Supreme Court of India

Pradeep S/o Rajkumar Jain v. Manganese Ore (india) Limited & Ors.

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Bench K. M. Joseph and Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha JJ.
Decided 10 December 2021

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the interest of justice would be sufficiently served if we direct the appellant be paid a total sum of Rs.80 lakhs as the backwages for the entire period for which the termination operated.

Judgment, page 10

From the headnote

Labour Laws – Reinstatement – Backwages – On facts, by the impugned order, the High Court ordered reinstatement of appellant (who was earlier terminated from service) but denied him the benefit of backwages – Denial of backwages to appellant – If justified – Held: When the question arises as to whether the backwages is to be given and as to what is to be the extent of backwages, these are matters which will depend on the facts of the case – In a case where it is found that the employee was not at all at fault and yet, he was visited with illegal termination or termination which is actually…

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