In Brief
A caretaker employee of the Life Insurance Corporation, appointed temporarily under Regulation 8, was terminated. The tribunal found the termination unlawful and ordered reinstatement without back wages. The High Court affirmed this order. The Supreme Court allowed the corporation's appeal and directed it to pay Rs. 1 lakh in lieu of reinstatement and all service claims, effectively settling the matter through compensation rather than actual reinstatement to employment.
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