RAJINDER SINGH CHAUHAN vs STATE OF HARYANA .

The Supreme Court upheld the Punjab and Haryana High Court's judgment, affirming that Section 25-N of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 was not applicable to the retrenchment of employees from the Haryana State Federation of Consumers Co-operative Wholesales Stores Limited. The Court clarified that the retrenchment was conducted in accordance with Section 25-F, which outlines the conditions precedent to retrenchment, and that the appellants were not entitled to benefits under Rule 35(b) of the CONFED Staff Service Rules, 1975. The Court dismissed the appeal, confirming the legality of the retrenchment process followed by the employer.