Supreme Court · 2005 INSC 120 · Decided 4 March 2005
Madhya Pradesh Electricity Board v. Jagdish Chandra Sharma
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2005 INSC 120 · [2005] 2 S.C.R. 559
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1339/2003
- Decided
- 4 March 2005
- Bench
- N. SANTOSH HEGDE, TARUN CHATTERJEE, P.K. BALASUBRAMANYAN (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 226; Industrial Disputes Act
Headnote
labour laws: Industrial Disputes Act, 1947-Section I IA-Madhya Pradesh Industrial C Relations Act, 1962-Section JO? A-Misconduct-Charges of physically assaulting superior officer at work place followed by unauthorised absence from duty, found proved against the delinquent employee-Punishment of Court on ground that the punishment was punitive-Order of labour Court though reversed by Industrial Court in D appeal, was restored by High Court in its writ jurisdiction-Interference with punishment imposed by the employer-Propriety of-Held : On facts, the punishment imposed was not so harsh or
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