Supreme Court of India

Milkhi Ram v. Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board

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Reported as [2021] 6 S.C.R. 1131
Bench R. Subhash Reddy and Hrishikesh Roy JJ.
Decided 8 October 2021

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Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 – Termination – Suit before ci vil court – Maintainability of – Held: Civil court lacks juri sdiction to entertain a suit structured on the provisions of the ID Act – T hus, in the present case the decree favouring the appellant -employee is a legal nullity – Finding of the High Court to this e xtent, upheld – However, considering the hardship to the appellant, the arr ear paid pursuant to the court’s decree not to be recovered. Dismissing the appeal, the Court Held: 1.1 The civil courts may have the limited jurisdictio n in service matters, but jurisdiction may

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