https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=442005 A party that voluntarily implements an award and allows the other side to alter its position over a long period cannot later resile and reopen settled relief. The SC held that the management, having reinstated the workmen, absorbed them in regular service and allowed them to continue for years, could not challenge reinstatement and back wages after such compliance. The Court also sustained regularisation because the long-settled service position and the management's own implementation could not be disturbed on a narrow objection that the reference did not expressly seek that relief. The workmen's appeal succeeded and the earlier award and Single Judge's order were restored. en-us Mon, 03 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 23 Aug 2023 09:06:01 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=442005 A party that voluntarily implements an award and allows the other side to alter its position over a long period cannot later resile and reopen settled relief. The SC held that the management, having reinstated the workmen, absorbed them in regular service and allowed them to continue for years, could not challenge reinstatement and back wages after such compliance. The Court also sustained regularisation because the long-settled service position and the management's own implementation could not be disturbed on a narrow objection that the reference did not expressly seek that relief. The workmen's appeal succeeded and the earlier award and Single Judge's order were restored. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 03 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=442005