Reviewed case brief
Workmen of Subong Tea Estate v Outgoing Management of Subong Tea Estate
AIR 1964 SC 903
AIR 1964 SC 903 · Supreme Court of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 1964
- Subjects
- Labour Law
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02
Rule established
Retrenchment under Section 2(oo) of the Industrial Disputes Act does not include termination of service by way of transfer of the undertaking, or termination resulting from non-renewal of a contract of employment on its expiry, or termination due to continued ill-health of the workman, since these are expressly excluded from the definition of retrenchment.
Facts
Issues
Held
Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
Editorial source
AIR 1964 SC 903; standard casebook authority on the statutory exclusions from retrenchment, cross-verify citation before exam use
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