SURENDRA KUMAR VERMA ETC. vs THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL CUM-LABOUR COURT

The Supreme Court held that the termination of the appellants' services by the Bank was in violation of Section 25F of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, and thus invalid. The Court emphasized that when a termination order is struck down, it is as if it never existed, necessitating reinstatement with full back wages unless exceptional circumstances arise. In this case, the Court found no such impediments, thereby allowing the appeals and ordering reinstatement with full back wages for the five retrenched workmen.