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Crompton Greaves Ltd. v. Workmen

(1978) 3 SCC 558

(1978) 3 SCC 558 · Supreme Court of India (Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer)

go-slownot-strikemisconductdisciplinary-actionoutput-reduction
Court
Supreme Court of India
Year
1978
Subjects
Labour Law II
Reviewed
2026-08-02

Rule established

Go-slow is NOT a strike (no cessation of work) but IS serious misconduct — more insidious than strike because workers receive full wages while deliberately reducing output

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    Issues

      Held

        Ratio decidendi

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