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Bombay High Court mandates that Industrial Courts must independently assess both the fairness of a domestic enquiry and the perversity of its findings. Failure to record separate findings on these grounds vitiates the appellate order, requiring fresh adjudication.
Bombay High Court rules that domestic enquiry findings cannot be termed perverse merely because evidence is minimal, as long as some credible evidence supports the conclusion. The court also held that bringing police to the workplace to question a transfer and filing complaints to unrelated authorities constitutes misconduct justifying disciplinary action.
Gauhati High Court reinforces that appellate courts cannot disturb findings based on uncontroverted evidence unless they are perverse. The ruling awards Rs. 2,08,019.70 to a contractor for completed work and refund of earnest money, setting a precedent for contract disputes where evidence remains unchallenged.