Res Judicata Principle Also Applicable To Labour/Industrial Proceedings, Reiterates SC [Read Judgment]

Ashok Kini

11 April 2019 7:09 PM IST

"State had no jurisdiction to make a reference to the Labour Court to reexamine the question of age reduction made by the PSU."

The Supreme Court has reiterated that principle of Res Judicata defined in Section 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure also applies to the labour/industrial proceedings. In 2004, the Government of Kerala made the following reference to labour court: Whether the action of the management of FACT, Ltd. Udyogamandal in having reduced the age of superannuation of pre 1978 workers from 60...

Res Judicata Principle Also Applicable To Labour/Industrial Proceedings, Reiterates SC [Read Judgment]

Ashok Kini

"State had no jurisdiction to make a reference to the Labour Court to reexamine the question of age reduction made by the PSU."

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