Srinagar, April 26 -- An employee cannot be denied salary on the principle of 'no work no pay' for any act or omission on the part of the employer, the High Court of J&K and Ladakh ruled on Friday.
The court while dismissing an appeal filed by J&K Horticulture Produce Marketing and Processing Corporation (HPMC), underlined that the principle of "no work no pay" can be put into operation when the employee remains out of service because of his own act, omission or fault.
It cannot be so when an employee is kept away from the work by any act or omission on the part of the employer, a division bench comprising a bench of Justice Rajnesh Oswal and Justice Mohammad Yousuf Wani said.
The Corporation had challenged a single bench verdict of the ...