Case Law Analysis
|Bombay High Court
Section 33(2)(b) IDA | Termination During Pending Industrial Reference Void Without Approval; Reinstatement & Back Wages Mandatory : Bombay HC
Bombay High Court rules that termination of an employee during a pending industrial reference without prior approval under Section 33(2)(b) of the Industrial Disputes Act is void ab initio. The court mandates reinstatement with back wages, calculated in tranches based on actual earnings, unless exceptional grounds are proven by the employer.