Supreme Court · 2005 INSC 606 · Decided 8 December 2005
Hindustan Copper LTD. and ANR. v. Banshi Lal and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2005 INSC 606 · [2005] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 665
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1807/2001
- Decided
- 8 December 2005
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, P.P. NAOLEKAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Contract Act
Headnote
B Contract Act, 1872: Offer and acceptance-Closure of Unit-Offer to employees to either opt for VRS or get transferred to another unit-Employees opting for VRS-- C Later seeking withdrawal of same-Employer not allowing the withdrawal­ High Court ordering reinstatement on ground that offer was by him before it was accepted-The scheme being contractual in nature, the provisions of Indian Contract Act would apply. D Service Law-VRS-Offer of VRS withdrawn by employee before its acceptance-Effect of On closure of a unit of Appellant-Government Undertaking, the respondents-employees
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