Supreme Court of India

Bhogpur Co-op Sugar Mills Ltd. v. Harmesh Kumar

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Reported as [2006] SUPP. 8 S.C.R. 1021
Bench S.B. Sinha and Markandey Ka Tju JJ.
Decided 10 November 2006

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2 Supreme Court benches have cited this judgment.

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 6

From the headnote

Industrial Disputes Act, 1947: Section I 0(1 )(c)-Reference-Jurisdiction of Labour Court-Scope and ambit of-Held: Labour Court derives its jurisdiction from the terms of reference-On facts, question referred wcs whether termination of seasonal worker was justified-Labour Court erred in going into question as to whether the employer was bound to take the services of workman in all subsequent seasons. Sections 25G, 2(oo)(bb)-Seasonal worker-Appointed on daily wage basis-Termination of services-Held, does not amount to retrenchment Sections 25G, 25H-Burden to prove continuity of service under

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 2 referred to

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