S.Chandrasekaran vs The Director General Of Police on 30 March, 2012
15. Habitual absenteeism is a gross violation of discipline, as held in Burn & Co.Ltd. and Others v. Their Employees, AIR 1959 SC 529: 1959-I-LLJ-450. In the said case, an employee, who absented without leave or permission, was dismissed from service, following a domestic enquiry. The Industrial Tribunal directed reinstatement. When the matter was adjudicated before the Supreme Court, it was held that absence of a workman without permission and without any leave application for the same, amounts to gross violation of discipline, entailing dismissal from service. The Supreme Court further held that if such a workman is dismissed by his employer, Industrial Tribunal should not order for reinstatement. The Apex Court held that,--