25-N and his having given continuous service for 1060 days-Dismissal of application-In Writ Petition termination set aside on the ground of non-compliance of Section 25-N-On appeal, held: In the facts of the case, workman not entitled to seniority-On closure of the project, compliance of Section 25-N not required. Continuous service-Meaning

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 2 mentioned

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