1968 Supreme(Bom) 103
J.R.VIMULDALAL
K. G. Hiranandani – Appellant
Versus
Bharat Barrel and Drum Mfg. Co. Pvt. Ltd. – Respondent
JUDGMENT - (1) This is a suit field by the plaintiff to recover damages for wrongful termination of service amounting to Rs. 92,019.54, together with interest from the date of suit, from his former employers, the defendants. It is really not necessary for me to refer to the facts of this case in detail for the simple reason that after issues were raised and some evidence recorded, Mr. Daji for the defendants very fairly made a statement that his clients did not desire to dispute the wrongful termination of the services of the plaintiff on which the present suit is based, but would confine the contest to the issues relating to damages, with the result that only Issues Nos. 4, 5, 7 and 8 survived in the present suit. A few facts may however, be mentioned at the very outset. The plaintiff retired on superannuation from his service with the Western Railway in which he was, at the time of his retirement on the 7th January 1962, holding the post of Deputy Chief Mechanical Engineer and was drawing a salary of Rs. 1,600 per month/ On the 12th February 1962 the Defendants employed him in the grade of Rs. 1500-100-2000 as the General Manager-in-charge of their barrel factory in Bombay, and t
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