U.P.S.R.T.C. vs SUBHASH C. SHARMA

The Supreme Court upheld the Labour Court's decision to reduce the punishment of removal to stoppage of one wage increment and payment of 50% back-wages, despite the finding that the departmental enquiry was proper and did not suffer from infirmity. The Court reiterated that the Industrial Tribunal or Labour Court has the authority to interfere with the quantum of punishment, as established in Union of India & Anr. vs. B.C. Chaturvedi [1995] 6 SCC 750. The appeal by the U.P. State Road Transport Corporation was dismissed, affirming the Labour Court's award.