Asst.Engineer,Rajasthan Dev.Corp.& ... vs Gitam Singh

The Supreme Court addressed the legality of reinstating a daily wager whose termination was found to violate Section 25-F of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The Court upheld the Labour Court's finding that the workman had worked for 240 days but ruled that reinstatement was not warranted due to the short duration of employment and the impracticality of reinstatement after a long gap. Instead, the Court suggested that compensation for unlawful termination may be more appropriate, aligning with precedents that allow for exceptions to the rule of reinstatement in cases of wrongful dismissal.