Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 467 · Decided 25 April 2007
State of Punjab v. Anil Kumar
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 467 · [2007] 5 S.C.R. 650
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2139/2007
- Decided
- 25 April 2007
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, LOKESHWAR SINGH PANTA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Industrial Disputes Act
Headnote
Labour Laws: Industrial Disputes Act, 1947: c Reinstatement in service-Back Wages-Workman engaged on daily wages-Termination of services-Demand for reference raised after 13 years- -Award of reinstatement with 40% back wages by Labour Court-High Court declining to interfere-Held: Since High Court D However, as Labour Court was approached after 13 years, direction for payment of back wages is set aside-Delay/Laches. Respondent was engaged on daily wages in the Roadways of the appellant- State for specific periods, from time to time between 6.2.1981and30.9.1985. E Thereafter he was
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