DISTRICT TRANSPORT MANAGER (ADMN.) vs DILIP KUMAR NAYAK

The Supreme Court held that the dismissal of the respondent conductor by the appellant-Corporation was valid, as the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, specifically Section 33(1)(a), did not require the management to seek leave from the Industrial Tribunal for disciplinary action against an employee in a different zone. The Court distinguished the case from Isha Steel Treatment, Bombay v. Association of Engineering Workers, emphasizing that the zones operated independently for administrative efficiency. The appeal was allowed, affirming the dismissal while noting the respondent's reinstatement without back-wages.