HARYANA STATE COOP. LAND DEV. BANK vs NEELAM — C.A. No. 1672/2002

The Supreme Court reversed the High Court's decision, holding that the Labour Court did not err in denying relief to Neelam. The Court ruled that while no prescribed limitation period exists for industrial disputes, courts retain discretion to deny relief for stale claims based on facts and circumstances, particularly where the worker accepted alternative employment, delayed raising the dispute beyond a reasonable time, and third-party rights had been created. The Court also rejected the res judicata objection to the Labour Court proceedings. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.