In Brief
Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation appealed against a civil court decree in favour of an employee, questioning whether the employee should have pursued a remedy under the Industrial Disputes Act instead. The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, declining to disturb the employee's services despite the jurisdictional issue. The employee had secured three favourable decrees from courts below and was nearing retirement. The Court exercised equitable discretion and left the legal question unresolved, prioritising the employee's long-standing tenure and impending retirement over the technical issue of forum.
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