Supreme Court of India

Biecco Lawrie Ltd. & Anr. v. State of West Bengal & Anr.

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Reported as [2009] 11 S.C.R. 972

Bench Tarun Chatterjee and H.S. Bedi JJ.

Decided 28 July 2009

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that it is too far J, fetched an imagination of the High Court, adhering to the belief that these are the erstwhile time preceding industrial revolution where the. employer was the God arid the employee was the slave. ;· H 992 SUPREME COURT REPORTS [2009) 11 S.C.R. A.

Judgment, page 20

From the headnote

Labour laws - Dismissal from service - Major misconduct • by employee-mazdoor - Charge of abusing superiors and c negligence on duty - Dismissal order upheld by tribunal - On remand, dismissal order set aside by tribunal on ground of violation of principles of natural justice - High Court upholding the said order- Legality of- Held: Order of tribunal .. and High Court perverse and illegal - Principle of natural 0 justice not violated - Employee was given fair and reasonable ~ opportunity of hearing - Charges were precise and specific in nature - Employee was aware of charges and admitted them

Authorities it was built on

1966 State of Jammu and Kashmir v. Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad cited by 5
2002 The State of Karnataka and Anr. v. Mangalore University Non-teaching Employees Association and Ors. cited by 4
1960 The Chartered Bank, Bombay v. The Chartered Bank Employees Union. cited by 2
1963 The Tata Oil Mills Co., Ltd. v. Workmen & Anr. cited by 1

Where later benches applied it

2024 Union of India & Ors. Etc. v. Prohlad Guha Etc. relied on
2012 Ayaaubkhan Noorkhan Pathan v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. relied on
2023 Trust Estate Khimji Keshawji & Anr v. The Kolkata Municipal Corporation & Ors. referred to

Of those, 2 relied on · 1 referred to

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