Management Of Hindustan Machine Tools ... vs Mohd. Usman And Anr. on 24 August, 1983
It is clear from the decision referred to above, that in the case of Mohd. Usman (supra) the Labour Court after considering the nature of misconduct, held that the punishment of termination of service was disproportionately heavy and, therefore, reduced the punishment to stoppage of the increments for two years. But from the facts of the aforesaid case, it is not clear as to what was the nature of misconduct said to have been committed by the employee by reason of which a lenient view in respect of award of punishment was taken.