https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=284049 Persistent absence from duty, despite a registered letter and newspaper notice calling the workman to report, disentitled him to back wages. The Supreme Court noted that the Labour Court's award of reinstatement with full back wages rested on inconsistent reasoning because it treated the termination as requiring disciplinary compliance while also invoking Section 25F of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The Court held that the issue could not be decided in isolation from the workman's conduct and the surrounding circumstances, and that natural justice is not a rigid formula. On the facts, the workman's failure to resume duty defeated his claim to back wages. en-us Mon, 27 Sep 2004 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 24 Oct 2019 16:49:06 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=284049 Persistent absence from duty, despite a registered letter and newspaper notice calling the workman to report, disentitled him to back wages. The Supreme Court noted that the Labour Court's award of reinstatement with full back wages rested on inconsistent reasoning because it treated the termination as requiring disciplinary compliance while also invoking Section 25F of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The Court held that the issue could not be decided in isolation from the workman's conduct and the surrounding circumstances, and that natural justice is not a rigid formula. On the facts, the workman's failure to resume duty defeated his claim to back wages. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 27 Sep 2004 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=284049