In Brief
A daily-wage worker employed for about one year (1986–87) challenged his illegal termination before a Labour Court after 25 years. The Labour Court awarded Rs. 30,000 compensation; the High Court ordered reinstatement without back wages. The Supreme Court partly allowed the employer's appeal, modifying the award to Rs. 1,00,000 lump sum compensation instead of reinstatement. The Court held that for daily-wage workers whose termination violates procedural requirements but involves no unfair practice, monetary compensation is appropriate—not reinstatement after such a long period—since the worker has no right to regularization and could be terminated again post-reinstatement anyway.
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