KURUKSHETRA UNIVERSITY vs PRITHVI SINGH

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the High Court affirming the Labour Court's award, which found the termination of the respondent, a daily rated employee of Kurukshetra University, to be illegal under Section 10 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The Court established that the respondent had worked for more than 240 days in a calendar year, necessitating a proper departmental enquiry before termination. The Court held that the appellant's failure to conduct a legal enquiry rendered the termination invalid, thus dismissing the appeal.