Deutsche Lufthansa Ag v. Ms Manisha Thakur & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Section 33-A Industrial Disputes Act 1947; complaint by workman during pendency of industrial dispute; domestic enquiry vitiated; fairness of enquiry as preliminary issue natural justice; management refused permission to adduce evidence to prove charge; Central Government Industrial Tribunal-cum Labour Court II Delhi; termination of cabin crew employee Deutsche Lufthansa; writ petition allowed; impugned tribunal order set aside; liberty to both sides to lead and rebut evidence; time-bound disposal within three months; consent of respondent counsel; merits not gone into.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition allowed: impugned order dated 02.05.23 set aside without adjudicating merits; petitioner/management given liberty to adduce evidence and substantiate its contentions before the Tribunal; respondent given liberty to adduce rebuttal evidence; Tribunal directed to dispose of the matter in accordance with law as expeditiously as possible, at any rate within 3 months of receiving the order.