Supreme Court of India
U.P. State Textile Corpn. Ltd. v. Suresh Kumar
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What the Court ordered
We are of the opinion that the grant of back wages is a matter of discretion vested in the Court and the conduct of an employee is an extremely F relevant factor on this aspect.
Judgment, page 3
From the headnote
Service law- Appointment of employee for a fixed tenure of three years - Termination within two years on the ground of' unauthorized absence - Challenge to - Re-instatement with continuity of service and back wages by courts below - On appeal, held: Appointment itself was for a fixed period of three years and no relief beyond that period could have been given . to the employee by the courts below -Orders modified to the extent that the employee would be deemed to be in service up to the expiry of three years from the date of his joining and not thereafter - As regards the grant of back wages,
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