Reviewed case brief

Management of Panitole Tea Estate v. Workmen

(1971) 1 SCC 742

(1971) 1 SCC 742 · Supreme Court of India (Justice A.N. Grover)

domestic-inquirymandatorynatural-justiceobvious-misconductdismissal
Court
Supreme Court of India
Year
1971
Subjects
Labour Law II
Reviewed
2026-08-02

Rule established

Domestic inquiry before dismissal is mandatory regardless of how clear the misconduct appears; right to be heard is not dispensable

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    Issues

      Held

        Ratio decidendi

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