Termination of Contract of Employee - compensation

“When a Claimant has been wrongly dismissed or his contract of engagement has been wrongly terminated, damages cannot include compensation for injured feelings, for the manner of his dismissal or for the loss he may sustain from the fact that his having been dismissed makes it more difficult for him to obtain fresh employment: Addis v Gramophone [1909] AC 488 ; Johnson v Unisys Ltd [2003] 1 AC 518 ;McGregor on Damages (17 ^th ed) 28–018 to 28–019, 28–023 to 28–024 pp 950–952, 954–955 

Winding up & Employment Due

Employment dues are 'debts' within the scope of Section 434 of the Companies Act, 1956 - Pawan Kumar Khullar v. Kaushal Leather Board Limited, AIR 1996 MP 85.


But See Contrary view taken in  116 Comp Cas 448 (2003), Suryanarayana v. Stiles Ltd. (AP)