In Central Inland Water Transport Corporation V. Brojo Nath Ganguly case, the Supreme Court struck down…
The employment clause was struck down as arbitrary and unconscionable. Unequal bargaining power deprived the employee of meaningful freedom to reject such a term, and the…
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In Central Inland Water Transport Corporation V. Brojo Nath Ganguly case, the Supreme Court struck down a term in a contract of employment providing for removal of a permanent employee without enquiry on the ground that
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The employment clause was struck down as arbitrary and unconscionable. Unequal bargaining power deprived the employee of meaningful freedom to reject such a term, and the employer’s status brought Article 14 into operation. The constitutional and contractual objections therefore operated together.
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