Reviewed case brief
Jaipur Zila Sahakari Bhoomi Vikas Bank Ltd. v Ram Gopal Sharma
AIR 2002 SC 643
AIR 2002 SC 643 · Supreme Court of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 2002
- Subjects
- Labour Law
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02
Rule established
Under Section 33(2)(b) of the Industrial Disputes Act, where an employer dismisses a workman for misconduct during the pendency of proceedings and applies to the tribunal for approval, the tribunal's approval must be sought and obtained; if the tribunal does not approve the action, the dismissal remains inoperative, and mere passage of time or delay in seeking approval does not validate an otherwise unapproved dismissal.
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Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
Editorial source
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