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Industrial Disputes Act, 1947

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CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERversusSATISH GYANOBA GAIKWAD

DISPOSED OFF

The petition was filed by the Chief Executive Officer challenging an order of the Industrial Court (Latur Bench) that had granted regularisation to a watchman employed on daily wages since 1990, finding that he had completed 240 days of service in a year. The petitioner argued that the employee was …

SAIKH LATIF SHAIKH AHMEDversusTHE CHAIRMAN FAIZ E AZAM TRUST

DISPOSED OFF

The petitioner, an employee of a hospital run by the Chairman of the Faiz-e-Azam Trust, was orally terminated on 11 September 2006 for alleged misconduct of distributing medicines without prescription and practicing as a doctor without qualifications. The employer relied on testimony from a district …

VIKAS ONKAR BAGULversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS

DISPOSED OFF

The High Court of Bombay, Aurangabad Bench, considered two writ petitions filed by contractual ambulance drivers seeking relief against non‑payment of wages and arbitrary replacement by contractors. Relying on its earlier order in Writ Petition No. 1913 of 2024 and the Supreme Court’s decision in …

U.P STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION AND ANOTHERversusVINOD KUMAR AND ANOTHER

The Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation challenged a Labour Court award that declared the dismissal of conductor Vinod Kumar illegal and ordered his reinstatement with back wages. The Court examined whether the departmental inquiry into alleged ticket‑less passengers was conducted fairly …

AMIT TYAGIversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 4 OTHERS

Amit Tyagi, a senior sub‑editor at Amar Ujala, sought a reference of his wage‑board dispute to a Labour Court under Section 17 of the Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) Act, 1955. The Labour Court dismissed the reference, holding it lacked jurisdiction because …

M/S. SUTTATTI ENTERPRISES LTD.versusMRS. MANDABAI DATTATRAYA GARAD

Disposed Off

The petitioner, a factory employer, challenged a Labour Court award that ordered the reinstatement of the respondent, a former peon, with full back wages from 5 September 2010. The dispute centered on whether the respondent was lawfully terminated or had voluntarily abandoned her job after being …

STATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERSversusPRESIDING OFFICER, LABOUR COURT AND ANOTHER

The State of U.P. Irrigation Department challenged a Labour Court award dated 29‑07‑2020 that reinstated a former chowkidar and ordered full back wages, asserting that his services were terminated on 1 January 1993. The award was based on a finding that the respondent had worked more than 240 days …

MAHALAKSHMI GLASS WORKS PVT. LTD.versusSUNIL V. MAGAR AND ORS

Disposed Off

Mahalakshmi Glass Works Pvt. Ltd. (Petitioner) sought to close its glass‑container factory in Mumbai and obtained permission from the Labour Commissioner in 2006. A recognised union (Bhartiya Kamgar Sena) and other workers filed applications for review, leading the State Government to refer the …

MANOHAR NARKARversusFORMAC ENGINEERING LTD AND ORS

Rejected

Manohar Narkar, a former employee of Formac Engineering Ltd., challenged his termination and the award of compensation by the Industrial Court. The Industrial Court had found the departmental enquiry fair but held that the charges were unproved, deeming the dismissal illegal and awarding Rs.3,00,000 …

MAHALAKSHMI GLASS WORKS PVT. LTD.versusSUNIL V. MAGAR AND ORS

Disposed Off

Mahalakshmi Glass Works Pvt. Ltd. (Petitioner) sought to close its glass‑container factory in Mumbai and obtained permission from the Labour Commissioner in 2006. A recognised union (Bhartiya Kamgar Sena) and other workers filed applications for review, leading the State Government to refer the …

SMT. SUREKHA SURENDRA BACHATEversusM/S BLUE CIRCLE ORGANICS PVT. LTD. , THANE

Disposed Off

The High Court considered a writ petition filed by Blue Jet Healthcare Ltd. challenging a Labour Court award that reinstated a former laboratory assistant, Surekha Surendra Bachate, with back wages. The petitioner argued that no formal employer‑employee relationship existed, that the employee had …

M/S BLUE CIRCLE ORGANICS PVT. LTD. , THANEversusSMT. SUREKHA SURENDRA BACHATE

Disposed Off

The High Court considered a writ petition filed by Blue Jet Healthcare Ltd. challenging a Labour Court award that reinstated a former laboratory assistant, Surekha Surendra Bachate, with back wages. The petitioner argued that no formal employer‑employee relationship existed, that the employee had …

SHARAD DATTATARY MENGADEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THRU SECRETARY AND ORS

Disposed Off

The petitioners, who were appointed as contractual ambulance drivers by various Zilla Parishads in Maharashtra, sought payment of wages at the minimum of the regular pay scale for Class III drivers and arrears from the date of joining. The Court noted that the petitioners performed the same duties …

ADITYA SHANTARAM GAIKWADversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THRU SECRETARY AND ORS

Disposed Off

The petitioners, who were appointed as contractual ambulance drivers by various Zilla Parishads in Maharashtra, sought payment of wages at the minimum of the regular pay scale for Class III drivers and arrears from the date of joining. The Court noted that the petitioners performed the same duties …

TEJAS RAJESH SHERKARversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THRU SECRETARY AND ORS

Disposed Off

The petitioners, who were appointed as contractual ambulance drivers by various Zilla Parishads in Maharashtra, sought payment of wages at the minimum of the regular pay scale for Class III drivers and arrears from the date of joining. The Court examined the principle of "equal pay for equal work" …

BALAJI INDUSTRIAL SECURITY AGENCY AND ANRversusJAGDISH BHOLANATH GUPTA

Partly Allowed

The petitioners, Balaji Industrial Security Agency, appealed a Labour Court order that granted the respondent, Jagdish Bholanath Gupta, leave wages and bonuses under an industrial dispute. The High Court examined the claim for 84 days of leave wages, noting that the Maharashtra Shops and …

THE BUSINESS CO OP BANK LTD AND ANRversusVIRENDRA VIJAY DANI

Partly Allowed

The Business Co-operative Bank dismissed Senior Executive Virendra Vijay Dani for refusing to obey a transfer order and alleged misconduct, without conducting a disciplinary enquiry. Dani challenged the dismissal before the Labour Court, which set aside the termination and ordered reinstatement …

BOMBAY MOTHERS AND CHILDREN WELFARE SOCIETY,versusYESHWANT MARUTI BHANDARE AND ANR

Disposed Off

The Bombay Mothers and Children Welfare Society (NGO) was ordered by the Labour Court to pay wages to three project‑specific employees for the period March 1997 to November 1998 under Section 33‑C(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The employees’ termination complaint was later dismissed and a …

KIRLOSKAR BROTHERS LTD.versusVIJAY BABANRAO DALAVI and ANR.

Disposed Off

The Bombay High Court heard cross‑petitions filed by Kirloskar Brothers Ltd. and its workmen challenging a Labour Court award that ordered reinstatement of six binders with 75% backwages after their retrenchment in 1991. The employer argued that the retrenchment complied with Section 25‑F of the …

KIRLOSKAR BROTHERS LTD. and ANR.versusSUDHAKAR MURLIDHAR BRAHME and ANR.

Disposed Off

The Bombay High Court heard cross‑petitions filed by Kirloskar Brothers Ltd. and its workmen challenging a Labour Court award that ordered reinstatement of six binders with 75% backwages after their retrenchment in 1991. The employer argued that the retrenchment complied with Section 25‑F of the …

KIRLOSKAR BROTHERS LTD. and ANR.versusBHASKAR VASUDEO TANDALE and ANR.

Disposed Off

Kirloskar Brothers Ltd. retrenched six workmen from its Binding Department in 1991, citing heavy losses and closure of that unit. The employees challenged the retrenchment before the Labour Court, which ordered reinstatement with continuity of service and 75% backwages. Kirloskar appealed, arguing …

BHASKAR VASUDEO TANDALEversusKIRLOSKAR BROTHERS LTD. and ANR.

Disposed Off

The Bombay High Court heard cross‑petitions filed by Kirloskar Brothers Ltd. and its workmen challenging a Labour Court award that ordered reinstatement of six binders with 75% backwages after their retrenchment in 1991. The employer argued that the retrenchment complied with Section 25‑F of the …

YAZAKI INDIA EMPLOYEES UNIONversusYAZAKI INDIA LTD.

Dismissed

The Yazaki India Employees Union filed a writ petition challenging a Labour Court order that rejected its application under Section 33-C(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act for recovery of amounts due under a settlement dated 20 January 2004. The dispute centered on whether the settlement applied to …

ANIL RAHIversusM/S. D. B. CORPORATION LTD.

Disposed Off

Anil Rahi filed a writ petition challenging a First Labour Court order that allowed the employer to raise certain preliminary issues after the issues had already been recast on 04.03.2022. The petitioner argued that the Labour Court erred because the recast issues already covered jurisdiction and …

ANANTA RAJARAM WALUNJversusGRUPO ANTOLIN PUNE (P) LTD

Partly Allowed

The petitioner, a factory employee, was dismissed for allegedly claiming excess transport allowance by inflating the distance between his home and the company warehouse. The employer’s enquiry found the charges proved and dismissed him, leading to a reference before the Industrial Tribunal under …

Bhartiya Jevan Bima Nigam Danik Majdoor Karmchari SanghversusThe Union of India

DISPOSED

The workmen of the Life Insurance Corporation of India filed a writ petition seeking to quash the monetary compensation component of an award dated 14 May 2012 passed by the Patna Industrial Tribunal, alleging that the Rs 25,000 awarded to each employee was unreasonably low. The Union of India was a …

MANAGER THE POONA CLUB LTD.versusGANESH SOPAN KAMBLE

Allowed

The Poona Club terminated waiter Ganesh Sopan Kamble after a domestic enquiry based on two chargesheets alleging multiple instances of misconduct in November‑December 2015. The Labour Court held the enquiry fair but declared the enquiry officer’s findings perverse, finding no evidence of misconduct. …

ANITA TUKARAM WADHAWALversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS

Disposed Off

The petitioner, Anita Tukaram Wadhawal, challenged an order of the Industrial Court that remanded a Labour Court decision declaring her a 'workman' under the Industrial Disputes Act and ordering her reinstatement with back wages. The Industrial Court had set aside the Labour Court's judgment, …

BANK OF INDIAversusSHARAD RAJARAM KHADTARE

Allowed

The Bank of India dismissed clerk Sharad Rajaram Khadtare in October 2000 for alleged misappropriation of customers' funds after a domestic enquiry. Thirteen years later, the employee sought reinstatement, leading the Government to refer the dispute to the Industrial Tribunal, which, unable to …

STATE OF GUJARATversusNATVARBHAI RAYSINGBHAI HARIJAN

46-ANY OTHER MODE @ FH

The State of Gujarat filed a petition under Article 226 seeking to quash a Labour Court award that reinstated a workman, Natvarbhai Raysingbhai Harijan, and ordered back wages. The workman was employed as a daily‑wage Rojamdar‑Chowkidar from 1982 until his dismissal in 1989, and the dispute centered …

The Bihar State Power Holding Company Ltd.versusAbhinita

DISPOSED

The petitioner, a Junior Electrical Engineer appointed in 2011, was shown a show‑cause notice for alleged willful absence and indiscipline, transferred, and subsequently suspended and dismissed after a departmental enquiry conducted by an officer who lacked jurisdiction. The High Court set aside the …

The Bihar State Road Transport CorporationversusThe State Of Bihar and Ors

ALLOWED

The Bihar State Road Transport Corporation (BSRTC) filed a writ petition challenging a 2011 award of the Patna Labour Court that adjudicated the termination of workman Shri Shyamnandan Singh. The petition argued that the termination order of 12 May 2001 had been set aside by BSRTC, the workman's …

RAGHUNATH SHIVRAM NAIKADEversusPATIL CONSTRUCTION AND INFRACTRUCTURE LTD.

Disposed Off

The petitioner, a senior liaison officer employed by Patil Construction, claimed he was a "workman" under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 and was illegally terminated orally on 24 July 2017 without any statutory procedure or domestic inquiry. He alleged that he was paid a reduced salary of …

CHETAN PANDURANG CHATTARversusPUNE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION PMC BUILDING

Partly Allowed

The petitioners, former junior engineers of Pune Municipal Corporation, challenged their termination on 19 March 2011, alleging it violated an interim order dated 30 July 2010 issued by the Industrial Court which required the corporation to keep them in service until duly selected candidates joined. …

Siya SinghversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The appellant, former conductor Siya Singh, was dismissed in 1978 for alleged misconduct and later reinstated in 2007 after a Labour Court award directing full back wages and benefits. The Corporation later sought to limit his back‑wage claim to Rs. 11,70,990 under Section 33C(2) of the Industrial …

Siya SinghversusThe Bihar State Road Transport Corporation

ALLOWED

The appellant, former conductor Siya Singh, was dismissed in 1978 for alleged misconduct and later reinstated in 2007 after a Labour Court award directing full back wages and benefits. The Corporation later sought to limit his back‑wage claim to Rs. 11,70,990 under Section 33C(2) of the Industrial …

PREM PAL SINGHversusSTATE OF U.P. AND 2 OTHERS

The petitioner, Prem Pal Singh, filed a writ petition challenging the non‑payment of an amount awarded by the Labour Court on 24 April 2022 in Adjudication Case No. 184 of 2007. The High Court examined whether it could intervene to enforce the award. The Court observed that the petitioner has an …

SHAHAJI MADHUKAR JADHAVversusALICON CASTALLOY LTD.

Disposed Off

The petitioners, former employees of Alicon Castalloy Ltd., challenged their termination on grounds of alleged submission of a forged B.A. certificate. They argued that the departmental enquiry denied them the right to legal representation, relied on an unexamined handwriting expert report, and …

SANJAY MANYA DONGARKARversusGOKHALE EDUCATION SOCIETY

Allowed

The petitioner, employed as a watchman since 2003, was terminated in 2018 after a long period of continuous service. He challenged the termination, alleging it was arbitrary, constituted an unfair labour practice, and that the employer failed to prove any legal basis such as age limits or vacancy …

VAJESINH CHHATRASINH CHAUHANversusDEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER

26-DISMISSED @ ADM.STAGE

The petitioner, a daily‑wage labourer, claimed he had worked continuously for seven years with the respondent and sought reinstatement with back‑wages, alleging violations of Sections 25F, 25G and 25H of the Industrial Disputes Act. The Labour Court, finding a breach of those provisions but noting …

Asgar AliversusThe State Of Bihar and Ors

WITHDRAWN

The petitioner, Asgar Ali, filed a writ petition seeking implementation of a labour award dated 15 May 2007, which had been passed by the Presiding Officer of the Labour Court, Motihari, in Reference Case No. 3 of 2000. The award was later pursued through an execution case (No. 03 of 2022) before …

K.G. SESHADRIversusTHE TRUSTEES OF STATE BANK OF INDIA AND ANOTHER

2026 INSC 333Dismissed

K.G. Seshadri, a clerk appointed by State Bank of India in 1978 and confirmed in 1979, left the country in 1989, returned in 2004 and sought re‑employment, which the bank refused and instead declared his services voluntarily abandoned in 2008. He filed writ petitions and a claim before the Labour …

Kirti AzadversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

Kirti Azad, a daily‑wage computer operator in the MANREGA office of Mainatand Block, West Champaran, filed a writ petition seeking a mandamus directing the authorities to allow him to mark his attendance and to pay his salary after he was barred from work following a criminal case. He claimed he had …

Vijay KumarversusThe State of Bihar

DISPOSED

A group of Block Project Managers filed a writ petition in the Patna High Court challenging actions of the State of Bihar and various education officials. The petitioners sought the Court's permission to pursue their grievance before the appropriate forum under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, now …

AMBADAS MAHADEV KHADEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANR

Dismissed

The petitioner, a permanent worker, was dismissed after a disciplinary enquiry that alleged he had hidden 49 items, including a half‑sleeve apron, in a locker purportedly allocated to him. The Labour Court upheld the enquiry and dismissed him, but the petitioner challenged the Part‑I and Part‑II …

GOSAI PRAVINGIRI DHARMGIRIversusTHE DIRECTOR, ASHOK ORGANIC INDUSTRIES LTD.

59-RULE ISSUED & RULE DISCHARGED/DISMISSED@FH

Gosai Pravingiri Dharmgiri, employed since 1981 and later transferred with continuity of service, alleged non-payment of wages by Ashok Organic Industries Ltd. (later Kumaka Industries Ltd.). He filed a Recovery (C‑2) application under Section 33‑C(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act in 2019, which …

M/S. MADHU SILICA PVT. LTD.versusBAHADURBHAI HARJIBHAI CHAVDA

44-PARTLY ALLOWED @ FH

The petitioner, Madhu Silica Pvt. Ltd., filed a special civil application under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution challenging an award dated 23 May 2025 passed by the Labour Court, Bhavnagar, which ordered payment of Rs.3,00,000 as compensation in lieu of reinstatement to the respondent …

NAGAR PRATHMIK SIKSHAN SAMITIversusMAJOOR MAHAJAN SANGH

56-DISPOSED AT ADMISSION STAGE

The Nagar Prathmik Sikshan Samiti (NPSS) filed a writ petition under Articles 14, 16, 226 and 227 of the Constitution challenging an Industrial Tribunal award dated 31‑01‑2018 that ordered wages for 25 part‑time peons. During the pendency of the petition, the Jamnagar Municipal Corporation (JMC) …

JAYANTIBHAI MERUBHAI PATELversusAHMEDABAD MUNICIPAL TRANSPORT SERVICES

39-RULE DISCHARGED/DISMISSED @ FH

The petitioner, a workman of Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Services, was removed from the waiting list and muster roll by a resolution dated 10‑06‑2010 with retrospective effect, without a hearing. He filed an IDR complaint which, after failed conciliation, was referred to the Labour Court. The …

AHMEDABAD MUNICIPAL TRANSPORT SERVICEversusHARESHKUMAR SHANKARLAL TRIVEDI

44-PARTLY ALLOWED @ FH

The Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Service filed petitions under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution challenging Labour Court awards that reinstated two daily‑wage drivers with continuity of service but without back wages. The respondents had worked intermittently from 1997 to 2010, often absent …

AHMEDABAD MUNICIPAL TRANSPORT SERVICEversusJAYANTIBHAI MERUBHAI PATEL

44-PARTLY ALLOWED @ FH

The Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Service filed petitions under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution challenging Labour Court awards that reinstated two daily‑wage drivers with continuity of service but without back wages. The respondents had worked intermittently from 1997 to 2010, often absent …

ELECON ENGINEERING CO. LTD.versusGAURANGBHAI BALDEVBHAI RANA

58-RULE ISSUED & RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @FH

Elecon Engineering Co. Ltd (petitioner) sought to quash a Labour Court award that ordered its reinstatement of senior executive Gaurangbhai Baldevbhai Rana (respondent) with continuity of service. The respondent had been employed since 2004, promoted to Senior Executive, and relieved in October 2020 …

SWAROOPSINH ARJUNSINH PARMARversusTHE DISTRICT COLLECTOR

38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH

Swaroopsinh Arjunsinh Parmar, a workman employed by Design Private Ltd. at Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Ltd.'s thermal power station, obtained two recovery orders from the Labour Court under Section 33(c) of the Industrial Disputes Act directing payment of Rs.2,99,624. The District …

GAURANGBHAI BALDEVBHAI RANAversusELECON ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED

39-RULE DISCHARGED/DISMISSED @ FH

Elecon Engineering Co. Ltd (petitioner) sought to quash a Labour Court award that ordered its reinstatement of senior executive Gaurangbhai Baldevbhai Rana (respondent) with continuity of service. The respondent had been employed since 2004, promoted to Senior Executive, and relieved in October 2020 …

SHINOR TALUKA PANCHAYATversusMANJULABEN SURYABHAI VASAVA

44-PARTLY ALLOWED @ FH

The Shinor Taluka Panchayat filed a petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution challenging a Labour Court award that ordered its reinstatement of a deceased workman with 35% back wages and a recovery order directing payment of Rs 3,50,806 with interest to the workman's heirs. The …

DAKSHIN GUJARAT VIJ COMPANY LTD.versusRAMANBHAI MATHURBHAI TADVI

RULE ISSUED AND PARTLY ALLOWED

Dakshin Gujarat Vij Company Ltd., the petitioner, challenged an award dated 01‑01‑2025 passed by the Industrial Tribunal, Vadodara, which held that the inquiry into respondent Ramanbhai Mathurbhai Tadvi’s alleged misconduct was illegal and ordered the company to pay his leave encashment and gratuity …

STATE OF GUJARAT THROUGH RANGE FOREST OFFICERversusMAHESHBHAI RAMJIBHAI GAVIT

44-PARTLY ALLOWED @ FH

The State of Gujarat, represented by the Range Forest Officer, filed a Special Civil Application under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution and the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, challenging a Labour Court award that had granted the workman, Maheshbhai Ramjibhai Gavit, only 50% compensation in …

STATE OF GUJARAT THROUGH RANGE FOREST OFFICERversusPRABHAKARBHAI HIRJIBHAI CHAUDHARY

58-RULE ISSUED & RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @FH

The State of Gujarat, represented by the Range Forest Officer, filed a special civil application under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution challenging a Labour Court award that granted the workman, Prabhakarbhai Chaudhary, only 50% compensation in lieu of reinstatement. The workman, a watchman …

RAHUL YOGESHCHANDRA DALALversusM/S STYROLUTION(ABS) INDIA LTD

56-DISPOSED AT ADMISSION STAGE

The petitioner, an employee of M/s Styrolution (Abs) India Ltd, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution challenging a Labour Court order dated 06‑07‑2023 that held a departmental inquiry into his conduct to be legal and in compliance with natural justice. The respondent …

STATE OF GUJARATversusJAGDISHBHAI CHHAGANBHAI PATEL

39-RULE DISCHARGED/DISMISSED @ FH

The State of Gujarat filed a petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution challenging a Labour Court award that reinstated a daily‑wage workman without continuity of service or back wages. The workman had been employed from 1993 to 2008 and was terminated orally without notice. The Labour …

RAYSINGBHAI CHHATRASINH PARMARversusTHE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, IOC LIMITED

39-RULE DISCHARGED/DISMISSED @ FH

The petitioner, a Helper Grade III workman at IOCL's Gujarat Refinery, was dismissed for habitual absenteeism after an internal enquiry and disciplinary proceedings. He appealed the dismissal before the CGIT‑cum‑Labour Court, which upheld the termination in an award dated 05‑Oct‑2016. Claiming that …

STATE OF GUJARAT THROUGH RANGE FOREST OFFICERversusMANGALBHAI BHAVANBHAI SOLANKI

44-PARTLY ALLOWED @ FH

The State of Gujarat, represented by the Range Forest Officer, terminated the employment of Mangalbhai Solanki, a Rojamdar, orally on 1 October 2016 after more than 15 years of service. Solanki filed an industrial dispute before the Labour Court, Nadiad (Reference LCN No. 28 of 2019), which on 30 …

RAMDAS TUKARAM THITEversusM/S SPM AUTO COMP SYSTEMS PVT. LTD.

Allowed

The petitioner, a final inspector at SPM Auto Comp Systems, was suspended and later dismissed following a domestic enquiry that alleged his involvement in an assault on his superior, based largely on circumstantial evidence such as a telephone call and prior workplace friction. The Labour Court held …

BABURAO KOLIversusMANAGER SHRI, J.P. EXTRUSIONTECH LTD.

44-PARTLY ALLOWED @ FH

Baburau Koli, employed as a driller since 1996, was terminated after an enquiry and raised an industrial dispute before the Assistant Labour Commissioner, which led to a reference before the Labour Court. The Labour Court rejected his claim for reinstatement and back wages. Koli filed a petition …

JEWEL CONSUMER PVT LTDversusGHANSHYAM RAMESHBHAI KACHIYA

PARTLY ALLOWED @ ADMISSION STAGE

Jewel Consumer Care Pvt Ltd filed a petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution challenging a Labour Court award that ordered its reinstatement of a workman with 25% back wages. During the pendency of the petition, the parties executed a Memorandum of Settlement under Section 2(p) of the …

JEWEL CONSUMER PVT LTDversusFIROZBHAI AKBARBHAI PARMAR

PARTLY ALLOWED @ ADMISSION STAGE

Jewel Consumer Care Pvt Ltd filed a petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution challenging a Labour Court award dated 31‑01‑2025 that granted reinstatement with 25% back wages. During the pendency of the petition, the parties executed a Memorandum of Settlement under Section 2(p) of the …

STATE OF GUJARATversusDINESHBHAI FULYABHAI CHAUDHARI

44-PARTLY ALLOWED @ FH

The State of Gujarat filed a special civil application under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution challenging a Labour Court award dated 7 October 2023 that ordered reinstatement of a former watchman, Dineshbhai Chaudhary, with 50% back wages. The petitioner argued that the award was erroneous, …

STATE OF GUJARAT THROUGH RANGE FOREST OFFICERversusSHRI ISHWARBHAI MULABHAI PAWAR

44-PARTLY ALLOWED @ FH

The State of Gujarat, represented by the Range Forest Officer, filed a special civil application under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution challenging a Labour Court award that ordered reinstatement with continuity of service and 50% backwages to a former watchman who was allegedly dismissed …

VIDYAMANDIR TRUSTversusRAFIQAHMED M. SINDHI

38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH

The workman, appointed as a Data Entry Operator in 2008, voluntarily resigned in December 2019 and received a relieving letter and leave encashment. He later claimed his resignation was forced and sought reinstatement, leading to an industrial dispute before the Labour Court, which partially allowed …

JOSEPH DAHYABHAI SOLANKIversusBLUE DART EXPRESS LIMITED

44-PARTLY ALLOWED @ FH

The petitioner, a former employee of Blue Dart Express Ltd., challenged a Labour Court award of Rs.1,50,000 lump‑sum compensation granted after his termination in 2004, invoking Article 226 of the Constitution and the Industrial Disputes Act. He argued that the award was contrary to law and …

MANAGER , OSWAL INDUSTRIES LTD.versusOMPRAKASH SHYAMLAL JAYSWAL

38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH

The petition filed by Manager, Oswal Industries Ltd under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution challenged a Labour Court award that had reinstated a workman and ordered 50% back wages. The workman had been terminated on 3 October 2017 after alleged non‑payment of overtime and was said to have …

Kapileshwar ChoudharyversusThe State Of Bihar and Ors

DISMISSED

The petitioner, a driver employed by the Bihar State Road Transport Corporation, was suspended and later dismissed in 1991 following a disciplinary enquiry. He challenged the dismissal before the Labour Court, which in 2006 awarded reinstatement with full back wages and consequential benefits. …

UDABHAI SURTHABHAI PATELIYAversusDEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER

38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH

Udabhai Surthabhai Pateliya, a workman in the Gujarat irrigation department, challenged an award dated 05‑01‑2022 (later referred to as 13‑05‑2022) passed by the Labour Court, Godhra, seeking reinstatement with continuity of service but no back wages. The petition was filed under Articles 14, 21, …

BHATHIBHAI NATHABHAI TALARversusDEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER

44-PARTLY ALLOWED @ FH

The employee, Bhathibhai Nathabhai Talar, challenged an award dated 05.01.2022 passed by the Labour Court, Godhra, which granted only lump‑sum compensation and denied reinstatement. He filed a petition under Articles 14, 21, 226 and 227 of the Constitution and the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 …

BHATHIBHAI RATNABHAI PAGIversusDEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER

38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH

The employee, Bhathibhai Ratnabhai Pagi, challenged a Labour Court award dated 13 May 2022 that granted reinstatement without back wages. The employer and the State filed separate petitions under Articles 14, 21, 226 and 227 of the Constitution and the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The High Court …

SHRI RAJA NARAYAN PITTIE AYURVEDIK HOSPITALversusSANGEETABEN MADHUKAR THORAT

53-ALLOWED / GRANTED @ ADM.STAGE

The hospital (petitioner) challenged two orders dated 19.05.2025 of the Vadodara Labour Court that rejected its application to be represented by an advocate under Section 36(4) of the Industrial Disputes Act and refused an adjournment. The dispute arose from the termination of the work‑woman …

STATE OF GUJARATversusBHATHIBHAI NATHABHAI TALAR

39-RULE DISCHARGED/DISMISSED @ FH

The employee, Bhathibhai Nathabhai Talar, challenged an award dated 05.01.2022 passed by the Labour Court, Godhra, which granted only lump‑sum compensation and denied reinstatement. He filed a petition under Articles 14, 21, 226 and 227 of the Constitution and the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 …

STATE OF GUJARATversusBHATHIBHAI RATNABHAI PAGI

47-DISPOSAL IN ANY OTHER MODE FH

The employee, Bhathibhai Ratnabhai Pagi, challenged a Labour Court award dated 13 May 2022 that granted reinstatement without back wages. The employer and the State filed separate petitions under Articles 14, 21, 226 and 227 of the Constitution and the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The High Court …

STATE OF GUJARATversusUDABHAI SURTHABHAI PATELIYA

47-DISPOSAL IN ANY OTHER MODE FH

Udabhai Surthabhai Pateliya, a workman in the Gujarat irrigation department, challenged an award dated 05‑01‑2022 (later referred to as 13‑05‑2022) passed by the Labour Court, Godhra, seeking reinstatement with continuity of service but no back wages. The petition was filed under Articles 14, 21, …

STATE OF GUJARATversusBHARTIBEN RAMESHBHAI BALDHA

44-PARTLY ALLOWED @ FH

The State of Gujarat filed a petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution challenging a Labour Court award that ordered reinstatement with 50% back wages to a workman who had been arbitrarily dismissed after nearly eight years of service. The petitioner argued that the workman was not in …

NATWARLAL BHAGWANJI BHATTversusSUPERINTENDENT

26-DISMISSED @ ADM.STAGE

Natwarlal Bhatt, appointed as a Ward Servant in 1990, was terminated twice for alleged unsatisfactory work and subsequently filed a reference before the Labour Court seeking reinstatement and back wages. The Labour Court partially reinstated him in 2004 without back wages, an order later remanded by …

MUKESH ARSIBHAL KARMURversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

59-RULE ISSUED & RULE DISCHARGED/DISMISSED@FH

The petitioners, appointed as Home Guards under the Bombay Home Guards Act, 1947, sought equal treatment with State Police officers, including regular pay, service benefits, and permanent status, via a writ under Article 226. The State argued that Home Guards are a voluntary, emergency‑only force …

GONDALIYA JAGDISHKUMAR ANANDRAMversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

59-RULE ISSUED & RULE DISCHARGED/DISMISSED@FH

The petitioners, appointed as Home Guards under the Bombay Home Guards Act, 1947, sought equal treatment with State Police officers, including regular pay, service benefits, and permanent status, via a writ under Article 226. The State argued that Home Guards are a voluntary, emergency‑only force …

RAJESHBHAI TAPUBHAIversusCHIEF OFFICER

26-DISMISSED @ ADM.STAGE

The petitioner, a sweeper employed since 1984, claimed he was terminated on 1 June 2015 without following the procedural safeguards of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, and sought reinstatement and back wages. He alleged an injury sustained in the course of duty, but the date of the accident was …

MOTHER DAIRY FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PVT LTDversusKETANKUMAR MAGANBHAI PATEL

38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH

Mother Dairy Fruit and Vegetable Pvt Ltd, a company engaged in dairy and food processing, terminated the services of several long‑serving employees after closing its Anand plant and transferring them to distant locations, which the employees refused to join. The employees accepted terminal dues but …

MOTHER DAIRY FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PVT LTDversusMAHESHBHAI GOVINDBHAI PATEL

38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH

Mother Dairy Fruit and Vegetable Pvt Ltd, a company engaged in dairy and food processing, terminated the services of several long‑serving employees after closing its Anand plant and transferring them to distant locations, which the employees refused to join. The employees accepted terminal dues but …

MOTHER DAIRY FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PVT LTDversusDILIPBHAI BHAGVANSINH PADHIYAR

38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH

Mother Dairy Fruit and Vegetable Pvt Ltd, a company engaged in dairy and food processing, terminated the services of several long‑serving employees after closing its Anand plant and transferring them to distant locations, which the employees refused to join. The employees accepted terminal dues but …

MOTHER DAIRY FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PVT LTDversusABDULRAJJAK Y VHORA

38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH

Mother Dairy Fruit and Vegetable Pvt Ltd, a company engaged in dairy and food processing, terminated the services of several long‑serving employees after closing its Anand plant and transferring them to distant locations, which the employees refused to join. The employees accepted terminal dues but …

MOTHER DAIRY FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PVT LTDversusPRAVINSINH HARISINH VAGHELA

38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH

Mother Dairy Fruit and Vegetable Pvt Ltd, a company engaged in dairy and food processing, terminated the services of several long‑serving employees after closing its Anand plant and transferring them to distant locations, which the employees refused to join. The employees accepted terminal dues but …

GANESH LAXMI PROCESSORS PRIVATE LIMITEDversusSHRI LALBAHADUR BRIJMOHAN YADAV

PARTLY ALLOWED @ ADMISSION STAGE

The workman alleged that he had been employed as a Jigar Operator since 1995 and was illegally terminated, prompting the Labour Court to award him 50% back wages and retirement benefits. The company contested the award, arguing no employer‑employee relationship existed and that the Labour Court …

GANESH LAXMI PROCESSORS PRIVATE LIMITEDversusSHYAMLAL RAMLAKHAN VERMA

PARTLY ALLOWED @ ADMISSION STAGE

The workman, who claimed to have worked for eight years as a Jigar Operator, alleged illegal termination by Ganesh Laxmi Processors Pvt. Ltd. The Labour Court reinstated him with 50% back wages, and the Industrial Tribunal upheld that award. The company challenged these orders via a writ petition …

STATE OF GUJARATversusNARVATBHAI MOHANBHAI BARIYA

44-PARTLY ALLOWED @ FH

The State of Gujarat filed a petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution challenging a Labour Court award dated 10‑04‑2018 that ordered reinstatement of a watchman, Narvatbhai Mohanbhai Bariya, without back wages. The respondent had been employed from 1993 to 1997, earning Rs.700 per …

GVK EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTEversusBHAVSAR KANUBHAI RASIKBHAI

38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH

The GVK Emergency Management and Research Institute terminated a driver, Bhavsar Kanubhai Rasikbhai, after a departmental inquiry found him guilty of refusing a transfer, using abusive language and threatening a superior. The Labour Court upheld the inquiry but nonetheless ordered his reinstatement …

RAJALBHAI HARAJIBHAI MAHLAversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

44-PARTLY ALLOWED @ FH

The petitioner, a watchman employed by the State of Gujarat from 2004 to 2011, was terminated without any appointment letter, service book or statutory benefits. He filed an industrial dispute before the Labour Court, which awarded him a lump‑sum compensation of Rs 60,000 but denied reinstatement or …

RAMESHBHAI BHAIJUBHAI CHAUDHARYversusSTATE OF GUAJRAT

44-PARTLY ALLOWED @ FH

The petitioner, a watchman employed by the State of Gujarat from October 2007 to July 2011, was terminated without any appointment letter, service book or statutory benefits and without following due procedure. He filed an industrial dispute before the Labour Court, which awarded him a lump‑sum …

MOHANBHAI SHIVRAMBHAI GAHALAversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

44-PARTLY ALLOWED @ FH

The petitioner, a watchman employed by the State of Gujarat from 2010 to August 2015, was terminated orally without any appointment letter, service book or statutory benefits. He challenged the Labour Court's award of a Rs 60,000 lump‑sum compensation and denial of reinstatement under Articles 226 …

KALUBHAI SHUKKARBHAI KALATversusSTATE OF GUAJRAT

44-PARTLY ALLOWED @ FH

Kalubhai Shukkarbhai Kalat, a watchman employed by the State of Gujarat from July 2010 to August 2015, was terminated orally without any appointment letter, service book, or statutory benefits. He challenged the Labour Court's award of a Rs 60,000 lump‑sum compensation (without reinstatement) under …

MAUJIBHAI KANSUBHAI VAGRAversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

44-PARTLY ALLOWED @ FH

The petitioner, a watchman employed by the State of Gujarat from 2004 to July 2011, was terminated without due procedure, lacking any appointment letter or statutory benefits. He filed an industrial dispute before the Labour Court, which awarded him a lump‑sum compensation of Rs 60,000 but denied …

RANGE FOREST OFFICERversusARJUNBHAI KISANBHAI CHAUHAN

44-PARTLY ALLOWED @ FH

The petitioner, a range forest officer, filed a petition under Article 227 of the Constitution challenging a Labour Court award that reinstated a former watchman with backwages. The workman had been dismissed orally after six years of service, and the Labour Court had partially allowed his claim, …

STATE OF GUJARAT THROUGH RANGE FOREST OFFICERversusSOMNATHBHAI SADU SURYAVANSHI

44-PARTLY ALLOWED @ FH

The State of Gujarat, through a Range Forest Officer, filed a petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution challenging a Labour Court award that granted a watchman a lump‑sum compensation of Rs.75,000 without reinstatement after his alleged arbitrary discharge. The petitioner argued that …

THE STATE OF GUJARATversusPRAVINBHAI GENABHAI BARAS

44-PARTLY ALLOWED @ FH

The respondent, a watchman employed for four years, was arbitrarily dismissed without due procedure. He filed an industrial dispute before the Labour Court, which awarded reinstatement with continuity of service and 50% backwages. The State of Gujarat challenged this award under Articles 226 and 227 …

DIPAKKUMAR GIRDHARLAL DOSHIversusNATIONAL TEXTILE CORP. LIMITED AND ANR.

DISPOSED OFF

The petitioner, a former Deputy Manager of National Textile Corporation (NTC), filed five writ petitions seeking reinstatement, correction of his retirement age to 60 years, payment of salary arrears, and provident fund contributions, alleging that his retirement was based on a non‑existent rule and …

Amit Kumar SinghversusThe Union Of India and Ors

ALLOWED

The petitioner, Amit Kumar Singh, was appointed as Assistant Business Development Manager with Tata AIG Life Insurance in January 2008 and claimed his services were confirmed after six months. He alleges that his salary was stopped from September 2008 after being labelled an "absconder" without any …

General Manager,versusThe State of Bihar,

ALLOWED

The General Manager of Barauni Thermal Power Station filed a writ petition challenging an award dated 27 June 2018 passed by the Begusarai Labour Court that reinstated two workmen, Bibhu Shankar Sharma and Mahendra Mallick, with back wages, despite the college where they were employed having been …

N. MANOHARAN, ETC.versusTHE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER AND ANOTHER

2026 INSC 143Dismissed

The case concerned whether the retired employees of the Heavy Water Plant (HWP) of the Department of Atomic Energy, Tuticorin, are covered by the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. The employees had received gratuity under the CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 and sought the higher amount prescribed under the …

The Zonal ManagerversusBimal Chandra Mishra

DISMISSED

The Central Bank of India dismissed its Head Cashier, Bimal Chandra Mishra, for allegedly failing to credit a customer’s cash deposit, after an internal enquiry and disciplinary proceedings. Mishra appealed the dismissal, and the Industrial Tribunal set aside the dismissal in an award dated 20 July …

M/S SOFT AGE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDversusPARMAR RAJENDRA KALIDAS

26-DISMISSED @ ADM.STAGE

M/S Soft Age Information Technology Ltd filed special civil applications under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution, invoking the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, to challenge orders of the Ahmedabad Labour Court that rejected its applications for condonation of delay in restoring industrial …

SOFT AGE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDversusMAHESHKUMAR ARJANBHAI LAKUM

26-DISMISSED @ ADM.STAGE

M/S Soft Age Information Technology Ltd filed special civil applications under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution, invoking the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, to challenge orders of the Ahmedabad Labour Court that rejected its applications for condonation of delay in restoring industrial …

M/S SOFT AGE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDversusPARMAR CHINUBHAI SOMABHAI

26-DISMISSED @ ADM.STAGE

M/S Soft Age Information Technology Ltd filed special civil applications under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution, invoking the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, to challenge orders of the Ahmedabad Labour Court that rejected its applications for condonation of delay in restoring industrial …

SURYAPAL HARISHCHANDRA SOLANKYversusTHE ADMINISTRATOR OF PRAYOJNA

44-PARTLY ALLOWED @ FH

The petitioner, a workman employed as a Rojamdar Labourer from 2005 to 2008, was terminated orally in December 2008. He raised an industrial dispute, and the Labour Court awarded him a lump‑sum compensation of Rs 30,000 but denied reinstatement with back wages, finding the termination violated …

CHHATRASING SAMSUBHAI BILWALversusINDIAN PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION LIMITED

39-RULE DISCHARGED/DISMISSED @ FH

The petitioner, a Junior Fireman employed by IPCL (later merged into Reliance Industries), was terminated for alleged unauthorized absence of 92 days in 2001. He claimed the absences were due to family emergencies involving a mentally ill brother and that the disciplinary inquiry denied him a fair …

RAJKOT JILLA DUDH UTPADAK SANGH LTDversusMANOJBHAI PRAVINBHAI MEHTA

26-DISMISSED @ ADM.STAGE

The petitioner, Rajkot Jilla Dudh Utpadak Sangh Ltd, a cooperative dairy, challenged an award dated 18‑03‑2025 of the Industrial Tribunal, Rajkot, which declined to decide a preliminary issue concerning the locus standi of an unrecognised union representing a daily‑wage worker. The petitioner sought …

KAMDHENU UNIVERSITYversusJAMNAGAR DISTRICT MAZDOOR SANGH

56-DISPOSED AT ADMISSION STAGE

The petitioner, Kamdhenu University, filed a special civil application under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution challenging the award dated 5 April 2023 passed by the Industrial Tribunal, Jamnagar, which had ordered the regularisation of a temporary labourer, Gagubhai Pitambarbhai Dhayani, as …

Punjab National BankversusThe Union of India

DISMISSED

The Management of Punjab National Bank appealed against a High Court order that dismissed its writ petition seeking to quash an award of the Central Government Industrial Tribunal, Dhanbad, which directed the bank to reinstate a former peon, Sanjay Kumar Paswan, for having been terminated in …

HASMUKHBHAI BALASHANKERBHAI JOSHIversusMEDICAL OFFICER

44-PARTLY ALLOWED @ FH

The petitioner, a permanent driver employed since 1998, was terminated in 2001 without cause and sought statutory benefits. After an unresolved industrial dispute resolution (IDR) proceeding, he filed a reference before the Labour Court, which partially allowed the claim and awarded a lump‑sum …

SHRI MUNI. ARTS AND URBAN BANK SCIENCE COLLEGEversusGOVINDBHAI NATHABHAI RATHOD

PARTLY ALLOWED @ ADMISSION STAGE

The employer, Shri Muni Arts and Urban Bank Science College, challenged a Labour Court award that ordered the reinstatement of a workman, Govindbhai Nathabhai Rathod, with 20% back wages and service benefits. The workman, originally appointed as a sweeper in 1999 and later terminated orally, claimed …

BABU RAGHU GHATILversusM/S ADD PEN LIMITED, UNIT-5

38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH

The petitioner, a permanent helper employed since 1987, was terminated in 2003 after refusing to resign from a newly formed union. He filed a reference before the Labour Court seeking reinstatement with back wages, but the Court rejected his claim, finding he had not satisfied the 240‑day work …

MANAGER SPENCERS RP SANJIV GOENKA GROUPversusDIWAN UVESH AYUBSHA

31-NOTICE DISCHARGED @ ADM.STAGE

The petitioner, Manager Spencers RP Sanjiv Goenka Group, filed a special civil application under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution challenging a Labour Court award dated 21‑06‑2024 that ordered its reinstatement of the respondent, Diwan Uvesh Ayubsha, as a customer service associate with back …

RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITEDversusTHE PRESIDENT, INDUSTRIAL AND LABOUR COURTS

PARTLY ALLOWED @ ADMISSION STAGE

Reliance Industries Ltd filed a special civil application under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution, challenging a notification dated 03‑12‑2025 and an order dated 31‑12‑2025 issued by the President of the Industrial and Labour Court, Ahmedabad, under Section 33(B) of the Industrial Disputes …

SOVANJI VALAJI THAKARADAversusRANGE FOREST OFFICER

31-NOTICE DISCHARGED @ ADM.STAGE

The petitioner, a daily‑wage nursery labourer employed since 2000, was orally terminated in June 2018 without notice or retrenchment benefits. He raised an industrial dispute (Reference LCP No. 10 of 2020) before the Labour Court, which awarded a lump‑sum compensation of Rs 1,00,000 in lieu of …

RANCHHODBHAI LAKHABHAI BARIYAversusDEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER

38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH

Ranchhodbhai Lakhabhai Bariya, a workman in the Gujarat irrigation department, challenged a Labour Court award dated 07‑06‑2019 that granted him a lump‑sum compensation instead of reinstatement after his termination. He filed a petition under Articles 14, 21, 226 and 227 of the Constitution and the …

DHIRABHAI LALABHAI SANGADAversusDEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER

38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH

Dhirabhai Lalabhai Sangada, a workman in the irrigation department, challenged a Labour Court award dated 07‑06‑2019 that granted only lump‑sum compensation after his termination, seeking reinstatement with continuity of service, back wages and retirement benefits under Articles 14, 21, 226 and 227 …

GALABHAI MANIYABHAI BARIYAversusDEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER

38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH

The petitioner, a workman in the irrigation department, challenged a Labour Court award dated 03‑06‑2019 that granted only lump‑sum compensation and denied reinstatement. Relying on Articles 14, 21, 226 and 227 of the Constitution and the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, he sought quashing of the …

RAMABHAI RUPABHAI DAMORversusDEPUTY EXECUTIVE ENGINEER

38-RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @ FH

Ramabhai Rupabhai Damor, a workman in the Gujarat irrigation department, challenged a Labour Court award dated 1 June 2019 that granted him a lump‑sum compensation instead of reinstatement. He filed a special civil application under Articles 14, 21, 226 and 227 of the Constitution and the Industrial …