In Brief
A qualified Chartered Accountant was suspended and later dismissed by a government-owned mining company following reports of late attendance due to his father's death. The High Court reinstated him but denied backwages, reasoning he had not worked during the suspension period. The Supreme Court partly allowed the appeal, holding that while the employee had earned income from accountancy work during termination, the employer's termination was unjustified and amounted to victimization. The Court directed payment of ₹80 lakhs as backwages instead of denial, balancing the improper termination against the employee's alternative income.
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