Newspaper Publication Can't Substitute Formal Service of Dismissal Notice on Employee: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has clearly stated that publishing a dismissal notice in a newspaper is not valid service of dismissal under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. This important ruling came from Justice K Babu while dealing with a case involving a former journalist, K S Hariharan, who challenged his termination from Deshabhimani Daily. The Court emphasized that to trigger the limitation period under Section 2A(3) of the Industrial Disputes…
