High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCWP/12069/2016dismissed

Sugan Lal v. M/S Bhartia Industries Limited And ANR.

2024-01-04Mr. Justice Harsh Bunger11 pages

"#$ '$()*)%+

,, -./"+ 0"1 ,,,,,, $#)#)%+$2

* 3$2*.* * 4"2#)"

+'.*#2)$* 0)5)#$'

"+%#4$2 ,,,,,, $*6%+'$+#

* 70 ,

- - 2$*$+# 2,

*48"+) "9*4):

';%("#$

6$#)#)%+$2, 2, "5"+ 4"81":

';%("#$

2$*6%+'$+# %, , , , - :

, $#)#)%+$2

-./"+ 0"1 &)1$'

)+*#"+# );)1 2)# $#)#)%+ .+'$2

2#)(1$* %+*#)#.#)%+ +')":

*$$9)+/

+"#.2$ ($2#)%2"2) <."*4)+/

8"2'

'"#$'

,,=

++$>.2$ :

6"**$'

2$*6%+'$+# %, 2$*)')+/

&&)($2:

+'.*#2)"1 2)?.+"1(.50"?%.2 %.2#:

"2)'"?"'

4$2$)+"&#$2 2$&$22$'

"* 72)?.+"1 ?$1%87:

84$2$?@ 2$&$2$+($ )+'.*#2)"1 ')*6.#$ 2$/"2')+/ #$25)+"#)%+ *$2;)($* "+*8$2$'

"/")+*# 4)5 (1")5 *#"#$5$+# 2$A$(#$',

, 2)$&1@:

2")*$'

"+ )+'.*#2)"1 ')*6.#$ 2$/"2')+/ #$25)+"#)%+ *$2;)($*,

+ (1")5 *#"#$5$+#:

61$"'$'

8%29)+/ 8)#4 2$*6%+'$+# %, * 4"2#)"

+'.*#2)$* 0)5)#$'

4$2$)+"&#$2 2$&$22$'

"* 72$*6%+'$+#"+"/$5$+#7 "* 7-#%2$

##$+'"+#7 *)+($ ,, B '2"8)+/ 5%+#41@ *"1"2@ *, =: ,

4$ (1")5$'

5)''1$

./.*#:

2$*6%+'$+# "+"/$5$+# &%2($'

4)5 %6# 3%1.+#"2@ $#)2$5$+# -(4$5$

4$2$)+"&#$2 2$&$22$'

"* 73-7 2$&.*"1 '% *%:

2$*6%+'$+#"+"/$5$+# /%# "++%@$'

8)#4 4)5 )**.$'

"+ %2'$2 , , 2$/"2')+/ #2"+*&$2 4$++"),

4$ (1")5$'

"(($6#$'

"&%2$*")'

%2'$2 2$<.$*#$'

2$*6%+'$+#"+"/$5$+# 6"@ 4)5 #2"+*&$2 "11%8"+($ /%)+/ #4$+ -#%2$

&&)($2 2$*6%+'$+#"+"/$5$+# #%%9 ?"(9 #2"+*&$2 1$##$2 &%2()?1@ #42$8 4)5 %.# 84)1$ )+&%25)+/ 4)5 *$2;)($* 4";$ #$25)+"#$',

4$ (1")5$'

5"'$ "

(%561")+# #4)* 2$/"2'

0"?%.2 +*6$(#%2 84$+ ("5$ %&&)($ 2$*6%+'$+#"+"/$5$+# "&#$2 "##$+')+/ 62%($$')+/*:

-#%2$

&&)($2 %+$ ,-, 4".4"+ #%1'

4)5 8%.1'

"11%8$'

(%5$ &"(#%2@ 2$*6%+'$+#"+"/$5$+#,

4$ &.2#4$2 (1")5$'

84$+ 2")*$'

'$5"+'

+%#)($ '"#$'

, ,:

2$*6%+'$+#"+"/$5$+# 4"+'$'

%;$2 "

64%#%(%6@ #2"+*&$2 1$##$2 "1*% "/2$$'

6"@ 4)5 "';"+($ 5%+$@ /% 4$++"):

?.# 1"#$2 #4$@ *#"2#$'

')11@'"11@)+/ 5"##$2 "/")+ 5"'$ "

(%561")+# 0"?%.2 +*6$(#%2 , , , ,:

2$*6%+'$+#"+"/$5$+# 6")'

*.5 *, := 4)5 "* "';"+($ "5%.+#:

4%8$;$2:

"+"/$2

2$*6%+'$+#"+"/$5$+# #%1'

4)5 8%.1'

/$# *$2;)($ 8%.1'

4";$ $)#4$2 2$*)/+ %2 %6# 3-,

# (1")5$'

"/")+ )+#)5"#$'

"&%2$*")'

&"(# 0"?%.2(.5%+()1)"#)%+

&&)($2:

"11"?/"24

"2)'"?"':

;)'$ 1$##$2 '"#$'

, ,,

4$ (1")5$'

8$+# #2")+ ,, 2$6%2#$'

%&&)($ 2$*6%+'$+# "+"/$5$+# ,,:

?.# %&&)($ (1%*$'

'"@ '.$ *%5$ 4%1)'"@ #4$2$"&#$2:

,,:

"+/$2 %&&)($ #%1'

4)5 5.*# %6# 3- %#4$28)*$ 8%.1'

"11%8$'

8%29 "11 #4$2$ +% ;"("+(@ 4)5 %&&)($,

$#)#)%+$2 +$># (1")5$'

#$1$/2"64)("11@ )+&%25$'

2$*6%+'$+#"+"/$5$+#

"2)'"?"'

2$/"2')+/ "&%2$*")'

5"##$2 #4$+ 2$#.2+$'

"2)'"?"',

4$ 5")+#")+$'

$561%@$$* %&&)($ 2$*6%+'$+# "+"/$5$+# "1*% &%2($'

%6# 3-,

)#4 "&%2$*")'

61$"*:

(1")5$'

2$)+*#"#$5$+# 8)#4 (%+#)+.)#@ *$2;)($ %#4$2 ?$+$&)#*,

+ %#4$2 4"+':

"&%2$*")'

(1")5 (%+#$*#$'

2$*6%+'$+#"+"/$5$+# /2%.+'

2$6%2#$'

%&&)($ ,, "1*% 2$5")+$'

62$*$+# %&&)($ ,,:

?.# #4$2$"&#$2 ')'

"##$+'

%&&)($ #4$2$ *#"2#$'

"?*$+#)+/ 4)5*$1& &2%5 8)#4 $&&$(# &2%5 ,, "+':

#4$2$&%2$:

4)5*$1& 1$&# A%?

2$*6%+'$+# "+"/$5$+# #$25)+"#$'

*$2;)($*,

# *.?5)##$'

)+&"(# #42$$ $561%@$$* %&&)($ 2$#)2$'

&2%5 *$2;)($ .+'$2 3- "+':

#4$2$&%2$:

#2"+*&$22$'

&)11 .6 ;"("+# 6%*#:

#4$2$&%2$:

$+#)#1$'

"+@ 2$1)$&,

4$ 61$"

"?"+'%+5$+# *$2;)($ "* 8$11 "* %?A$(#)%+ 2$/"2')+/

A.2)*')(#)%+ 2")*$'

2$*6%+'$+#"+"/$5$+# 62"@$2 ')*5)**"1 (1")5 *#"#$5$+# 5"'$,

+ ?"*)* 61$"')+/* 6"2#)$*:

)**.$* 8$2$ &2"5$'

6"2#)$* 1$'

#4$)2 2$*6$(#);$ $;)'$+($,

=, 6%+ (%+*)'$2)+/ 5"#$2)"1 $;)'$+($ ";")1"?1$ 2$(%2':

?$1%8:

;)'$ )56./+$'

"8"2'

'"#$'

,,=

++$>.2$ :

"+*8$2$'

2$&$2$+($ "/")+*# 2$A$(#$'

(1")5 6$#)#)%+$2,

, + "&%2$5$+#)%+$'

()2(.5*#"+($*:

&)1$'

)+*#"+# 6$#)#)%+ ?$&%2$ #4)* %.2#,

, 0$"2+$'

(%.+*$1 6$#)#)%+$2:

84)1$ 2$)#$2"#)+/ &"(#* 5$+#)%+$'

6$#)#)%+:

"2/.$'

?$1%8 $22$'

1"8 &"(# 6"**)+/ )56./+$'

"8"2',

# *.?5)##$'

2$*6%+'$+# "+"/$5$+# "(#."11@ #$25)+"#$'

*$2;)($* .+'$2 /"2?

#2"+*&$2 %2'$2 "* 2$&.*$'

%6# 3-,

# *.?5)##$'

"1#4%./4 "(($6#$'

#2"+*&$2 %2'$2 2$6%2#$'

4$++"):

4%8$;$2:

"11%8$'

A%)+ #4$2$ "* 8$11,

0$"2+$'

(%.+*$1 *.?5)#* ?$1%8 82%+/1@ 2$1)$'

($2#")+ 1$##$2* 82)##$+ 2$*6%+'$+#"+"/$5$+# &")1$'

"662$()"#$ (%+'.(# 2$*6%+'$+#"+"/$5$+# #%8"2'* 6$#)#)%+$2,

# *.?5)##$'

#4$2$ *.&&)()$+# $;)'$+($ 2$(%2'

"?%.# 2$*6%+'$+#7* (%+'.(#:

4%8$;$2:

*"5$ (%+*)'$2$'

?$1%8,

0$"2+$'

(%.+*$1 *.?5)#* ?$1%8 82%+/1@ %?*$2;$'

2$*6%+'$+#"+"/$5$+# 8$11 8)#4)+ )#* 2)/4# #2"+*&$2

&2%5

"2)'"?"'

;)$8 1".*$ )#* $2#)&)$'

-#"+')+/

2'$2*,

((%2')+/1@:

)# *.?5)##$'

)56./+$'

"8"2'

*$# "*)'$,

B, $2 (%+#2":

1$"2+$'

(%.+*$1 2$*6%+'$+#"+"/$5$+# %66%*$'

62"@$2 1$"2+$'

(%.+*$1 *.?5)##)+/ ?$1%8 (%+*)'$2$'

"11 *.?5)**)%+* 2")*$'

)+*#"+# 6$#)#)%+ 6"**$'

8$11 2$"*%+$'

A.*#)&)$'

%2'$2:

84)(4 '%$* ("11 "+@ )+#$2&$2$+($ #4)* %.2#,

# *.?5)##$'

#$25* 1".*$ $2#)&)$'

-#"+')+/

2'$2*:

"661)("?1$ 2$*6%+'$+# "+"/$5$+#:

#2"+*&$22$'

84$2$ ')'

2$6%2# ,, "1*% 2$5")+$'

62$*$+# %&&)($ ,, ?.# *.?*$<.$+#1@:

')'

2$6%2# 8,$,&, ,,, # *.?5)##$'

*$2;)($* 8$2$ +$;$2 #$25)+"#$'

)+&"(#:

;"2)%.* 1$##$2* 8$2$ 82)##$+ ("11)+/ 4)5 A%)+ 61"($ 6%*#)+/ *)5)1"2 %&&$2 5"'$ 4)5 '.2)+/ (%+()1)"#)%+ 62%($$')+/*:

4%8$;$2:

')'

(%5$ &%28"2'

A%)+ 61"($ 6%*#)+/,

((%2')+/1@:

)# (%+#$+'$'

$+#)#1$'

"+@ 2$1)$& 62"@$2 ')*5)**"1 )+*#"+# 6$#)#)%+ 5"'$,

, 4";$ 4$"2'

1$"2+$'

(%.+*$1 2$*6$(#);$ 6"2#)$* 4";$ 6$2.*$'

6"6$2?%%9 8)#4 #4$)2 "?1$ "**)*#"+($,

* 2$/"2'* "661)("?)1)#@ $2#)&)$'

-#"+')+/

2'$2* (%+($2+$':

2$($+#1@ 4"2"#)@"

C"5/"2 C"25"(4"2) "4"*"+/4 ;, *,

)28"@* 0#',:

-.62$5$ %.2# = :

%+7?1$ -.62$5$ %.2# %?*$2;$'

($2#)&)$'

*#"+')+/ %2'$2* 4";$ "

*#"#.#%2@ &%2($ -#"+')+/

2'$2 )561)$* "

(%+#2"(# ?$#8$$+ $561%@$2 8%295"+,

4$2$&%2$:

)& #2"+*&$22$'

&2%5

"2)'"?"'

#$25* 1".*$ $2#)&)$'

-#"+')+/

2'$2*:

*"5$

("++%# &".1#$'

8)#4,

* 2$/"2'* *#"+'

6.2*."+($ #2"+*&$2 /%+$ 4$++"):

4%8$;$2:

6$25)##$'

6$2&%25 #4$2$D ?$1%8:

(%+*)'$2)+/ 5"#$2)"1 $;)'$+($ ";")1"?1$ 2$(%2':

2$#.2+$'

&%11%8)+/ &)+')+/*

! "

( #

)

* +

# - ( +.+/+++

+0+/+++

# +0+/+++

- (

4 #

* 3)

' # 6

)

! "

* 3+

* 8

+)+//++

! "

! 4"

// 9

% :

/8 & 5

;

6$2.*"1 "&%2$*")'

&)+')+/* 8%.1'

2$;$"1 2$*6%+'$+#"+"/$5$+# 1$'

*.&&)()$+# $;)'$+($ 2$(%2'

*4%8 ("11$'

2$*.5$ 61"($ 6%*#)+/ 2$($)6# 1$##$2* 4";$ 62%;$'

2$(%2',

# "1*% (%5$ 2$(%2'

6.2*."+($ 1$##$2* 2$($);$'

6$#)#)%+$2:

')'

/% "/")+ +%2 ')*(1%*$'

'"#$* 84$+ (1")5$'

4";$ ;)*)#$'

%&&)($ 2$*6%+'$+#"+"/$5$+#

"2)'"?"',

# "1*% (%5$ 2$(%2'

5"'$ "+@ (%561")+# "+@ ".#4%2)#@ 1"?%.2 '$6"2#5$+# "11%8$'

6$2&%25 4$++"),

?$1%8 2$(%2'$'

&)+')+/ 2$"(4$'

,, *"5$ '"@:

/%# *$"# #)(9$# 2$*$2;$'

#2")+ 2$#.2+ A%.2+$@ $8 $14), 4.*:

+% )+#$+#)%+ A%)+ *#"@ "+':

#4$2$&%2$:

)# ?$1)$'

"11$/"#)%+ 2"+(4 "+"/$2 2$*6%+'$+# "+"/$5$+# 2$&.*$'

4)5 A%)+ '.#@, %+*$<.$+#1@:

&)+')+/ 2$#.2+$'

?$1%8 )# 84% )+#$2$*#$'

6$2&%25)+/ 6.2*."+($ #2"+*&$2 %2'$2,

, 4$ "&%2$*")'

&"(#."1 &)+')+/* 2$#.2+$'

?$1%8 4";$ ')*1%'/$'

1$"2+$'

(%.+*$1 ?$&%2$ #4)* %.2#,

4$2$&%2$:

%+($ &")1$'

62%;$ 2$(%2'

"+"/$5$+# "11%8$'

4)5

6$2&%25 2"#4$2 "

&)+')+/ 2$(%2'$'

?$1%8 )# 6$#)#)%+$2:

84% )+#$2$*#$'

6$2&%25)+/ 6.2*."+($ #2"+*&$2 %2'$2:

"((%2')+/1@:

5@ (%+*)'$2$'

;)$8:

?$1%8 A.*#)&)$'

/2"+#)+/ "+@ 2$1)$& 6$#)#)%+$2,

.2#4$25%2$:

6"2"5$#$2* $>$2()*$ A.2)*')(#)%+ )/4 %.2# .+'$2

2#)(1$ %+*#)#.#)%+ +')"

("*$* )+;%1;)+/ (4"11$+/$ "8"2'

6"**$'

0"?%.2 %.2# +'.*#2)"1 %2'$2* 6"**$'

%#4$2 A.')()"1 <."*)A.')()"1 ?%')$* "2$ 8$11 '$&)+$',

($2#)%2"2) ("+ )**.$'

(%22$(#)+/ $22%2* A.2)*')(#)%+ (%55)##$'

)+&$2)%2 %.2#* %2 2)?.+"1*,

("+ "1*% )**.$'

84$2$ $>$2()*$ A.2)*')(#)%+ (%+&$22$'

)#:

%.2# %2 "(#* )11$/"11@ %2

)562%6$21@ ),$, )# '$()'$* "

<.$*#)%+ 8)#4%.# /);)+/ "+ %66%2#.+)#@ 4$"2'

6"2#@ "&&$(#$'

%2'$2 %2 84$2$ 62%($'.2$ "'%6#$'

)# %66%*$'

62)+()61$* +"#.2"1 A.*#)($, %8$;$2:

)# 5.*# 2$5$5?$2$'

A.2)*')(#)%+ )/4 %.2# )**.$ "

($2#)%2"2) "

*.6$2;)*%2@ A.2)*')(#)%+ "66$11"#$ %+$, 4)* +$($**"2)1@ 5$"+* &)+')+/ &"(# 2$"(4$'

)+&$2)%2 %.2# %2 2)?.+"1:

"* "

2$*.1# "662$()"#)%+ $;)'$+($:

("++%# 2$%6$+$'

%2 <.$*#)%+$'

62%($$')+/* $>($6# 84$+ A.'/5$+#:

%2'$2 %2 "8"2'

*.&&$2* &2%5 "+ $22%2 1"8 "66"2$+# &"($ 2$(%2', 4)* "?*#2"(# *#"#$5$+# 1"8:

?.# ;$>$'

<.$*#)%+ "* 84"# "+ $22%2 1"8 "66"2$+# &"($ 2$(%2'

84"# ()2(.5*#"+($* "

&)+')+/ &"(# 2$(%2'$'

"+ )+&$2)%2 %.2# %2 %2 "

<."*)A.')()"1 ".#4%2)#@ ("+ (%22$(#$', 2%"'1@ *6$"9)+/:

"+ $22%2 1"8 %+$ 84)(4 ("+ ')*(%;$2$'

?"2$ 2$"')+/ A.'/5$+#:

%2'$2 %2 "8"2'

.+'$2 (4"11$+/$ "1%+/ 8)#4 '%(.5$+#* 84)(4 4";$ 2$1)$'

)+&$2)%2 %.2#:

%2 <."*)A.')()"1 ".#4%2)#@,

+ $22%2:

')*(%;$2@ 84)(4 6%**)?1$ %+1@ "&#$2 "

'$#")1$'

*(2.#)+@ $;)'$+($ 62%'.($'

6"2#)$* 1$+/#4@ '$?"#$ ?"2 ("++%# 2$/"2'$'

"* "+ $22%2 1"8 6.26%*$ "

($2#)%2"2),

&)+')+/ &"(# 2$(%2'$'

"+ )+&$2)%2 %.2# %2 ("+ (%22$(#$'

%+1@ )& )# *4%8+ 2$(%2')+/ *")'

&)+')+/ %.2# %2 $22%+$%.*1@ 2$&.*$'

"'5)# "'5)**)?1$ 5"#$2)"1 $;)'$+($ %2 $22%+$%.*1@ "'5)##$'

)+"'5)**)?1$ $;)'$+($ *"5$ )+&1.$+($'

)56./+$'

&)+')+/, -)5)1"21@:

&)+')+/ &"(# ?"*$'

+% $;)'$+($ 8%.1'

2$/"2'$'

"* "+ $22%2 1"8 84)(4 ("+ (%22$(#$'

($2#)%2"2), %8$;$2:

*.&&)()$+(@ %2 "'$<."(@ $;)'$+($ 2$1)$'

)+&$2)%2 %.2# %2 %2 <."*)A.')()"1 ".#4%2)#@ ("++%# /%+$ )+#% )/4 %.2# 84)1$ (%+*)'$2)+/ 62"@$2 )**.$ "

($2#)%2"2), 0)9$8)*$:

5$2$:

6%**)?)1)#@ &%25)+/ "

')&&$2$+# %6)+)%+ 2$"662$()"#)%+ $;)'$+($ 6"2#)$* *.&&)()$+# )**.$ "

($2#)%2"2) <

>< %

&9% .0?

< # ?@ < 3

> 7 >

&9% .+ < # 0@ B

< %

< 2

2 '

&9% .)?

< # .0@ %< < < C,

...!?"

%#% !# "

/D8 !<#"

B ...!0"

<# D+

3 <E &

9 &(B F

B /++/!)"

<# 0. =, %+*)'$2)+/ #%#"1)#@ ()2(.5*#"+($* 1)/4# 1$/"1 6%*)#)%+ )+')("#$'

"?%;$:

#4$2$ +% *(%6$ "+@ )+#$2&$2$+($ )56./+$'

8"2'

#4)* %.2#, %+*$<.$+#1@:

)+*#"+# 6$#)#)%+ &")1* *"5$ "((%2')+/1@ ')*5)**$',

6$+')+/ "661)("#)%+ *:

)& "+@:

*4"11 *#"+'

(1%*$',

,, *A9* 4$#4$2 *6$"9)+/ 2$"*%+$'

!$*

% 4$#4$2 2$6%2#"?1$ !$*