Supreme Court of India

Divisional Controller Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation v. Kalawati Pandurang Fulzele

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Reported as [2022] 1 S.C.R. 399
Bench M. R. Shah and B. V. Nagarathna JJ.
Decided 31 January 2022

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above and for the reasons stated above, present appeal succeeds in part.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Industrial Disputes Act, 1947:ss. 25F and 25G – Retrenchment of workman – On facts, terminationof workman set aside by cour ts belowexcept Industrial Court and ordered reinstatement with back wages – Correctness of – Held: Appointment of the work man was on contractual basis at a fixed honorarium, she wor ked for approximately for four years and there were no allegations on any unfair labour practice – Only finding recorded by the labour court was termination in breach of ss. 25F and 25G – Thus , order of reinstatement and back wages not warranted and instead lumps um compensation is awarded,

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