In Brief
A transport corporation terminated a conductor's employment for misconduct in 2001. The Industrial Tribunal approved the termination in 2015 after hearing evidence. Nineteen years later, the worker raised a fresh dispute and the Labour Court set aside the termination, awarding 50% back wages to his heirs after his death. The High Court upheld this. The Supreme Court reversed the High Court, holding that once the Industrial Tribunal approved the termination based on evidence, those findings became binding. The worker could not challenge the same termination again through a fresh reference, and the Labour Court erred in taking a contrary view.
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