Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 68 · Decided 18 January 2008
Workmen of Balmadies Estates v. Management Balmadies Estate and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 68 · [2008] 1 S.C.R. 867
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 2435/2006
- Decided
- 18 January 2008
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, P. SATHASIVAM (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Evidence Act Section 11A; Industrial Disputes Act Section 11A
Headnote
Labour laws : Domestic enquiry - Dismissal for committing theft, on c the basis of evidence of two other workmen - Set aside by Labour Court on the ground that evidence was not properly appreciated by enquiry officer - High Court held that appreciation of evidencf! by Labour Court was Correct - In domestic enquiry, guilt may not be established beyond reasonable doubt and the D proof of misconduct is sufficient - Evidence Act is not applicable to proceeding in domestic enquiry though principles of fairness would apply - The two witnesses stated that confession was made by
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