Muir Mills Unit Of N.T.C. (U.P) Ltd vs Swayam Prakash Srivastava & Anr

The Supreme Court upheld the Labour Court's award declaring the termination of the respondent's services as illegal, emphasizing that the Industrial adjudicator has the authority to examine the validity of termination even during the probation period. The Court noted that the respondent was indeed a workman under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, and thus entitled to reinstatement and back wages. The Court affirmed the High Court's decision to not interfere with the Labour Court's findings, thereby reinforcing the principle that probationary employees are protected under labor laws.