Courts should be
reluctant to reduce the punishment on misplaced sympathy for
a workman. That, there is nothing wrong in the employer
losing confidence ... That, in such cases, there is no
place for generosity or misplaced sympathy on the part of
the judicial forums and interfering with the quantum
slightly different context, the Court is not required to show misplaced sympathy to such defaulters considering the position that they occupy. In the case ... Hullikatti the Apex Court again observed:
6. It is misplaced sympathy by the Labour Court in such cases when on checking it is found that
Court should be reluctant to reduce the punishment by way of misplaced sympathy for a workman. It has been held that, there is nothing wrong ... dismissal holding that there is no place for generosity or misplaced sympathy on the part of the judicial forums and no interference with the quantum
matter of course or on the ground of misplaced sympathy. Learned Counsel would submit that the Industrial Tribunal had misdirected itself in law in holding ... lenience whatever be the nature of the charges held proved. Misplaced sympathy and undue indulgence, for proved misconduct of gross indiscipline at the workplace
opinion, will
have no role to play. Sympathy, as is well-known, should not be misplaced.
In Maruti Udyog Ltd. v. Ram Lal & Others ... jurisdiction under Article 142 of the
Constitution of India on misplaced sympathy.
69. In Teri Oat Estates (P) Ltd. v. U.T., Chandigarh
jurisdiction under Article 142 of the Constitution
of India on misplaced sympathy.
69. In Teri Oat Estates (P) Ltd. v. U.T., Chandigarh ... statutory Rules.
6) The Court should not exercise its jurisdiction on
misplaced sympathy.
7) If the mischief played so widespread and all
pervasive, affecting
criticism that the
jurisdiction of the Courts tends to degenerate into
misplaced sympathy, generosity and private
benevolence. It is essential to maintain the integrity ... principled and supportable on those findings.
Expansive judicial mood of mistaken and misplaced
compassion at the expense of the legitimacy of the
process will eventually
employee the relief of reinstatement would be "an
act of misplaced sympathy which can find no
foundation in law or in equity." ( Vide
genuine sale transactions are guiding star in evaluating the evidence. Misplaced sympathies or undue emphasis solely on the claimants' right to compensation would place
that the arbitrator was guilty of misconduct and the award shows misplaced sympathy or, less generously, a pronounced bias in favour of the respondent
