Case Law Analysis
|Gauhati High Court
Industrial Disputes Act | No Suo Motu Duty to Permit Fresh Evidence After Invalid Domestic Enquiry - Right Requires Timely Written Request : Gauhati HC
The Gauhati High Court has clarified that Labour Courts cannot independently allow employers to introduce fresh evidence after declaring a domestic enquiry invalid. The right to submit new evidence must be affirmatively claimed in the written statement, reinforcing procedural discipline and preventing tactical delays in industrial disputes.