In Brief
The appellant, a workman, challenged the High Court's reversal of an Industrial Tribunal award that had found him wrongfully terminated and ordered reinstatement with back wages. The central issue was whether the appellant had completed one year of continuous service as required under Section 6N of the U.P. Industrial Disputes Act. The High Court found he had not, reversing the Tribunal's finding. The Supreme Court held that findings of fact cannot be re-examined in appellate proceedings under Article 136 when not perverse or against evidence. However, the Court affirmed that Section 17B relief payments made during litigation cannot be recovered by the employer even if termination is ultimately upheld as legal, as Section 17B proceedings are independent of the main dispute. The appeal was dismissed.
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