AMRIT BANASPATI CO. LTD. vs S. TAKI BILGRAMI & ORS.

The Supreme Court held that the termination of three clerks' services by the appellant company, following the closure of a third shift, did not constitute an illegal change under Section 46 of the Bombay Industrial Relations Act, 1946. The Court clarified that the action was a retrenchment of surplus employees rather than a reduction of posts, as there was no permanent reduction in the number of positions available in the shift. Consequently, the appeal was allowed, overturning the lower courts' decisions which had found the termination unlawful.