UPTRON INDIA LTD. vs SHAMMI BHANU — SLP(C) No. 1079/1998

UPTRON INDIA LTD. v. SHAMMI BHAN – Supreme Court Decision (6 February 1998) The Supreme Court dismissed Uptron's petition, upholding the Industrial Tribunal and High Court findings that the employee's termination constituted illegal "retrenchment." Though Uptron invoked Clause 17(g) of Certified Standing Orders (providing automatic termination for overstaying leave beyond seven days), the Court held that a permanent employee cannot be terminated without procedural safeguards including a hearing opportunity, as principles of natural justice must be read into automatic termination clauses. The termination was therefore bad and the employee entitled to reinstatement with 50% back wages. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.