Supreme Court of India

North East Karnataka Road Transport Corporation v. M.nagangouda

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Reported as [2007] 1 S.C.R. 282
Bench Dr. Ar. Lakshmanan and Altamas Kabir JJ.
Decided 9 January 2007

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the award passed by the Tribunal after remand and affirmed by the High Court, both by the learned Single Judge and the Division Bench is liable to be modified and the earlier award of the Labour Court dated 23rd February, 1998 is liable to be restored.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Labour laws: Full Back wages-Entitlement fer-During period of termination, workman engaged in agricultural work and receiving certain income therefrom-Labour Court held that Income so received could not be equated with income from gainful employment-Justification of-Held, not justified- 'Gainful employment' would also include self-employment wherefrom income is generated-Income either from employment in an establishment or from self-employment merely differentiates the sources from which income is generated, the end use being the same. Words and phrases: 'Gainful employment '---Connotation

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