Supreme Court of India · 2021-01-20
The State Of Uttarakhand vs Sureshwati
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2021 SUPREME COURT 923
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- The State Of Uttarakhand
- Respondent
- Sureshwati
- Author
- Indu Malhotra
- Bench
- Indu Malhotra, Navin Sinha, L. Nageswara Rao
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision to reinstate Smt. Sureshwati, who had been wrongfully terminated from her position as a Clerk at an aided school. The court found that the Labour Court's award was improperly reversed by the High Court, emphasizing the importance of due process in employment matters. The ruling reinforced the rights of employees in educational institutions receiving state aid.