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Supreme Court (SC) Judgements on Payment of Bonus Act, 1965

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Payment of Bonus Act, 1965 Service and Labour Laws
 

List of Judgements

The Management of Worth Trust Vs. The Secretary, Worth Trust Workers Union

Judgement Date : april/2025, Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 320 SC

M/s. Creative Garments Ltd. Vs. Kashiram Verma

Judgement Date : march/2023, Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 207 SC

Independent Schools' Federation of India (Regd.) Vs. Union of India

Judgement Date : august/2022, Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 676 SC

H.R. Adyanthaya Vs. Sandoz (India) Ltd. [1994] INSC 424 (11 August 1994)

Judgement Date : august/1994, Citation : 1994 Latest Caselaw 418 SC

Workmen Vs. Kettlewell Bullen & Co. Ltd. [1994] INSC 4 (6 January 1994)

Judgement Date : january/1994, Citation : 1994 Latest Caselaw 4 SC

Swaraj Ashram Karamchari Sangh Vs. Swarajya Ashram [1993] INSC 439 (14 October 1993)

Judgement Date : october/1993, Citation : 1993 Latest Caselaw 432 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, the Union of Workmen employed by the respondent, Swarajya Ashram Sarvodaya Nagar in Kanpur, raised an industrial dispute concerning the payment of a 20% bonus on wages for the years 1965-66 to 1970-71. The Industrial Tribunal rejected the claim, stating that the respondent was exempt...

Jackson Co-Operative Credit Society Limited Vs. Co-Operative Banks & Societies Employees Federation & Ors [1989] INSC 119 (31 March 1989)

Judgement Date : march/1989, Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 119 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, a Co-operative Society, has submitted this appeal with special permission against the order issued by the High Court in a writ petition it filed, in which the High Court annulled the award of the Industrial Tribunal. In the contested order, the High Court determined that the appellant...

Dishergarh Power Supply Company Ltd., Calcutta & ANR Vs. Workmen of Dishergarh Supply Co. Ltd. & Ors [1986] INSC 128 (15 July 1986)

Judgement Date : july/1986, Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 128 SC

Headnote :

A disagreement concerning the bonuses owed to the workers of the two appellant companies for the fiscal year 1971-72 was brought to conciliation under section 12(1) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The workers argued before the Conciliation Officer that they were entitled to a bonus equivalent...

Radhu K. Kakde of Bombay Inhabitant, Bombay Vs. Union of India & Ors [1985] INSC 249 (11 December 1985)

Judgement Date : december/1985, Citation : 1985 Latest Caselaw 249 SC

Headnote :

Before July 1, 1942, the armed forces of the country were provided with canteen services by a company called \"Canteen Contractors\' Syndicate.\" On June 13, 1942, the defense department took control of this company, and it was subsequently operated by the Government of India under the name \"Cantee...

Sakhkkar Mills Mazdoor Sangh Vs. Gwalior Sugar Co. Ltd. [1985] INSC 32 (22 February 1985)

Judgement Date : february/1985, Citation : 1985 Latest Caselaw 32 SC

Headnote :

The initial respondent, a company involved in sugar manufacturing, employed both permanent and seasonal workers.The employer denied bonus payments to seasonal employees, arguing that they were not employed year-round. This led to a dispute between the management and the appellant union, which was su...

Rashtriya Mill Mazdoor Sangh, Nagpur Vs. The Model Mills, Nagpur & ANR [1984] INSC 170 (18 September 1984)

Judgement Date : september/1984, Citation : 1984 Latest Caselaw 170 SC

Headnote :

The appellant-Union issued a notice demanding the payment of bonuses for the years 1964-65 to 1967-68. This issue was brought to conciliation, where the Conciliation Officer determined that a resolution could not be reached and issued a certificate under Section 73A of the Bombay Industrial Relation...

A.V. Nachane & ANR Vs. Union of India & ANR [1981] INSC 210 (28 December 1981)

Judgement Date : december/1981, Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 210 SC

Headnote :

The Life Insurance Corporation was established under the Life Insurance Corporation Act of 1956, which aimed to nationalize the life insurance sector in India by transferring all related businesses to the Life Insurance Corporation of India. According to Section 11(1) of the Act, the employees of th...

Vazir Sultan Tobacco Co. Ltd. Vs. Commlssioner of Income-Tax Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad [1981] INSC 171 (25 September 1981)

Judgement Date : september/1981, Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 171 SC

Headnote :

The Super (Profits Tax) Act of 1963 and the Company\'s (Profits) Sur-tax Act of 1964, which have nearly identical schemes and main provisions, impose a special tax on the excess profits earned by companies. This special tax applies to the portion of a company\'s \"chargeable profits\" from the previ...

Union of India & Ors Vs. R. C. Jain & Ors [1981] INSC 36 (17 February 1981)

Judgement Date : february/1981, Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 36 SC

Headnote :

Section 32(iv) of the Payment of Bonus Act states that the Act does not apply to employees working for establishments involved in any industry operated by or under the authority of any Central Government, State Government, or local authority.The Delhi Development Authority, established under the [De...

Managing Director, Chalthan Vibhag Sahakarikhand Udyog, Cha Vs. Government Labour Officer & Ors [1981] INSC 23 (4 February 1981)

Judgement Date : february/1981, Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 23 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, which operates a sugar factory, classified the retaining allowance paid to workers during the off-season as part of their wages under the Employees\' Provident Fund Act, 1972, but excluded it from consideration under the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965. Following a reference of an industri...

Hukam Chand Jute Mills Ltd. Vs. Second Industrial Tribunal, West Bengal & Ors [1979] INSC 79 (11 April 1979)

Judgement Date : april/1979, Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 79 SC

Headnote :

The appellant mills had been providing a customary bonus to their employees for several years. Following the amendment of the Bonus Act, 1965 in 1976 by Act 23 of 1976, the management refused to pay the customary bonus that the workers claimed. Consequently, the State Government referred the dispute...

Basti Sugar Mills Co. Ltd. Vs. State of U.P. & ANR [1978] INSC 162 (11 September 1978)

Judgement Date : september/1978, Citation : 1978 Latest Caselaw 162 SC

Headnote :

The appellant operates two sugar factories located in different areas, among approximately 71 such factories in Uttar Pradesh (U.P.). The sugar industry significantly contributes to the economy of U.P., and sugar is classified as an essential commodity. Consequently, these factories and the workforc...

Management of Central Coal Washery Vs. Workmen & ANR [1978] INSC 112 (21 July 1978)

Judgement Date : july/1978, Citation : 1978 Latest Caselaw 112 SC

Headnote :

The appellant organization, established as an independent entity distinct from Hindustan Steel Ltd., was responsible for managing the three coal washeries located at Dugda, Bhojudih, and Patherdih. It maintained separate financial records for its operations and prepared individual balance sheets and...

Madan Mohan Pathak Vs. Union of India & Ors [1978] INSC 42 (21 February 1978)

Judgement Date : february/1978, Citation : 1978 Latest Caselaw 42 SC

Headnote :

Occasionally, the Life Insurance Corporation and its employees reached agreements regarding the terms and conditions of service for Class III and Class IV employees, including the bonuses they would receive. Clause (8) of the Settlement dated January 24, 1974, which addressed bonus payments, stipula...

K.C. P. Employees' Association, Madras Vs. Management of K. C. P. Ltd., Madras [1978] INSC 14 (24 January 1978)

Judgement Date : january/1978, Citation : 1978 Latest Caselaw 14 SC

Headnote :

The management-respondent is a public limited company engaged in three business ventures: the production of sugar, cement, and heavy engineering machinery, located at different sites. Regarding the workers at the engineering unit known as Central Workshops, which was facing financial difficulties, t...

Ghaziabad Engineering Co. (P) Ltd. Vs. Certifying Officer, Kanpur & ANR [1978] INSC 5 (13 January 1978)

Judgement Date : january/1978, Citation : 1978 Latest Caselaw 5 SC

Headnote :

The workmen of the appellant company claimed twelve days of paid casual leave and sought changes to the Standing Orders under the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act of 1946. The certifying officer, after considering (a) the financial status of the appellant\'s business, which included a 20%...

Mumbai Kamgar Sabha, Bombay Vs. M/S Abdulbhai Faizullabhai & Ors [1976] INSC 46 (10 March 1976)

Judgement Date : march/1976, Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 46 SC

Headnote :

A considerable number of workmen were employed by a large number of small businessmen in a locality in the city. Prior to 1965, the employers made ex-gratia payment to the workers by way of bonus which they stopped from that year. A Board of Arbitrators appointed under s. 10A of the Industrial Di...

Workmen of M/S Firestone Tyre & Rubber Co.Of India (P) Limi Vs. Firestone Tyre & Rubber Company [1976] INSC 26 (13 February 1976)

Judgement Date : february/1976, Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 26 SC

Headnote :

The company that manufactures tyres in Bombay experienced a general strike at its factory from March 3, 1967, to May 16, 1967, and again starting October 4, 1967. As a result of the resulting shortage of tyres, the company had to lay off 17 of its 30 employees at the Delhi distribution office, as we...

Workmenof National & Grindlays Bank Ltd. Vs. The National & Grindlays Bank Ltd. [1976] INSC 5 (16 January 1976)

Judgement Date : january/1976, Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 5 SC

Headnote :

Following negotiations between the respondent-Bank and its employees (appellants), an industrial dispute regarding bonuses for the years 1956 to 1964 was resolved on an ad hoc basis. However, by the time this settlement occurred, the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965 had already come into effect. For the a...

Central Inland Water Transport Corporation Ltd. Vs. Their Workmen [1975] INSC 122 (2 May 1975)

Judgement Date : may/1975, Citation : 1975 Latest Caselaw 122 SC

Headnote :

The River Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. operated passenger and cargo services in inland waters and owned a dock known as Rajabagan Dockyard, where it performed repairs on its vessels. The Government of India acquired the majority of the company\'s shares and provided significant financial support. By 19...

Anandji Haridas & Co. Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Engineering Mazdoor Sangh & ANR [1975] INSC 33 (13 February 1975)

Judgement Date : february/1975, Citation : 1975 Latest Caselaw 33 SC

Headnote :

Section 7 of the Bonus Act outlines the method for calculating the direct tax owed by an employer when determining the available surplus. Clause (e) of Section 7 states that no consideration shall be given to any \'rebate\', \'relief\', or deduction in the payment of direct taxes permitted under any...

Workmen Vs. Management of Sijua (Jherriah) Electric Supply Co. Ltd. [1973] INSC 176 (25 September 1973)

Judgement Date : september/1973, Citation : 1973 Latest Caselaw 176 SC

Headnote :

The conflict between the respondent company and the workers centered on the allowable additions and deductions to profits when determining the bonus owed to the workers as per the Bonus Act. The disagreement involved three specific items listed in the profit and loss statement, which were also the f...

The Workmen of H.M.T. & ANR Vs. The Presiding Officer, National Tribunal, Calcutta & Ors [1973] INSC 70 (3 April 1973)

Judgement Date : april/1973, Citation : 1973 Latest Caselaw 70 SC

Headnote :

Unit No. IV of Hindustan Machine Tools, a public sector enterprise, was established in Kalamassery, Kerala in 1963.Production and sales at this unit commenced in 1965-66. In an industrial dispute brought before the National Tribunal in Calcutta, the workers of Unit No. IV sought bonuses for the year...

Workmen of M/S Bata Shoe Co., (P) Ltd. Vs. M/S Bata Shoe Co. (P) Ltd. [1972] INSC 128 (1 May 1972)

Judgement Date : may/1972, Citation : 1972 Latest Caselaw 128 SC

Headnote :

A conflict emerged between the respondent company and the appellants\' workers regarding the payment of profit bonuses under the Payment of Bonus Act of 1965. The company and the appellants, represented by their Union, had been entering into various agreements over time, with the most recent being t...

Employers In Relation To The Management Indian Cable Co. Vs. Their Workmen [1972] INSC 104 (11 April 1972)

Judgement Date : april/1972, Citation : 1972 Latest Caselaw 104 SC

Headnote :

The appellant company announced a bonus of 13.51% for the fiscal year 1955-56. The workers requested a bonus of 20%, which is the maximum allowed under the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965. The disagreement regarding the bonus rate and the calculation of the available surplus was brought before the Indust...

Binny Ltd. Vs. Their Workmen & ANR [1972] INSC 56 (15 February 1972)

Judgement Date : february/1972, Citation : 1972 Latest Caselaw 56 SC

Headnote :

The appellant company was making two bonus payments each year: one for the half-year ending on June 30 and the other for the half-year ending on December 31. These payments were based on the profits earned by the company and were not tied to any employment condition, custom, or festival. When the Pa...

Indian Oxygen Limited Vs. Their Workmen [1971] INSC 342 (9 December 1971)

Judgement Date : december/1971, Citation : 1971 Latest Caselaw 342 SC

Headnote :

In the accounting year 1964-65, Indian Oxygen Ltd. was obligated to pay a bonus in accordance with the Payment of Bonus Act of 1965.The company\'s financial statements for that year were approved on February 12, 1966. The company calculated the bonus at a rate of 17.58% of the total annual wages, in...

Indian Link Chain Manufactures Ltd. Vs. Their Workmen [1971] INSC 250 (17 September 1971)

Judgement Date : september/1971, Citation : 1971 Latest Caselaw 250 SC

Headnote :

The appellant was established as a public limited company around 1956 and began its production activities around 1958. It had a workforce of approximately 170 employees, with 156 of them being daily rated workers, who are the respondents in this appeal. In 1962, the workers raised certain demands, l...

Delhi Cloth & General Mills Co. Ltd. Vs. Workmen [1971] INSC 236 (3 September 1971)

Judgement Date : september/1971, Citation : 1971 Latest Caselaw 236 SC

Headnote :

The appellant is a public limited company that operates several industrial units, including the Delhi Cloth Mills (D.C.M.) and the Swatantra Bharat Mills (S.B.M.). Although the company prepares separate balance sheets and profit and loss statements for each mill, bonuses for the workers have histori...

Workmen of William Jacks & Co. Ltd., Madras Vs. Management of William Jacks & Co. Ltd., Madras [1971] INSC 131 (28 April 1971)

Judgement Date : april/1971, Citation : 1971 Latest Caselaw 131 SC

Headnote :

The appellants, who are employees of the respondent, asserted that they were entitled to receive a bonus at the maximum rate of 20% of their annual wages for the years 1964 and 1965. However, the respondent argued that there was no surplus available, and therefore, the obligation to pay a bonus for...

Remington Rand of India Ltd. Vs. The Workmen [1969] INSC 294 (17 October 1969)

Judgement Date : october/1969, Citation : 1969 Latest Caselaw 294 SC

Headnote :

An industrial dispute involving the appellant company and its employees concerning issues such as bonuses, medical benefits, and gratuity was referred to the Industrial Tribunal by the State Government of Madras on April 6, 1965, for resolution. The Tribunal awarded a bonus of 20% of the consolidate...

Management of Fertilizer Corporation Ofindia Vs. The Workmen [1968] INSC 278 (15 November 1968)

Judgement Date : november/1968, Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 278 SC

Headnote :

In the first year of production, the appellant Corporation, a Central Government Undertaking, awarded an ad hoc bonus to its employees for their commendable performance. In the following year, the appellant provided bonuses based on the recommendations of the Bonus Commission and also made ex-gratia...

Mental Box Co. of India Ltd. Vs. Their Workmen [1968] INSC 197 (20 August 1968)

Judgement Date : august/1968, Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 197 SC

Headnote :

In a conflict between the appellant and its employees regarding the calculation of bonuses under the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965, the Company argued that the total surplus amounted to Rs. 49.96 lakhs, of which Rs. 29.98 lakhs was the allocable surplus. The employees contested this calculation, assert...

Sanghi Jeevaraj Ghewar Chand & Ors Vs. Secretary, Madras Chillies, Grains Kirana Merchants [1968] INSC 155 (16 July 1968)

Judgement Date : july/1968, Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 155 SC

Headnote :

The appellants consist of: (i) a business with fewer than 20 employees that is not classified as a factory; and (ii) a public sector establishment. The issue at hand is whether, due to the inapplicability of the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965—in the first instance due to the exclusion under section 1(...

Delhi Cloth & General Mills Co. Ltd. Vs. The Workmen & Ors [1966] INSC 225 (14 October 1966)

Judgement Date : october/1966, Citation : 1966 Latest Caselaw 226 SC

Headnote :

Four matters stemming from industrial disputes between the Management of Delhi Cloth Mills and Swatantra Bharat Mills (both part of the same company) and their employees were brought before the Industrial Tribunal. The third issue in the reference questioned the legality and justification of the str...

Jalan Trading Co. Private Ltd. Vs. Mill Mazdoor Union [1966] INSC 132 (5 August 1966)

Judgement Date : august/1966, Citation : 1966 Latest Caselaw 132 SC

Headnote :

While a reference under Section 73-A of the Bombay Industrial Relations Act, 1946 was pending before the Industrial Tribunal in Bombay regarding a demand for bonus payments for the years 1961 and 1962, the President promulgated the Payment of Bonus Ordinance 3 of 1965 on May 29, 1965, effective imme...