Supreme Court of India · 2005-12-08
Hindustan Copper Ltd. & Anr vs Banshi Lal & Ors
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2006 SUPREME COURT 3574
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Hindustan Copper Ltd. & Anr
- Respondent
- Banshi Lal & Ors
- Author
- S.B. Sinha
- Bench
- S.B. Sinha, P.P. Naolekar
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the Rajasthan High Court's decision that employees who opted for voluntary retirement could withdraw their offers before acceptance, as per the principles of contract law. The Court emphasized that the Appellant's insistence on the non-withdrawal clause was not valid since the employees had expressed their intent to withdraw prior to acceptance. Consequently, the Court directed the Appellant to reinstate the employees with back wages, affirming the High Court's ruling.