Supreme Court · 1977 INSC 197 · Decided 11 October 1977
Heckett Engineering CO. v. Workmen
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1977 INSC 197 · [1978] 1 S.C.R. 693
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1346/1977
- Decided
- 11 October 1977
- Bench
- N.L. UNTWALIA, JASWANT SINGH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Industrial Disputes Act Section 10
Headnote
693 Industrial Disputes Act, 1947-Section IO-General Clauses Act, 1897- .Section l6-Disn1issal by a person lower tllan the appointing authority-Stand· ing Orders-Construction of. The respondent workman was appointed a permanent driver by the appellant employer. The respondent while driving why disciplinary action should not be tciken against him for the following acts of misconduct : ( 1) Due to rash and negligent driving of the truck, it was involved in a serious accident. (2) The respondent picked up 4 unauthorised passengers to travel in the truck. (3) The respondent allowed
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