Punjab Land Development and Reclamation Corporation Ltd, Chandigarh v. Presiding Officer, Labour Court, Chandigarh and Ors

SC • 1990
Summary

In the case, under section 2(oo) retrenchment, Industrial Disputes Act, the court held that the words ‘for any reason whatsoever’ needs to be interpreted and understood in a much wider and literal sense. Accordingly, the term ‘retrenchment’ was found to mean the termination by the employer of the services of a workman for any reason whatsoever except those specifically excluded from the definition.


Citations

MANU/SC/0479/1990

Keywords

Labour Law, s. 2(oo) Industrial Disputes Act, Termination of Employment

Overruled

None

Notes

In the case, under section 2(oo) retrenchment, Industrial Disputes Act, the court held that the words ‘for any reason whatsoever’ needs to be interpreted and understood in a much wider and literal sense. Accordingly, the term ‘retrenchment’ was found to mean the termination by the employer of the services of a workman for any reason whatsoever except those specifically excluded from the definition.

Notes Raw Data


In the case, under section 2(oo) retrenchment, Industrial Disputes Act, the court held that the words ‘for any reason whatsoever’ needs to be interpreted and understood in a much wider and literal sense. Accordingly, the term ‘retrenchment’ was found to mean the termination by the employer of the services of a workman for any reason whatsoever except those specifically excluded from the definition.