Vasanti M. Shah vs All India Handloom Fabrics Marketing ... on 31 August, 1984
11 The learned counsel for Mr. Raut contended that such action
should be condoned firstly because that was a part of the mass-
movement and because Mr. Raut were pushed to indulge in such act
by the Management. Heavy reliance is placed on the observations
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of the Division Bench of the Gujarat High Court in the case of
Vasanti (supra) by the learned counsel for Mr. Raut and also by the
Labour Court. In the case of Vasanti, she was a senior sales
assistant in the All India Handloom Fabrics Marketing Co-operative
Society Ltd.. Allegation against her was that, she alongwith the
others, protested against the transfer of some of the employees and
sat outside the office and indulged into anti-canvassing activity.
There was no violence. She was proceeded with and a disciplinary
action was taken against her. In this connection the Division
Bench observed that the mass-movement and actions taken by the
striking workmen cannot be judged on the touchstone of cold logic,
detached form from the atmosphere when the actions take place.