In Brief
A driver employed by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on daily wages was terminated after three years of service. He filed an industrial dispute claim, and the Labour Court awarded reinstatement without backwages. AIIMS challenged this before the High Court. The Supreme Court dismissed AIIMS's appeal, holding that AIIMS falls within Section 2(j) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, as a research institute providing valuable public services. Relying on settled constitutional precedent, the Court affirmed the worker's entitlement to reinstatement.
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