https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184628 Workmen found on evidence to have remained in service on the appointed date of nationalisation were entitled to reinstatement with continuity of service, because the statutory protection attached to their continued employment and the factual finding was treated as unimpeachable. A retrospective substitution of Section 14 of the Coal Mines Nationalisation Act did not nullify that entitlement or render the tribunal's award a nullity, as an amendment will not extinguish accrued rights unless it validly and expressly does so. The award of reinstatement was therefore upheld and the challenge failed. en-us Tue, 27 Mar 2001 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 14 Jul 2016 17:11:32 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184628 Workmen found on evidence to have remained in service on the appointed date of nationalisation were entitled to reinstatement with continuity of service, because the statutory protection attached to their continued employment and the factual finding was treated as unimpeachable. A retrospective substitution of Section 14 of the Coal Mines Nationalisation Act did not nullify that entitlement or render the tribunal's award a nullity, as an amendment will not extinguish accrued rights unless it validly and expressly does so. The award of reinstatement was therefore upheld and the challenge failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 27 Mar 2001 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184628