Wrongful termination and gainful employment during the process of court case
Dear Ma'am/Sir,
I'm seeking advice on wrongful termination and backwages in case of gainful employment during the course of writ petition proceedings in High court and the final judgement/ verdict of reinstatement is given. Also after reinstatement, can the employer again terminate me by giving me three months notice period pay, without giving any substantial information about my termination?
Please find time to answer my specific queries.
Regards,
Rajesh Ranjit
Asked 6 years ago in Labour
Do I need to inform the High court, where I've filed a writ petition, that the management has selected a new Principal in my position(after my illegal termination) who would join on or after Monday, 14 October. In such case, as the matter is in court, reinstatement becomes impossible, they need to compensate me for illegal termination till the end of the contractual period ie March 2019, even if I take up employment elsewhere, after they appoint a new Principal in my disputed position.
What do you say regarding this?
Do my advocate mentioned with rejoinders after 14th(or before) because logically if they have employed someone in a disputed position, they are doing so under the pretext that they are right and legal in terminating my services. In such case when we ultimately win the case by proving wrongful termination on their part, the only recourse available for me is to get compensated for back wages from the date of illegal termination and forward wages till the end of contractual period even if I take up employment elsewhere to sustain myself. Logically it is not just a matter of my sustainance. It is also a matter of my career, continuity in service without any break( my career will get affected due to time spent on court case and my remaining out of touch with my profession), my fruitful mental and physical engagement as an Educationist and career growth.
Is there an option of taking permission from court to take up engaging and gainful employment else where even if I get an interim relief from the court for half pay (and other benefits like money in lieu of residence and other benefits in the position of Principal), keeping me in suspension, till the dispute is resolved?
Because the whole story may change once I take up employment elsewhere before they employ anyone in my position. Once they employ a new Principal in my disputed position, I've full right to take up employment elsewhere to protect my career as reinstatement is impossible?
Asked 6 years ago
In such case it is only back wages and compensation for illegal termination and spoiling the career prospects and forward wages till the contractual period ie till March end 2021, which will be a logical recourse.
By any chance is it possible to get full salary compensation till the end of the contractual period, even if I take up gainful employment elsewhere, after they appoint a person in my position.
They may also act intelligently and not appoint the new person as the Principal. They may appoint him as an associate director or consultant and make the existing Head Mistress the acting Principal and ask her to sign documents as the acting Principal. The moment court case gets over, they may appoint the new person as the Principal. They may use such strategy. In such case prima facie can we question the new appointment of the new Principal or Director?
Asked 6 years ago