The Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court has denied the appeal to reinstate Ram Niwas, a Maruti worker dismissed after violence erupted at the Manesar plant on July 18, 2012. Niwas was among 547 workers terminated by the company. Presiding Officer Kumud Gugnani stated in a 66-page order that his dismissal was "not wrong or illegal." She emphasized the need to maintain "strict discipline" in India's workforce to compete globally. The judge added, "the least that may be expected of the justice delivery department is not succumbing to the oft-repeated sentiment of showing empathy and compassion to the wrongdoer workman and thus breeding more indiscipline under the guise of beneficial legislation." Niwas's lawyer argued his client was not named in the FIR, Special Investigating Team report, or criminal proceedings related to the violence. They also said Niwas was dismissed without a proper internal probe or chance to defend himself. The company said Niwas took part in the violence. The court noted that "every person indulging in mob violence cannot be named in the FIR" and it was "nigh impossible to hold separate inquiries" for each of the 546 employees fired. Out of the 546 workers, around 350 continue legal battles under the Maruti Suzuki Struggle Committee to seek reinstatement. Khusiram, one of these workers, called the verdict a "setback" and said all cases share similar facts. Khusiram, from Bhiwani, was a fitter at Maruti when the violence left a human resources manager dead and 90 executives injured.