CHEMICAL MAZDOOR PANCHAYAT Vs. INDIAN OIL CORP. LTD.
LAWS(SC)-2017-3-165
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Decided on March 28,2017

Chemical Mazdoor Panchayat Appellant
VERSUS
INDIAN OIL CORP. LTD. Respondents

JUDGEMENT

- (1.) Heard the learned counsel for the parties.
(2.) The concurrent findings of the Assistant Labour Commissioner and the Single Judge of the High Court have been set aside by the Division Bench of the High Court in a most cursory manner.
(3.) Firstly, on the ground that only one witness of a particular class of worker had been examined. As such, their deposition is liable to be rejected. In our opinion, it could not have been a valid ground to discard the evidentiary value of the deposition of the witnesses. It is not the number of witnesses in such kind of matters but what is material is evidentiary value and cross examination which has been made. Examination of the single witness to prove a fact may be enough in such cases. Thus, the approach of the High Court is not permissible.;


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