DIV. LOGGING MANAGER, U.P. FOREST CORP. vs SURENDER SINGH

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Labour Court which found the termination of the respondent's services as illegal, as the retrenchment notice was issued after the termination. The Court emphasized that the respondent had continuously worked for over a year and had raised an industrial dispute prior to the retrenchment notice. The appeal by the U.P. Forest Corporation was dismissed, affirming the Labour Court's order for reinstatement with back-wages under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.