Apex court digest - Jan.2017 [3],
the Award passed by the Labour Court and confirmed by the High Court, wherein the
workman was directed to be reinstated with 50% backwages.
conferring benefit of
doubt, he has been acquitted in the case and, thereafter, he has been
reinstated. The appellants, therefore, contend that the respondent was
kept out of service only on account of his involvement in the criminal
case, as warranted by the Service Regulations concerned and hence, there is
no justification in granting him backwages.
Apex court Held that we had made it clear that the scope is limited only to the question of backwages. In the above circumstances, the appeal is allowed to the extent that the respondent will be entitled to all service benefits including continuity of service, except any backwages.
workman was directed to be reinstated with 50% backwages.
conferring benefit of
doubt, he has been acquitted in the case and, thereafter, he has been
reinstated. The appellants, therefore, contend that the respondent was
kept out of service only on account of his involvement in the criminal
case, as warranted by the Service Regulations concerned and hence, there is
no justification in granting him backwages.
Apex court Held that we had made it clear that the scope is limited only to the question of backwages. In the above circumstances, the appeal is allowed to the extent that the respondent will be entitled to all service benefits including continuity of service, except any backwages.