ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER, SYNDICATE BANK vs K.P. HARIDAS — C.A. No. 7576/2011

Case Summary: The Supreme Court allowed Syndicate Bank's appeal against K.P. Haridas and other deposit collectors (Pigmy Agents) whose contracts were terminated prior to 1990. The Industrial Tribunal and High Court had directed the bank to reinstate them and pay back wages, but the Supreme Court reversed these orders, holding that deposit collectors were not permanent employees and therefore not entitled to reinstatement or wages. The Court found that commission-based contract workers cannot be equated with regular employees and dismissed all related appeals on November 21, 2019. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.