Reviewed case brief
Air India v. Nergesh Meerza
(1981) 4 SCC 335 / AIR 1981 SC 1829
## Summary
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 1981
- Subjects
- Labour Law II
- Reviewed
- 2026-06-18
Rule established
Compulsory retirement on first pregnancy is unconstitutional. An employer who permits marriage cannot penalise its natural consequence.
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
Editorial source
(1981) 4 SCC 335; cross-verified via Cornell LII, Indian Constitutional Law and Philosophy blog, NayaLegal
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