There is a limit to freedom of speech, the Bombay High Court stated during a hearing. Any inflammatory material should be removed right away if it is discovered. We can’t hold off on more outcomes.
This observation was made on Tuesday by Justice Milind Jadhav’s single bench, which was sustaining the decision to fire a worker at Hitachi Astemo, a manufacturer of auto parts.
Understand the nature of the issue
Two Facebook posts critical of Hitachi Estemo had been made by an employee. The worker was then fired from their position. The employee then went to the Labor Court, where the Labor Court reversed the employee’s dismissal order. Subsequently, the business challenged the Labor Court’s ruling in an appeal to the High Court.
The employee’s Facebook post is offensive, the court concluded.
The employee was found guilty by the High Court, which heard the full case. In the decision, Justice Jadhav stated that these aggressive and anti-company posts were published with the goal of stirring enmity.
The court declared that such conduct must be strongly condemned. We should take immediate action to stop these provocative things.
The High Court declared, with terrible results
“Speech and freedom of speech cannot be allowed to go beyond a certain limit,” the bench stated in its order. This might have terrible effects if it is permitted.
Justice Jadhav continued, saying, “We cannot and should not wait for its bad consequences in such inflammatory cases.” We must stop these things before they start. If not, it will convey the incorrect message to society as a whole.
Identification of any employee’s discipline
“Discipline is the identity of any employee,” the court declared. The worker is in charge of making sure that business as usual continues both inside and outside the building. In the age of technology, everyone owns a cell phone. All day, every day. Using a mobile device makes accessing Facebook accounts easier.
What states the business?
During the salary settlement dispute, Hitachi alleged that the employee had made two posts on his Facebook account. The business added that the posts damaged the company’s reputation, incited employees to rebel against the management, and were defamatory.
The employee was fired from his position on May 2, 2018, after an investigating officer for the corporation declared him guilty in 2018.
