VIKRAMADITYA PANDEY vs INDL. TBL.

The Supreme Court held that the termination of the appellant's services constituted retrenchment under Section 2(S) of the U.P. Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, and was contrary to Section 6(N) of the same Act. The Court found that the High Court misread Regulation 103 of the U.P. Cooperative Societies Employees Service Regulations, 1975, which led to the erroneous conclusion that the Regulations were operative over the Industrial Disputes Act. The Court overturned the High Court's dismissal of the writ petition, thereby granting relief of reinstatement and back wages to the appellant.