Supreme Court of India

The Telephone District Manager & Ors. v. Keshab Deb

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Reported as [2008] 7 S.C.R. 835
Bench S.B. Sinha and V.S. Sirpurkar JJ.
Decided 6 May 2008

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Industrial Disputes Act, 1947: Casual labour - Termination - Right of election in the matter of choice of forum -- Where an employee maintains a writ petition not only on the ground of violation of equality clause enshrined under Art. 14 of the Constitution but also on ground of violation of the provisions of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, he has an option to choose his own forum- Constitution of India, 1950 - Art. 14. Termination of casual worker - Grant of compensation - Tribunal as well as the High Court held that the termination al Respondent-workman was illegal - Correctness of - Held:

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