MANIPAL POWER PRESS vs WORKMEN OF MANIPAL POWER PRESS — C.A. No. 4479 - 4502/1999

CASE SUMMARY On March 15, 2001, the Supreme Court disposed of Manipal Power Press's appeals without detailed examination of contentions. The Industrial Tribunal had set aside the company's order transferring 64 workmen from the composing section to the binding section and changing their shift timings, directing their reinstatement. The High Court upheld this decision. The Court found that since an award had already been passed on the main Section 10 reference and the Tribunal's Section 33-A complaint order (regarding altered service conditions) addressed only the transfer issue now set aside, no useful purpose would be served by further examination. The parties retained the right to pursue available legal contentions in appropriate forums. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.