Supreme Court of India

Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation v. Mahadeo Krishna Naik

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Reported as [2025] 3 S.C.R. 100
Bench Dipankar Datta and Sandeep Mehta JJ.
Decided 13 February 2025

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What the Court ordered

We are of the considered opinion that interest of justice would be sufficiently served if, in modification of the order of the single judge awarding 100% back wages, Mahadeo is awarded 75% of the back wages from the date of his termination till the date of his superannuation.

Judgment, page 28

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Whether the appellant-Corporation is guilty of suggestio falsi by not disclosing what it had pleaded before the MACT and suppresio veri by suppressing the award; whether the High Court was justified in exercising review jurisdiction; and whether the respondent is entitled to back wages for the period for which he remained out of service. Headnotes† Service law – Removal from service – Suggestio falsi and suppresio veri – Relevance of proceedings of the MACT in proceedings before the labour court – Respondent working as bus driver with the appellant-Corporation – Lorry

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