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Ch. Joseph v. The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation & Other

i) Whether the retirement of the appellant on medical grounds due to colour blindness, without offering alternative employment, is legally sustainable in…

Allowed
Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
31 Jul 2025
Citation
[2025] 8 S.C.R. 320
Case no.
CIVIL APPEAL No. 9986/2025
Bench
J.k. Maheshwari, Aravind Kumar

Issue for consideration

i) Whether the retirement of the appellant on medical grounds due to colour blindness, without offering alternative employment, is legally sustainable in light of applicable service regulations and binding settlements; ii) whether Clause 14 of the Memorandum executed u/s.12(3) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, remains valid, binding, and enforceable despite the subsequent 1986 settlement and internal administrative circulars; iii) whether the respondents complied with their duty to make a bona fide assessment of alternative employment

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