Garrison Engineer (Utility)Bhatinda vs Shri Narinder Singh

The Supreme Court set aside the orders of the Labour Court and the Punjab and Haryana High Court regarding the termination of the respondent's service, emphasizing that the maintainability of the reference under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, particularly Section 25F, was not adequately addressed. The Court noted that the appellant's claim of not being an 'industry' under the Act was overlooked by both lower courts. The matter was remitted to the Labour Court for a detailed examination of the maintainability issue and other factual aspects.