https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=273323 An employee appointed as Legal Assistant was found not to be a workman because the dominant nature of his duties was supervisory and legal, involving case supervision, drafting, legal opinions and representation. A probationer could be discharged for unsatisfactory performance through a non-stigmatic termination order, and such termination did not attract principles of natural justice or justify reinstatement with back wages. Because workman status was not established and the termination was not shown to be illegal, back wages and compensation in lieu of reinstatement were unavailable. The Labour Court award and High Court orders were set aside. en-us Fri, 01 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 16 Jun 2018 15:44:43 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=273323 An employee appointed as Legal Assistant was found not to be a workman because the dominant nature of his duties was supervisory and legal, involving case supervision, drafting, legal opinions and representation. A probationer could be discharged for unsatisfactory performance through a non-stigmatic termination order, and such termination did not attract principles of natural justice or justify reinstatement with back wages. Because workman status was not established and the termination was not shown to be illegal, back wages and compensation in lieu of reinstatement were unavailable. The Labour Court award and High Court orders were set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 01 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=273323