THE SINDHU RESETTLEMENT CORPORATION LTD. vs THE INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL OF GUJARAT & ORS.

The Supreme Court held that the employee, having been confirmed in the subsidiary company and accepted retrenchment compensation from it, could not claim reinstatement in the parent company. The Court ruled that the dispute referred to the Industrial Tribunal was not competent as it did not involve a claim for reinstatement, but solely for retrenchment compensation. Consequently, the Tribunal's order for reinstatement was set aside, affirming that the employee ceased to be an employee of the parent company upon confirmation in the subsidiary.