Private company ordered to reinstate dismissed field worker, upheld by High Court
The Labour Court at Jamshedpur ordered a private company to reinstate a Jamshedpur field worker with continuity of service and 25% back wages after dismissal without a domestic inquiry. The company and the worker both filed writs. The Jharkhand High Court dismissed both writs on 29 August 2026, leaving the reinstatement order intact.
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How we verify →Both writs dismissed on 29 August 2026; Labour Court reinstatement with 25% back wages stands.
What happened
The High Court recorded that the matters were W.P.(L) No. 4123 of 2019 and W.P.(L) No. 3746 of 2019, arising from B.S. Case No. 01 of 2014 decided on 20.04.2019.
The High Court recorded that the worker was posted in the field at Jamshedpur under the Ranchi Branch Establishment and was terminated by letter dated 18.03.2014 without a domestic inquiry after allegations of absence from duty since 05.07.2013.
The High Court recorded that the Labour Court directed reinstatement with continuity of service and 25% back wages.
The High Court dismissed both writs on 29.08.2026.
What the record says
“has given a direction to re-instatement of complainant in the employment”
W.P.(L) Nos. 4123 and 3746 of 2019, High Court of Jharkhand — read the full text
A peaceful economic act
The state machinery ordered a private employer to take back a dismissed worker and pay back wages, penalising a firing decision with no victim beyond the employment relationship.
What we could not confirm
Excerpts only; full percentage calculation of back wages not confirmed. Designation dispute noted as designation is not decisive.