https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=200885 Continued participation in an illegal strike, coupled with refusal to resume duty despite repeated notices and opportunities to explain, was treated as misconduct justifying termination. The governing principle was that an illegal strike does not by itself automatically warrant dismissal, but where no domestic enquiry is held the employer may still sustain the action in industrial adjudication by leading evidence before the Tribunal. On the facts, the workmen's persistent absence and non-response supported the management's case, and the termination of service was upheld; the direction for reinstatement was set aside, except for the conceded case governed by the absence of standing orders. en-us Tue, 31 Aug 1971 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 02 May 2018 10:36:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=200885 Continued participation in an illegal strike, coupled with refusal to resume duty despite repeated notices and opportunities to explain, was treated as misconduct justifying termination. The governing principle was that an illegal strike does not by itself automatically warrant dismissal, but where no domestic enquiry is held the employer may still sustain the action in industrial adjudication by leading evidence before the Tribunal. On the facts, the workmen's persistent absence and non-response supported the management's case, and the termination of service was upheld; the direction for reinstatement was set aside, except for the conceded case governed by the absence of standing orders. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 31 Aug 1971 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=200885