Supreme Court upheld employer in industrial dispute under Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 by holding that domestic enquiry was fair and findings not perverse, so Labour Court lacked jurisdiction to interfere. The Court set aside Labour Court's award directing reinstatement of workman because the enquiry officer's refusal to examine a witness and disallow certain questions was not mala fide or contrary to natural justice....
The dispute arose from the discharge of Mr. Pulakesh De Sarkar, a journalist employed by Ananda Bazar Patrika (P) Ltd., a company engaged in printing and publishing newspapers. The workman's union cha...
