Bharat Forge Co. Ltd. v. Uttam Manohar Nakate

Uttam was a helper in Bharat Forge. After five months of disciplinary hearings, the company fired him in January 1984. Uttam went to court, which found the company guilty of "unfair labour practice" and forced the factory to take Uttam back and pay him 50 percent of his lost wages. The company appealed the decision before the Bombay High Court and eventually to the Supreme Court of India, reported as AIR 2005 SC 947. ==Judgment==

In 2005 the Supreme Court came to the conclusion that the company had the right to fire him. ==Significance==

Nakate's case is often used as an example of the problems with Indian labour law system of requiring government approval before dismissals can take effect. ==See also==