Supreme Court of India

Paradeep Phosphates Limited v. State of Orissa & Ors.

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Reported as [2018] 3 S.C.R. 507
Bench R. K. Agrawal and Abhay Manohar Sapre JJ.
Decided 19 April 2018

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What the Court ordered

We are of the considered view that there is no error in the impugned judgment of the High Court, hence, we are not inclined to interfere in it.

Judgment, page 10

From the headnote

Industrial Disputes Act, 1947: s.9A – Change in cond itions of service – In 1998, due to financial crunch, Government decided to enhance retirement age from 58 to 60 – Appellant -company implemented the said decision of government – However, since the financial position of appellant-company did not improve, governm ent rolled back retirement age – Appellant-company restored the age of retirement to 58 years – Industrial dispute – Indus trial Tribunal invalidated the action of appellant-company of roll ing back the age of retirement from 60 years to 58 years due to contrav ention of r.9A which

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