Court Upholds Order Denying Reinstatement of 448 Employees for Failing to Withdraw Voluntary Retirement in Time: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court, in a significant judgment, dismissed a batch of Letters Patent Appeals filed by 448 former employees of Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd. (IPCL) who had sought reinstatement and back wages after availing benefits under a Voluntary Separation Scheme (VSS). The division bench comprising Justice A.S. Supehia and Justice R.T. Vachchani upheld the earlier decision of the Labour Court and the Single Judge, ruling that the employees had…