Rajasthan State R.T.C. & Anr vs Satya Prakash

The Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of a bus conductor by the Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation, affirming the findings of the Industrial Tribunal and the Rajasthan High Court. The Court noted that the respondent was given adequate opportunity to defend himself in the departmental inquiry, which he failed to attend, thus validating the ex-parte proceedings. The Court also ruled that the Civil Court lacked jurisdiction to entertain the suit as the dispute was an industrial one, thereby reinforcing the principle that industrial disputes should be resolved through appropriate forums under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.