B.D. Shetty And Others vs M/S. Ceat Ltd. And Another

The Supreme Court addressed the interpretation of Section 10-A(1)(b) of the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946, determining that delays in disciplinary proceedings caused by a workman's successful application for a stay from a competent judicial authority are not attributable to the workman. The Court held that the appellants were entitled to full subsistence wages after 180 days of suspension, as the delay was not their fault but due to the stay granted by the Labour Court. The appeal was allowed, reversing the lower court's dismissal of the appellants' claims.