HINDUSTAN MOTORS LTD. vs TAPAN KUMAR BHATTACHARYA

The appeal concerns the reinstatement and award of back wages to a workman who was terminated for assaulting a General Supervisor. The Supreme Court examined whether the Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court was justified in ordering full back wages and continuity of service. The primary legal issue focuses on the discretion of the court in awarding back wages following an act of major misconduct.