Div. Logging Manager, U.P. Forest Corp vs Surender Singh

The Supreme Court upheld the Labour Court's decision that the termination of the respondent's services as a Logging Forest Guard was illegal, as the retrenchment notice was issued after the termination had already occurred. The Court emphasized that the respondent had raised an industrial dispute prior to the retrenchment notice, which invalidated the appellant's claims. The Court ordered the respondent's reinstatement within four weeks and directed payment of back-wages within eight weeks, affirming the Labour Court's findings under the Industrial Disputes Act.