Tagged “employment”

2 articles on employment.

Workmen of AEIBC v. Management: redefining retrenchment

On 28 August 1985, a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court read Section 2(oo) of the Industrial Disputes Act with the breadth its language demands — every termination by the employer is retrenchment unless it falls within one of the enumerated exceptions.

Valkya Editorial·1 Jun 2026·9 min

Landmark JudgmentSupreme Court of India

Workmen of Firestone Tyre v. Management: Section 11A and the Tribunal's reviewing power

On 6 March 1973, a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court gave Section 11A its foundational construction — the Industrial Tribunal's own satisfaction on guilt and punishment displaces the four-grounds restraint of Indian Iron & Steel, and the Tribunal may alter the punishment imposed by an employer.

Valkya Editorial·1 Jun 2026·9 min