https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308843 Certified standing orders were treated as penal and had to be construed strictly in light of the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946, which requires certainty in misconduct rules. Acts alleged in the charge-sheet were held not to fall within Clauses 10, 16 and 30 of Standing Order 22. Clause 10 was limited to misconduct committed within the establishment premises or its vicinity, so conduct outside that area was not covered. Standing Order 23 could not be used to punish conduct not specifically enumerated in Standing Order 22. The appeal failed, and the labour court interpretation, as affirmed by the High Court, was sustained. en-us Thu, 06 Oct 1983 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 27 Jul 2023 14:24:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308843 Certified standing orders were treated as penal and had to be construed strictly in light of the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946, which requires certainty in misconduct rules. Acts alleged in the charge-sheet were held not to fall within Clauses 10, 16 and 30 of Standing Order 22. Clause 10 was limited to misconduct committed within the establishment premises or its vicinity, so conduct outside that area was not covered. Standing Order 23 could not be used to punish conduct not specifically enumerated in Standing Order 22. The appeal failed, and the labour court interpretation, as affirmed by the High Court, was sustained. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 06 Oct 1983 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308843