Supreme Court · [2000] 3 S.C.R. 285 · Decided 25 April 2000
Syndicate Bank v. Thegeneralsecretary,syndicatebankstaff Association and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- [2000] 3 S.C.R. 285
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4263/1999
- Decided
- 25 April 2000
- Bench
- S. SAGHIR AHMAD, D.P. WADHWA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution
Headnote
Labour Law: Termination-Principles of natural justice-Compliance of-Bank em­ ployee-Unauthorised absence from service-Show cause notice under Clause 16 of the Bipartite Settlement-Notice sent to employee by Registered post at the correct address-Returned with postal endorsement 'Refused' period-Termination order treating absence as voluntary abandonment of service-On Reference-Tribunal passing an Award holding that termination order without conducting enquiry, illegal-Directions for reinstatement with continuity of service-Validity of-Held, principles of natural justice are
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