Supreme Court of India

Employers in Relation to the Management of West Bokaro Colliery of M/s. Tisco Ltd. v. The Concerned Workman, Ram Pravesh Singh

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Reported as [2008] 2 S.C.R. 247
Bench Ashok Bhan J.
Decided 1 February 2008

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons stated above, we accept this appeal, set aside the order passed by the High Court as well as the Labour Court.

Judgment, page 10

From the headnote

Labour Law: Disciplinary proceedings - Initiated against delinquent c workman - For indecent, riotous and disorderly behaviour - Dismissal from service as a result of domestic inquiry- Labour Court holding the domestic inquiry as fair and proper - But, relying on acquittal of workman in criminal case, setting aside order of dismissal and directing his reinstatement holding that Management failed to substantiate charges beyond "'-. reasonable doubt - HELD: Where two views are possible on the evidence on record, Industrial Tribunal should be very slow in substituting its opinion and conclusion

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