10. Mr. Mehta, learned Counsel for the petitioner has relied on the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Rama Kant Misra v. State of U. P. and Ors., reported in AIR 1982 SC 1552 in which on page 1554 at para 7 the Hon'ble Supreme Court has observed as under :-
(iii) The decision of the Supreme Court in Rama Kant Misra v. State of Uttar Pradesh and Ors., (supra) has no application, as it was a case of mere use of abusive language. The instant case is not a case of mere filmy language, but also a case of assault on the Warehouse Manager and he was pushed down from the chair by the petitioner, the telephone instrument was thrown upon him, he was kicked with foot, chappals, etc. Therefore, the said decision of the Supreme Court has no application to the facts of the case.
In Rama Kant Mishra v. State of U.P. reported
1982 (3) SCC 346, their Lordships of the Supreme Court
interfered with an award of the Labour Court which had
upheld the dismissal of an employee found guilty of
using indiscreet, improper and abusive language and
threatening postures. The court held that mere use of
such language without any other misconduct during 14
years of service did not warrant penalty of dismissal
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from service. The court substituted the penalty of
dismissal by withholding of two increments with future
effect.
10. Mr. Mehta, learned counsel for the petitioner has relied on the judgement of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of RAMA KANT MISRA VS. STATE OF U.P. AND OTHERS reported in AIR 1982 SC 1552 in which on page 1554 at para 7 the Hon'ble Supreme Court has observed as under:-
In Rama Kant Misra v. State of U.P. the Supreme Court held that with the insertion of Section 11A, the Labour Court has the jurisdiction and power to substitute its measure of punishment in place of the managerial wisdom once it is satisfied that the order of discharge or dismissal was not justified in the facts and circumstances of the case, and the Supreme Court, in exercise of its jurisdiction under Article 136 can examine whether the Labour Court has properly approached the matter for exercising or refusing to exercise its power under Section 11 A.D.A. Desai, J., speaking for the Court makes some instructive observation in that case in paragraph 6 which reads as under: