Principle

 LABOUR LAW — Employment Contract — Reinstatement — Not Available for Ordinary Contract of Service

Area of law
 LABOUR LAW
Court
Supreme Court

Specific performance is not available for contracts of service. Reinstatement cannot be ordered in ordinary master-servant relationships. The exception is statutory employment where the statute provides special protection. The court may grant a declaration that employment still subsists only in exceptional circumstances. The principle is…

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