https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287238 Trade union activity, including strike action, is protected as legitimate association activity, though subject to statutory limits under industrial law. The text explains that punitive dismissal without inquiry under an extraordinary rule cannot be used unless the legal conditions for bypassing natural justice are strictly met; on the facts, the union office-bearers' dismissal was unsustainable and relief followed. It further states that long-serving casual and daily rated workers could not be denied work after the strike, leading to restoration of work and regularisation-related directions. It also notes that punitive termination of a driver and security guards required proper hearing or sufficient justification, with reinstatement and back-wage relief depending on individual conduct. en-us Tue, 26 Sep 1989 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 04 Apr 2020 17:27:53 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287238 Trade union activity, including strike action, is protected as legitimate association activity, though subject to statutory limits under industrial law. The text explains that punitive dismissal without inquiry under an extraordinary rule cannot be used unless the legal conditions for bypassing natural justice are strictly met; on the facts, the union office-bearers' dismissal was unsustainable and relief followed. It further states that long-serving casual and daily rated workers could not be denied work after the strike, leading to restoration of work and regularisation-related directions. It also notes that punitive termination of a driver and security guards required proper hearing or sufficient justification, with reinstatement and back-wage relief depending on individual conduct. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 26 Sep 1989 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287238