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DELHI TRANSPORT CORPORATION vs. D.T.C. MAZDOOR CONGRESS

SCR Citation: [1990] Supp. (1) S.C.R. 142
Year/Volume: 1990/ Supp. (1)
Date of Judgment: 04 September 1990
Petitioner: DELHI TRANSPORT CORPORATION
Disposal Nature: Case Partly Allowed
Neutral Citation: 1990 INSC 265
Judgment Delivered by: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sabyasachi Mukherjee,Hon'ble Mr. Justice B.C. Ray,Hon'ble Mr. Justice P.B. Sawant,Hon'ble Mr. Justice K. Ramaswamy
Respondent: D.T.C. MAZDOOR CONGRESS
Case Type: CIVIL APPEAL /2876/1986
Order/Judgment: Judgment
1. Headnote

Service Law: Delhi Road Transport Act, 1950: Section 53/Delhi Road Transport Authority (Conditions of Appointment and Service) Regulations, 1952-Regulation 9(b)/Shastri Award-Para 522/District Board Rules, 1926, Part V-Rule 1(1)/Indian Airlines Employees' Regulations-Regulation 13 Air India Employees' Regulations-Regulation 48-Validity of Termination of service of permanent employee without assigning any reasons and holding enquiry-Whether arbitrary, unfair, unjust, unreasonable and opposed to public policy- Whether violative of Articles 12, 14, 16, 19, 31 and 311(2) of the Constitution of India, principles of natural justice and Section 23 of Contract Act, 1872-Statutory corporations-Power to terminate services of employees without holding enquiry-Validity of. 


Contract Act, 1872: Section 23-Contract providing for termination of service without notice and holding of enquiry-Whether E enforceable.


Constitution of India, 1950: Articles 14, 16, 19(1) (g), 21 and 311(2)-Termination of service of an employee without assigning reasons and holding enquiry-Whether violative of Fundamental Rights


and principles of natural justice-Regulations/Rules-Validity of. 


Article 141; Expressions "declared" and "found or made"-Scope and ambit of.


Interpretation of Statutes: Internal aid to construction-Doctrine of reading down-Scope and Applicability of Provision illegal and invalid-Whether could be validated by reading down-Where provision clear and unambiguous-Whether permissible to read down into the provision something which was not intended.


Public Policy vis-a-vis constitutionality of statute-Whether public policy can be drawn from the Constitution-Whether constitutional H policy provides an aid-Role and purpose of constitutional interpretation by apex court.Administrative Law-Discretionary power-Exercise of-Limitations-Absence of arbitrary power-First essential of Rule of Law


2. Case referred
3. Act
  • Delhi Road Transport Act, 1950 (13 of 1950)
  • Indian Contract Act, 1872 (9 of 1872)
  • Constitution Of India
4. Keyword
  • Delhi Road Transport Act
5. Equivalent citation
    Citation(s) 1991 AIR 101 = 1991 (1) Suppl. SCC 600 = 1990 (3) JT 725 = 1990 (3) Suppl. JT 725 = 1990 (2) SCALE 1