Supreme Court · 2018 INSC 143 · Decided 15 February 2018
Kurukshetra University v. Prithvi Singh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2018 INSC 143 · [2018] 2 S.C.R. 267
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3585/2008
- Decided
- 15 February 2018
- Bench
- R.K. AGRAWAL, ABHAY MANOHAR SAPRE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Industrial Disputes Act Section 10, 11, 2(oo)
Headnote
Service Law - Respondent was working as a Security Guard in the appellant-University - He was a daily rated employee - Allegation that respondent while on duty had misbehaved with one lady Research Scholar - Enquiry Officer found respondent guilty for committing the Labour Court held that the enquiry held by the appellant was not legal and proper - With these findings, the Labour Court held it to be a case of illegal retrenchment and set aside the termination order as being illegal - High Court upheld the award passed by the Labour Court -
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