Supreme Court · 2021 INSC 638 · Decided 8 October 2021
Milkhi Ram v. Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2021 INSC 638 · [2021] 6 S.C.R. 1131
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1346/2010
- Decided
- 8 October 2021
- Bench
- R. SUBHASH REDDY, HRISHIKESH ROY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Industrial Disputes Act
Headnote
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 - Termination - Suit before civil court - Maintainability of - Held: Civil court lacks jurisdiction to entertain a suit structured on the provisions of the ID Act - Thus, in the present case the decree favouring the appellant-employee is Finding of the High Court to this extent, upheld - However, considering the hardship to the appellant, the arrear paid pursuant to the court's decree not to be recovered. Dismissing the appeal, the Court Held: 1.1 The civil courts may have the limited jurisdiction in service matters,
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