IRRIGATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE vs KRIPAL SINGH

The Supreme Court held that the High Court erred in reversing the Labour Court's decision regarding the termination of the respondent's service under Section 6(N) of the UP Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The Labour Court found that the respondent had not worked for the requisite 240 days in a calendar year, which is necessary to invoke the protections under the Act. The Court emphasized that while the Labour Court cannot refuse to answer a reference due to delay, it can modulate relief based on the facts, and thus reinstated the Labour Court's findings, dismissing the appeal.