Supreme Court of India · 2013-01-24
M/S Atlas Cycle (Haryana) Ltd vs Kitab Singh
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2013 SUPREME COURT 1172
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- M/S Atlas Cycle (Haryana) Ltd
- Respondent
- Kitab Singh
- Author
- P. Sathasivam
- Bench
- P. Sathasivam, Jagdish Singh Khehar
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision to reinstate the respondent under Section 25-F of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, emphasizing that resignation must be voluntary and not coerced. The Court found that the respondent's allegations of coercion were credible, thus invalidating the resignation. The appellant-Company's appeal was dismissed, affirming the reinstatement with 25% back wages as ordered by the High Court.