Supreme Court of India

Airport Authority of India v. Shambhu Nath Das @ S.N. Das

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Bench Tarun Chatterjee J.
Decided 16 May 2008

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that in the light of the fact that the respondent did not report for duty for 15 years, there was no justification whatsoever to grant him any back wages on the general principle that nobody could be directed to claim wages for the period that he remained absent without leave or without justification.

Judgment, page 9

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