Full Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay V. Gangapurwala, Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarty and Justice V. Lakshminarayanan ruled so, while answering a reference made in a writ petition pending in the High Court since 2004, against the termination of service of a T.N. State Express Transport Corporation (SETC) driver.
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In a litigative world, one cannot apply the concept of model employer, says Madras High Court
The Court ruled that the State Express Transport Corporation could initiate disciplinary action against its employee for rash and negligent driving, despite stating before the motor accident claims tribunal that the accident was not their driver’s fault
April 02, 2024 11:52 am | Updated 11:52 am IST – CHENNAI
Mohamed Imranullah S MOHAMED IMRANULLAH S.
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“In a litigative world, one cannot apply the concept of model employer,” the Madras High Court has said and held that a State Transport Corporation is entitled to take disciplinary action against its driver for having caused a road accident despite taking a completely contrary stand before a motor accident claims tribunal.
A Full Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay V. Gangapurwala, Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarty and Justice V. Lakshminarayanan ruled so, while answering a reference made in a writ petition pending in the High Court since 2004, against the termination of service of a T.N. State Express Transport Corporation (SETC) driver.
