Case Law Details
Rasu Sharma
Employee Aggrieved By His Termination Can Move Labour Court Where He Had Been Employed Or Where The Company Headquarters Is Located: SC
A. Brief Facts of the Case:
A.1 In this case, a supervisor (hereinafter referred to as the “Appellant“) was employed in the Puducherry Unit by the Respondent Company (hereinafter referred to as the “Respondent“) having its Registered Office in Aurangabad. The Puducherry Unit was closed and there was dispute over termination of the Appellant.
A.2 Aggrieved by the termination, he moved the Aurangabad Labour Court. The Respondent argued that the Aurangabad Labour Court lacked jurisdiction, he should have moved the Puducherry Labour Court as he was employed in Puducherry Unit.
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Mostly an MNCs. having various manufacturing units at various locations and at various States.
Workers who are aggrieved by the action of the Management cannot approach the corproate h.q. or H.O. jurisdiction. Hon. Apex court rightly rules that the PLACE OF WORK is the jurisdiction apart from the Company H.O. .It should be noted that the workers who are aggrieved cannot afford to go from pillar to post. The Place of work should be the jurisdiction as righly decided by hon. Apex Court. Poor worker in the present case cannot be expected or afford to travel to Aurgabad for his legal case all the way.