GOURI SANKAR GHOSH HAZRA vs HINDUSTAN COPPER LTD. . — C.A. No. 3740/2001

Case Summary: Gouri Sankar Ghosh Hazra v. Hindustan Copper Ltd. Outcome: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal, set aside the High Court's decision, and quashed Hindustan Copper Ltd.'s order dated 19 September 1995 cancelling the petitioner's voluntary retirement. The Court directed the respondents to release all benefits due under the Voluntary Retirement Scheme, 1993 within three months. Key Facts: Ghosh Hazra's voluntary retirement application was accepted on 6 September 1995, but was cancelled 13 days later when the company discovered he had applied for employment with Uranium Corporation of India. The Court found no contractual bar in the 1993 Scheme prohibiting such re-employment and ruled the cancellation unlawful, as the retirement had already been validly accepted. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.