Illegal Termination Violating Natural Justice Requires Reinstatement, Not Just Compensation: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court, in a recent decision dated 16 June 2025, has ruled in favor of a daily-rated bus driver, C. Chitambaram, setting aside a labour court order that had denied him reinstatement, despite acknowledging that his termination was illegal. The judgment was passed by a single judge bench led by Justice Raja Basu Chowdhury, who held that where dismissal violates principles of natural justice, the employee is entitled…