https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173368 A certified standing order cannot validly authorise automatic termination of a permanent employee for overstaying leave without notice and an opportunity of hearing; the principles of natural justice are read into such a clause, and termination on that basis is invalid. Termination of a permanent employee in these circumstances also amounts to retrenchment under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, because the contractual-stipulation exception applies only to a fixed-term contract. The statutory retrenchment safeguards therefore apply, and the illegality of the termination was sustained with consequential relief. en-us Fri, 06 Feb 1998 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 30 Dec 2025 18:52:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173368 A certified standing order cannot validly authorise automatic termination of a permanent employee for overstaying leave without notice and an opportunity of hearing; the principles of natural justice are read into such a clause, and termination on that basis is invalid. Termination of a permanent employee in these circumstances also amounts to retrenchment under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, because the contractual-stipulation exception applies only to a fixed-term contract. The statutory retrenchment safeguards therefore apply, and the illegality of the termination was sustained with consequential relief. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 06 Feb 1998 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173368