Supreme Court · 1997 INSC 731 · Decided 18 November 1997
General Manager, Telecom v. S. Srinivasa Rao and Ors .
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1997 INSC 731 · [1997] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 212
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 7845/1997
- Decided
- 18 November 1997
- Bench
- J.S. VERMA, B.N. KIRPAL, V.N. KHARE (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Industrial Disputes Act Section 20, 2(j)
Headnote
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947: Section 20) Telecom Department of Union of India-Engaged in commercial C activity-Not discharging any sovereign fi111clio11 of the Stale-Whether industry-Held, yes. Practice and Procedure Seven Judge Bench decision defining "'industry-Two Judge Bench D decision Bench taking conflicting view-Validity of-Held, it is not permissible for any smaller Bench lo take a view contrary to the view taken by a larger Bench or to by-pass that decision so long as it holds the field Appellant-Department of Telecom of Union of India has preferred the E present appeal
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