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Supreme Court (SC) Judgements on Industrial Disputes Act, 1947

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Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 Service and Labour Laws
 

List of Judgements

UCO Bank & Anr. Vs. Vijay Kumar Handa

Judgement Date : april/2025, Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 326 SC

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

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

Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd. & Anr. Vs. Satya Ram & Anr.

Judgement Date : march/2025, Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 230 SC

Dr. Sunil Kumar Singh Vs. Bihar Legislative Council (Through Secretary) and Ors.

Judgement Date : february/2025, Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 183 SC

Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation Vs. Mahadeo Krishna Naik

Judgement Date : february/2025, Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 157 SC

Shripal & Anr. Vs. Nagar Nigam, Ghaziabad

Judgement Date : january/2025, Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 105 SC

Dushyant Janbandhu Vs. M/s. Hyundai Autoever India Pvt. Ltd.

Judgement Date : december/2024, Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 774 SC

Ganapati Bhikarao Naik Vs. Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd.

Judgement Date : november/2024, Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 710 SC

M/s. HPCL Bio-Fuels Ltd. Vs. M/s. Shahaji Bhanudas Bhad

Judgement Date : november/2024, Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 695 SC

Lenin Kumar Ray Vs. Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd.

Judgement Date : october/2024, Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 658 SC

Fuleshwar Gope Vs. Union of India & Ors.

Judgement Date : september/2024, Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 595 SC

Shaji Poulose Vs. Institute of Chartered Accountants of India & Ors.

Judgement Date : may/2024, Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 364 SC

Bharti Airtel Limited Vs A.s. Raghavendra

Judgement Date : april/2024, Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 207 SC

Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. Vs. Brajrajnagar Coal Mines Workers' Union

Judgement Date : march/2024, Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 158 SC

Union of India & Ors. Vs. K. Suri Babu

Judgement Date : november/2023, Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 892 SC

Bhartiya Kamgar Karmachari Mahasangh Vs. M/s. Jet Airways Ltd.

Judgement Date : july/2023, Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 582 SC

All India Judges Association Vs. Union of India

Judgement Date : may/2023, Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 517 SC

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

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

South Eastern Coalfield Ltd. & Ors. Vs. Gulshan Prakash

Judgement Date : february/2023, Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 118 SC

D.N. Krishnappa Vs. The Deputy General Manager

Judgement Date : december/2022, Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 962 SC

M/s. New Noble Educational Society Vs. The Chief Commissioner of Income Tax 1

Judgement Date : october/2022, Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 841 SC

Jeetubha Khansangji Jadeja Vs. Kutchh District Panchayat

Judgement Date : september/2022, Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 755 SC

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

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

St. Mary's Education Society Vs. Rajendra Prasad Bhargava

Judgement Date : august/2022, Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 662 SC

M/s. Mitra S.P. (P) Ltd. & Anr. Vs. Dhiren Kumar

Judgement Date : august/2022, Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 611 SC

Ibrat Faizan Vs. Omaxe Buildhome Pvt. Ltd.

Judgement Date : may/2022, Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 423 SC

Ranbir Singh Vs. SK Roy, Chairman, Life Insurance Corp. of India

Judgement Date : april/2022, Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 364 SC

Maniben Maganbhai Bhariya Vs. District Development Officer Dahod

Judgement Date : april/2022, Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 352 SC

Allahabad Bank Vs. Avtar Bhushan Bhartiya

Judgement Date : april/2022, Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 345 SC

Sunil Kumar Jain Vs. Sundaresh Bhatt

Judgement Date : april/2022, Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 321 SC

Bata India Ltd. Vs. Workmen of Bata India Ltd.

Judgement Date : march/2022, Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 270 SC

United Bank of India Vs. Bachan Prasad Lall

Judgement Date : february/2022, Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 147 SC

Union of India Appellant Vs. Alapan Bandyopadhyay

Judgement Date : january/2022, Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 14 SC

Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation Vs. Gajadhar Nath

Judgement Date : december/2021, Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 650 SC

The Chairman, State Bank of India Vs. M. J. James

Judgement Date : november/2021, Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 570 SC

K.V. Anil Mithra Vs. Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit

Judgement Date : october/2021, Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 527 SC

P.B. Nayak Vs. Managing Director, Bhilai Steel Plant

Judgement Date : october/2021, Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 521 SC

Caparo Engineering India Ltd. Vs. Ummed Singh Lodhi

Judgement Date : october/2021, Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 518 SC

Milkhi Ram Vs. Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board

Judgement Date : october/2021, Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 490 SC

State of Madhya Pradesh V. Somdutt Sharma

Judgement Date : september/2021, Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 451 SC

Standard Chartered Bank Vs. R.C. Srivastava

Judgement Date : september/2021, Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 449 SC

M/s. New Victoria Mills Vs. Shrikant Arya

Judgement Date : september/2021, Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 437 SC

Ram Manohar Lohia Joint Hospital Vs. Munna Prasad Saini

Judgement Date : september/2021, Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 405 SC

Common Cause (A Registered Society) Vs. Union of India

Judgement Date : september/2021, Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 379 SC

Ranbir Singh Vs. Executive Eng. P.W.D.

Judgement Date : september/2021, Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 370 SC

Madras Bar Association Vs. Union of India

Judgement Date : july/2021, Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 273 SC

PASL Wind Solutions Private Ltd. Vs. GE Power Conversion India Private Ltd.

Judgement Date : april/2021, Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 216 SC

Headnote :

A. Under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act of 1996, specifically Sections 2(1)(f) and 4, regarding arbitration and the selection of a seat, two companies incorporated in India have agreed that Zurich, Switzerland will serve as the juridical seat of arbitration. This designation has been clearly e...

PASL Wind Solutions Private Ltd. Vs. GE Power Conversion India Private Ltd.

Judgement Date : april/2021, Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 215 SC

Headnote :

A. Under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act of 1996, specifically Sections 2(1)(f) and 4, regarding arbitration and the selection of a seat, two companies incorporated in India have agreed in their contract that Zurich, Switzerland will serve as the juridical seat of arbitration. This designation...

Kalpraj Dharamshi Vs. Kotak Investment Advisors Ltd.

Judgement Date : march/2021, Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 139 SC

Headnote :

A. Limitation Act, 1963, Sections 14 and 29(2) - Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, Sections 61 and 239A - Appeal - Limitation - Exclusion of Time - The NCLAT dismissed the respondent\'s objection regarding the appellant\'s delay in filing an appeal against the NCLT\'s order, allowing the appella...

State of Uttarakhand Vs. Smt. Sureshwati

Judgement Date : january/2021, Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 32 SC

Headnote :

The Industrial Disputes Act of 1947, specifically Sections 10, 23, and 25B, addresses the order of reinstatement. If an employer does not conduct an inquiry before dismissing or discharging a worker, they can still justify their actions in front of the Labour Court by presenting evidence. The entire...

M/s. Padia Timber Company Pvt. Ltd. Vs. The Board of Trustees of Visakhapatnam Port Trust through its Secretary

Judgement Date : january/2021, Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 5 SC

Headnote :

According to Section 4 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872, an offer must be absolute, and both the offer and its acceptance must be based on three essential elements: certainty, commitment, and communication. If the acceptor introduces new conditions while accepting a contract that has already been pr...

C. BRIGHT vs. DISTRICT COLLECTOR

Judgement Date : november/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 599 SC

Headnote :

NOTICEAccording to Section 14 of the SARFAESI Act, the requirement for the District Magistrate to transfer possession of a secured asset within 30 days is considered a directory provision.Under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002,...

SATISH CHANDER AHUJA vs. SNEHA AHUJA

Judgement Date : october/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 561 SC

Headnote :

CRUCIALDomestic Violence Act - Shared Household - Definition - A shared household does not refer to the household of a joint family of which the husband is a member or in which the husband of the aggrieved person has a share.CRUCIALThe residence of a woman in a household must indicate a degree of pe...

RANA NAHID @ RESHMA @ SANA vs. SAHIDUL HAQ CHISTI

Judgement Date : june/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 403 SC

Headnote :

CRUCIALMuslim women - Can Family Court consider maintenance petitions under the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act? - Divided Verdict - Case referred to a Larger Bench.R. Banumathi, J.A. Family Courts Act, 1984 Section 7 Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 Section 125 Muslim Women (Protect...

INSPECTOR GENERAL OF REGISTRATION, TAMIL NADU vs. K. BASKARAN

Judgement Date : june/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 396 SC

Headnote :

CRUCIALStamp duty - The appellate authority is empowered to increase the market value of a property when reviewing an appeal submitted by registrants if any clear illegality is identified.If the authority requests any information, records, or inputs, this alone does not constitute a delegation of es...

FICUS PAX PRIVATE LIMITED vs. UNION OF INDIA

Judgement Date : june/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 392 SC

Headnote :

IMPORTANTEmployers are not required to pay wages to their employees for the duration that their businesses are closed due to the lockdown.According to the Disaster Management Act, 2005, Section 10(2)(l) - Regarding the full payment of wages to employees during the lockdown, it has been determined th...

WORKMEN THROUGH THE CONVENER FCI LABOUR FEDERATION vs. RAVUTHAR DAWOOD NASEEM

Judgement Date : may/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 370 SC

Headnote :

IMPORTANTContempt - No contempt proceedings can be initiated based solely on a general directive to regularize and departmentalize the relevant workers.According to Article 129 of the Constitution of India, 1950, and Section 10(1)(d) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, failure to comply with the d...

PANDURANG GANPATI CHAUGULE vs. VISHWASRAO PATIL MURGUD SAHAKARI BANK LIMITED

Judgement Date : may/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 356 SC

Headnote :

CRUCIALThe recovery process outlined in Section 13 of the SARFAESI Act applies to Cooperative Banks.The Reserve Bank of India exercises significant and comprehensive control over primary credit societies engaged in banking activities.Co-operative banks, whether established under State legislation or...

SUSHILABEN INDRAVADAN GANDHI vs. NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED

Judgement Date : april/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 311 SC

Headnote :

A. According to Section 2(s) of the Workmen\'s Compensation Act, 1923, there is a distinction between a contract of service and a contract for service. The key test is that in a contract for service, the master can dictate what tasks need to be completed, whereas in a contract of service, the master...

VINOD RAVJIBHAI RAJPUT vs. STATE OF GUJARAT

Judgement Date : february/2020, Citation : 2020 Latest Caselaw 157 SC

Headnote :

The Class IV Posts in Inferior Services within the Gujarat Secretariat and Non-Secretariat Offices Recruitment Rules, 2005, specifically Rules 2 to 7, address the termination of services and reinstatement. The appellant was appointed as a full-time Gallery Attendant in Group IV with the approval of...

KANDLA PORT WORKERS UNION vs. FCI

Judgement Date : december/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 1214 SC

Headnote :

In 1964, under Section 12A of the Foods Corporation of India, the Central Government transferred 15 employees from KPT to FCI. The Kandla Port Workers Union raised concerns about the transfer, questioning why only these 15 regular employees were granted transfers while the remaining 306 work charge...

ROJER MATHEW vs. SOUTH INDIAN BANK LTD.

Judgement Date : november/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 1093 SC

Headnote :

CRUCIALThe Ministry of Law and Justice has been instructed to conduct a \'Judicial Impact Assessment\' for all tribunals established by Parliament and to present the findings to the appropriate legislative authority.Rajan Gogoi, CJI. N.V.Ramana and Sanjiv Khanna, JJ.A. Constitution of India, 1950 Ar...

JOHN D SOUZA vs. KARNATAKA STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION

Judgement Date : october/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 976 SC

Headnote :

According to the Industrial Disputes Act of 1947, specifically Sections 10(i)(c) and (d), 11A, and 33(2)(b), regarding dismissal from service, the Labour Court or Industrial Tribunal\'s scope and authority during an inquiry is defined. It has been determined that while conducting an inquiry under Se...

STATE OF WEST BENGAL vs. CALCUTTA CLUB LIMITED

Judgement Date : october/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 943 SC

Headnote :

IMPORTANTIncorporated Clubs are exempt from GST - The doctrine of mutuality applies to these clubs - Services rendered to members of Incorporated Clubs are not subject to Service Tax.A. Article 366(29-A)(e) of the Constitution of India, 1950 - West Bengal Sales Tax Act, 1994, Sections 2(10) and 9 -...

RAI BAHADUR NARAIN SINGH SUGAR MILLS LTD vs. MANGEY RAM

Judgement Date : september/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 910 SC

Headnote :

IMPORTANTThe Labour Court lacks the authority to first determine the entitlement of workers and then calculate the benefits based on that determination.According to Section 33C(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, the Labour Court does not have the jurisdiction to initially assess the entitlemen...

GENERAL MANAGER, ELECTRICAL RENGALI HYDRO ELECTRIC PROJECT vs. SRI GIRIDHARI SAHU

Judgement Date : september/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 823 SC

Headnote :

IMPORTANTCertiorari may be granted when a clear jurisdictional error is established.A. Constitution of India, 1950 Article 226 Writ of certiorari - Scope - An erroneous decision regarding a matter within the Tribunal\'s authority does not automatically qualify the writ applicant for a writ of certio...

M/S SHREE VISHAL PRINTERS LTD. ETC. ETC vs. REGIONAL PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER

Judgement Date : september/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 821 SC

Headnote :

A. Under Section 16 of the Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952, the exemption from the Act\'s provisions is intended for new establishments. This Act is designed to be beneficial, and the initial exemption period of five years, later reduced to three years, was meant to...

PREM SINGH vs. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH SECRETARY

Judgement Date : september/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 806 SC

Headnote :

According to Rule 3(8) of the U.P. Retirement Benefit Rules, 1961, and Regulation 370 of the Uttar Pradesh Civil Services Regulations, the provision in Regulation 370 has been annulled. Consequently, the service rendered by employees in work charge establishments will now be recognized as qualifying...

JAYANTIBHAI vs. MUNICIPAL COUNCIL NARKHED

Judgement Date : august/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 747 SC

Headnote :

Unlawful termination - Reinstatement without back pay - Denying back wages to an employee who has been harmed by the employer\'s illegal actions effectively punishes the employee while benefiting the employer by relieving them of the responsibility to pay back wages and other benefits. The allegatio...

Asst. Provident Fund Commissioner EPFO, Bareilly v. M/s U.P. State Warehousing Corp.

Judgement Date : august/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 723 SC

Headnote :

The Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act of 1952, specifically Sections 2F and 7A, addresses the determination of funds owed by employers. The question arises whether workers engaged in loading and unloading activities in warehouses are entitled to benefits under this Act. If t...

Dharamraj Nivrutti Kasture v. Chief Executive Officer

Judgement Date : july/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 625 SC

Headnote :

The Maharashtra Recognition of Trade Unions & Prevention of Unfair Labour Practices Act, 1971, specifically Sections 28 along with clauses 1(a), (b), (d), (e), and (f) of Schedule IV, and the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, Section 25F, address compensation in lieu of reinstatement. In this case, the...

Dharamraj Nivrutti Kasture v. Chief Executive Officer

Judgement Date : july/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 618 SC

Headnote :

The Maharashtra Recognition of Trade Unions and Prevention of Unfair Labour Practices Act, 1971, specifically Sections 28 in conjunction with clauses 1(a), (b), (d), (e), and (f) of Schedule IV, along with Section 25F of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.

State Bank of India Vs. Mohammad Badruddin

Judgement Date : july/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 564 SC

Steel Authority of India Ltd. Vs. Jaggu

Judgement Date : july/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 539 SC

The Superintending Engineer TWAD Board Vs. M. Natesan

Judgement Date : may/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 492 SC

Globe Ground India Employees Union Vs. Lufthansa German Airlines

Judgement Date : april/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 415 SC

Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority Vs. Karamjit Singh

Judgement Date : april/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 383 SC

Sunil Kumar Biswas Vs. Ordinance Factory Board

Judgement Date : march/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 316 SC

Dilip Mani Dubey Vs. M/s. Siel Ltd.

Judgement Date : march/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 259 SC

Federation of Bank of India Staff Unions Vs. Union of India

Judgement Date : march/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 206 SC

TAMIL NADU POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD Vs STERLITE INDUSTRIES (I) LTD. & ORS

Judgement Date : february/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 144 SC

Headnote :

The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, and the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 are referenced. The Supreme Court has determined that an order issued by the State Government under Section 18 of the Water Act, which is not...

GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI Vs UNION OF INDIA

Judgement Date : february/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 130 SC

Headnote :

The Constitution of India, specifically Articles 226, 239, and 239AA, establishes that when the executive branch of the Delhi Government makes a decision, the Lieutenant Governor (LG) has the authority to form his own opinion on any matter, which may differ from the decision made by his Ministers. S...

TAMIL NADU ELECTRICITY BOARD Vs TNEB-THOZHILALAR AYKKIYA SANGAM

Judgement Date : february/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 126 SC

Headnote :

The Supreme Court, in reference to Section 18(1) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, noted that the Dearness Allowance for the Board\'s employees should be aligned with what the State government provides to its own employees. The Court pointed out that both the Single Judge and the Division Bench...

BUNDI ZILA PETROL PUMP DEALERS ASSOCIATION BUNDI Vs SANYOJAK BUNDI ZILA PETROL MAZDOOR SANGH(B.M.S.)

Judgement Date : february/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 115 SC

Headnote :

The Industrial Disputes Act of 1947 has been addressed by the Supreme Court, which has overturned the decisions made by the Division Bench, the Single Judge, and the Industrial Tribunal. The case is now referred back to the Industrial Tribunal. The Supreme Court has permitted the Appellant to submit...

Deputy Executive Engineer Vs. Kuberbhai Kanjibhai

Judgement Date : january/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 16 SC

State of Uttarakhand Vs. Raj Kumar

Judgement Date : january/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 11 SC

Badri Vishal Pandey Vs. Rajesh Mittal

Judgement Date : january/2019, Citation : 2019 Latest Caselaw 7 SC

Shri H.D. Sharma Vs. Northern India Textile Research Association

Judgement Date : december/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 892 SC

Manju Saxena Vs. Union of India

Judgement Date : december/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 889 SC

Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Company Ltd. Vs. Engineering Workers' Association

Judgement Date : november/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 843 SC

Gottumukkala Venkata Krishamraju Vs. Union of India & Ors. [September 07, 2018]

Judgement Date : september/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 627 SC

Government of NCT of Delhi Vs. Union of India & Another [JULY 04, 2018]

Judgement Date : july/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 436 SC

DTC Security Staff Union (Regd.) Vs. DTC and another [May 11, 2018]

Judgement Date : may/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 363 SC

Paradeep Phosphates Limited Vs. State of Orissa & Ors. [APRIL 19, 2018]

Judgement Date : april/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 294 SC

Mohd. Ali Vs. State of H.P. and Others [APRIL 16, 2018]

Judgement Date : april/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 275 SC

Kurukshetra University Vs. Prithvi Singh [February 15, 2018]

Judgement Date : february/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 105 SC

National Kamgar Union Vs. Kran Rader Pvt. Ltd. & Ors. [January 5, 2018]

Judgement Date : january/2018, Citation : 2018 Latest Caselaw 4 SC

Mihir Kumar Hazara Choudhury Vs. Life Insurance Corpn. & ANR. [September 11, 2017]

Judgement Date : september/2017, Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 660 SC

Hind Kamgar Sanghatana Vs. Dai Ichi Karkaria Ltd. and ANR. [July 18, 2017]

Judgement Date : july/2017, Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 479 SC

Avishek Raja & Ors. Vs. Sanjay Gupta [JUNE 19, 2017]

Judgement Date : june/2017, Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 430 SC

M/S. Purohit and Company Vs. Khatoonbee and ANR. [FEBRUARY 9, 2017]

Judgement Date : february/2017, Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 119 SC

State Bank of India & Ors. Vs. Neelam Nag [16th September, 2016]

Judgement Date : september/2016, Citation : 2016 Latest Caselaw 661 SC

Ludovico Sagrado Goveia Vs. Cirila Rosa Maria Pinto and Ors. [September 6, 2016]

Judgement Date : september/2016, Citation : 2016 Latest Caselaw 640 SC

Avtar Singh Vs. Union of India & Ors. [July 21, 2016]

Judgement Date : july/2016, Citation : 2016 Latest Caselaw 510 SC

Gurjant Singh & Ors. Vs. State of Punjab & Ors. [JULY 01, 2016]

Judgement Date : july/2016, Citation : 2016 Latest Caselaw 455 SC

Raj Kumar Vs. Director of Education & Ors. [April 13, 2016]

Judgement Date : april/2016, Citation : 2016 Latest Caselaw 288 SC

A.K. Saxena Vs. State Bank of Patiala & Ors. [FEBRUARY 18, 2016]

Judgement Date : february/2016, Citation : 2016 Latest Caselaw 168 SC

Eastern Coalfields Ltd. Vs. Misri Yadav & Ors. [JANUARY 19, 2016]

Judgement Date : january/2016, Citation : 2016 Latest Caselaw 68 SC

State of West Bengal and Others Vs. R.K.B.K. Ltd. & ANR. [September 04, 2015]

Judgement Date : september/2015, Citation : 2015 Latest Caselaw 591 SC

Madras Bar Association Vs. Union of India & ANR. [MAY 14, 2015]

Judgement Date : may/2015, Citation : 2015 Latest Caselaw 377 SC

Nicholas Piramal India Ltd. Vs. Harisingh [April 30, 2015]

Judgement Date : april/2015, Citation : 2015 Latest Caselaw 343 SC

ONGC Ltd. Vs. Labour Union & Ors. [April 17, 2015]

Judgement Date : april/2015, Citation : 2015 Latest Caselaw 314 SC

State of U.P. Vs. Charan Singh [March 26, 2015]

Judgement Date : march/2015, Citation : 2015 Latest Caselaw 247 SC

M/S Bennet Coleman & Co. Ltd Vs. State of Bihar & Ors. [FEBRUARY 10, 2015]

Judgement Date : february/2015, Citation : 2015 Latest Caselaw 96 SC

S.T. Sadiq Vs. State of Kerala & Ors. [February 04, 2015]

Judgement Date : february/2015, Citation : 2015 Latest Caselaw 90 SC

Jasmer Singh Vs. State of Haryana & ANR. [JANUARY 13, 2015]

Judgement Date : january/2015, Citation : 2015 Latest Caselaw 27 SC

Sudarshan Rajpoot Vs. U.P. State Road Transport Corporation [November 18, 2014]

Judgement Date : november/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 710 SC

KSL & Industries Ltd. Vs. M/S Arihant Threads Ltd. & Ors. [OCTOBER 27, 2014]

Judgement Date : october/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 671 SC

Madras Bar Association Vs. Union of India and another [September 25, 2014]

Judgement Date : september/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 621 SC

Raghubir Singh Vs. General Manager, Haryana Roadways, Hissar [September 3, 2014]

Judgement Date : september/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 544 SC

Balwant Rai Saluja & ANR. Vs. Air India Ltd. & Ors. [AUGUST 25, 2014]

Judgement Date : august/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 518 SC

Sri Ram Builders Vs. State of M.P. & Ors. [April 25, 2014]

Judgement Date : april/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 318 SC

Rajasthan State TPT Corpn. & ANR. Vs. Bajrang Lal [March 14, 2014]

Judgement Date : march/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 180 SC

ABP Pvt. Ltd. & ANR. Vs. Union of India & Ors. [FEBRUARY 07, 2014]

Judgement Date : february/2014, Citation : 2014 Latest Caselaw 77 SC

B.S.N.L Vs. Bhurumal [December 11, 2013]

Judgement Date : december/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 867 SC

State of Jharkhand and Another Vs. Harihar Yadav and Others [November 22, 2013]

Judgement Date : november/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 805 SC

Balwant Rai Saluja& ANR. Etc. Etc. Vs. Air India Ltd. & Ors. [November 13, 2013]

Judgement Date : november/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 785 SC

M/s. Tata Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. Vs. State of Jharkhand & Ors. [SEPTEMBER 16, 2013]

Judgement Date : september/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 658 SC

Bank of Maharashtra Vs. Pandurang Keshav Gorwardkar & Ors. [MAY 7, 2013]

Judgement Date : may/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 366 SC

Sohan Lal Vs. State of Haryana & Ors. [May 1, 2013]

Judgement Date : may/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 342 SC

New Delhi Municipal Council Vs. Nanak Chand [April 3, 2013]

Judgement Date : april/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 258 SC

Chief Administrator, Housing Board Haryana Vs. Diwan Chand [April 03, 2013]

Judgement Date : april/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 255 SC

M/s Atlas Cycle (Haryana) Ltd. Vs. Kitab Singh [January 24, 2013]

Judgement Date : january/2013, Citation : 2013 Latest Caselaw 85 SC

Union of India & Ors. Vs. Gobinda Prasad Mula [December 05, 2012]

Judgement Date : december/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 699 SC

Pravin Gada and another Vs. Central Bank of India and others [December 3 2012]

Judgement Date : december/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 680 SC

Kanwar Singh Meena Vs. State of Rajasthan & ANR. [October 16, 2012]

Judgement Date : october/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 599 SC

M.R. Prabhakar and others Vs. Canara Bank and Others [October 3, 2012]

Judgement Date : october/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 559 SC

Radhey Shyam Vs Union of India [September 26, 2012]

Judgement Date : september/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 538 SC

Jai Prakash Singh Vs. The State of Bihar & ANR. Etc. [March 14, 2012]

Judgement Date : march/2012, Citation : 2012 Latest Caselaw 176 SC

Sunil Kr. Ghosh & Ors. Vs. K. Ram Chandran & Ors.

Judgement Date : november/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 851 SC

Employees Provident Fund Commissioner Vs. O.L. of Esskay Pharmaceuticals Limited

Judgement Date : november/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 823 SC

M/s L.N. Gadodia & Sons & ANR. Vs. Regional Provident Fund Commissioner

Judgement Date : september/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 741 SC

M/s. Delhi International Airport Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Union of India & Others

Judgement Date : september/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 710 SC

Bihar State Electricity Board & ANR. Vs. Ram Deo Prasad Singh & Ors.

Judgement Date : september/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 678 SC

Ethiopian Airlinest Vs. Ganesh Narain Saboo

Judgement Date : august/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 634 SC

Ethiopian Airlinest Vs. Ganesh Narain Saboo

Judgement Date : august/2011, Citation : 2011 Latest Caselaw 631 SC

Incharge Officer and ANR. Vs. Shankar Shetty [2010] INSC 693 (31 August 2010)

Judgement Date : august/2010, Citation : 2010 Latest Caselaw 625 SC

Vijaya Bank Vs. Shyamal Kumar Lodh [2010] INSC 456 (6 July 2010)

Judgement Date : july/2010, Citation : 2010 Latest Caselaw 450 SC

Union of India Vs. R. Gandhi [2010] INSC 393 (11 May 2010)

Judgement Date : may/2010, Citation : 2010 Latest Caselaw 386 SC

R.S.R.T.C. & Ors. Vs. Deen Dayal Sharma [2010] INSC 354 (5 May 2010)

Judgement Date : may/2010, Citation : 2010 Latest Caselaw 344 SC

M/S. Retu Marbles Vs. Prabhakant Shukla [2009] INSC 1780 (3 December 2009)

Judgement Date : december/2009, Citation : 2009 Latest Caselaw 969 SC

Sudhir Shantilal Mehta Vs. C.B.I. [2009] INSC 1421 (7 August 2009)

Judgement Date : august/2009, Citation : 2009 Latest Caselaw 667 SC

State of Uttaranchal Vs. Alok Sharma & Ors. [2009] INSC 769 (15 April 2009)

Judgement Date : april/2009, Citation : 2009 Latest Caselaw 394 SC

Rajasthan Gramin Bank Vs. Bishan Lal Bairwa [2009] INSC 730 (13 April 2009)

Judgement Date : april/2009, Citation : 2009 Latest Caselaw 355 SC

M/S. P.V.K.Distillery Ltd Vs. Mahendra Ram [2009] INSC 454 (2 March 2009)

Judgement Date : march/2009, Citation : 2009 Latest Caselaw 203 SC

State of Haryana Vs. Ramesh Kumar [2008] INSC 1103 (11 July 2008)

Judgement Date : july/2008, Citation : 2008 Latest Caselaw 606 SC

State of Kerala Vs B. Renjith Kumar & Ors [200] INSC (5 June 2008)

Judgement Date : june/2008, Citation : 2008 Latest Caselaw 501 SC

First Flight Couriers Ltd. Vs. Madan Lal [2008] INSC 373 (5 March 2008)

Judgement Date : march/2008, Citation : 2008 Latest Caselaw 253 SC

K.L.E Society and Ors Vs. Siddalingesh [2008] INSC 325 (3 March 2008)

Judgement Date : march/2008, Citation : 2008 Latest Caselaw 205 SC

State of Rajasthan Vs. Ganeshi Lal [2007] Insc 1244 (10 December 2007)

Judgement Date : december/2007, Citation : 2007 Latest Caselaw 31 SC

Madhya Pradesh Administration Vs. Tribhuban [2007] Insc 365 (5 April 2007)

Judgement Date : april/2007, Citation : 2007 Latest Caselaw 293 SC

State of Punjab & Ors Vs. Des Bandhu [2007] Insc 288 (15 March 2007)

Judgement Date : march/2007, Citation : 2007 Latest Caselaw 230 SC

J.K.Synthetics Ltd. Vs. K.P.Agrawal & Anr. [2007] Insc 77 (1 February 2007)

Judgement Date : february/2007, Citation : 2007 Latest Caselaw 77 SC

Gangadhar Pillai Vs. M/S. Siemens Ltd [2006] Insc 791 (10 November 2006)

Judgement Date : november/2006, Citation : 2006 Latest Caselaw 791 SC

State of Haryana Vs. Dilbagh Singh [2006] Insc 664 (18 October 2006)

Judgement Date : october/2006, Citation : 2006 Latest Caselaw 664 SC

State of Haryana Vs. Dilbagh Singh [2006] Insc 662 (18 October 2006)

Judgement Date : october/2006, Citation : 2006 Latest Caselaw 662 SC

A.P. Foods Vs. S. Samuel & Ors [2006] Insc 364 (4 July 2006)

Judgement Date : july/2006, Citation : 2006 Latest Caselaw 364 SC

Ceat Ltd. Vs. Anand Abasaheb Hawaldar & Ors [2006] Insc 78 (16 February 2006)

Judgement Date : february/2006, Citation : 2006 Latest Caselaw 78 SC

A.P.S.R.T.C. & Anr Vs. B.S. David Paul [2006] Insc 50 (1 February 2006)

Judgement Date : february/2006, Citation : 2006 Latest Caselaw 50 SC

M/S. U.P.S.R.T.C. Vs. Imtiaz Hussain [2005] INSC 691 (12 December 2005)

Judgement Date : december/2005, Citation : 2005 Latest Caselaw 687 SC

R.M. Yellatti Vs. The Asst. Executive Engineer [2005] Insc 623 (7 November 2005)

Judgement Date : november/2005, Citation : 2005 Latest Caselaw 620 SC

Air India Ltd. & Ors Vs. Vishal Capoor & Ors [2005] Insc 514 (28 September 2005)

Judgement Date : september/2005, Citation : 2005 Latest Caselaw 512 SC

State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr Vs. Brijpal Singh [2005] Insc 510 (27 September 2005)

Judgement Date : september/2005, Citation : 2005 Latest Caselaw 508 SC

V. Ramana Vs. A.P.S.R.T.C. & Ors [2005] Insc 466 (5 September 2005)

Judgement Date : september/2005, Citation : 2005 Latest Caselaw 465 SC

Binny Ltd. & ANR Vs. V. Sadasivan & Ors [2005] INSC 401 (8 August 2005)

Judgement Date : august/2005, Citation : 2005 Latest Caselaw 401 SC

Manager, R.B.I., Bangalore Vs. S. Mani & Ors [2005] INSC 173 (14 March 2005)

Judgement Date : march/2005, Citation : 2005 Latest Caselaw 173 SC

Mahindra And Mahindra Ltd. Vs. N.B. Narawade [2005] INSC 120 (22 February 2005)

Judgement Date : february/2005, Citation : 2005 Latest Caselaw 120 SC

J.H. Jadhav Vs. M/S. Forbes Gokak Ltd [2005] INSC 95 (11 February 2005)

Judgement Date : february/2005, Citation : 2005 Latest Caselaw 95 SC

M/S Maruti Udyog Ltd. Vs. Ram Lal & Ors [2005] INSC 57 (25 January 2005)

Judgement Date : january/2005, Citation : 2005 Latest Caselaw 57 SC

State of Punjab Vs. Jagir Singh [2004] Insc 583 (27 September 2004)

Judgement Date : september/2004, Citation : 2004 Latest Caselaw 543 SC

Delhi Transport Corporation Vs. Shyam Lal [2004] Insc 452 (12 August 2004)

Judgement Date : august/2004, Citation : 2004 Latest Caselaw 414 SC

Delhi Transport Corporation Vs. Sardar Singh [2004] Insc 451 (12 August 2004)

Judgement Date : august/2004, Citation : 2004 Latest Caselaw 413 SC

Bajaj Auto Ltd. Vs. Bhojane Gopinath D. & Ors [2003] INSC 653 (17 December 2003)

Judgement Date : december/2003, Citation : 2003 Latest Caselaw 645 SC

Vidyadharan Vs. State of Kerala [2003] INSC 505 (8 October 2003)

Judgement Date : october/2003, Citation : 2003 Latest Caselaw 499 SC

Azeez Sait & Ors Vs. Aman Bai & Ors [2003] INSC 503 (8 October 2003)

Judgement Date : october/2003, Citation : 2003 Latest Caselaw 497 SC

Sankar Ram And Co. Vs. Kasi Naicker & Ors [2003] INSC 329 (30 July 2003)

Judgement Date : july/2003, Citation : 2003 Latest Caselaw 326 SC

Bank of India & Ors Vs. O.P. Swarnakar [2002] INSC 557 (17 December 2002)

Judgement Date : december/2002, Citation : 2002 Latest Caselaw 557 SC

Sharad Kumar Vs. Govt. of Nct of Delhi & Ors [2002] INSC 192 (11 April 2002)

Judgement Date : april/2002, Citation : 2002 Latest Caselaw 192 SC

Workmen Represented By Vs. Vs [2001] INSC 159 (21 March 2001)

Judgement Date : march/2001, Citation : 2001 Latest Caselaw 159 SC

T. Sudhakar Prasad Vs. Govt. of A.P. & Ors [2000] INSC 654 (13 December 2000)

Judgement Date : december/2000, Citation : 2000 Latest Caselaw 649 SC

Punjab & Sind Bank & Ors Vs. Sakattar Singh [2000] INSC 596 (29 November 2000)

Judgement Date : november/2000, Citation : 2000 Latest Caselaw 591 SC

Christian Medical College Vs. E.S.I.C [2000] INSC 582 (23 November 2000)

Judgement Date : november/2000, Citation : 2000 Latest Caselaw 577 SC

Janatha Bazar Vs. Vs [2000] INSC 489 (21 September 2000)

Judgement Date : september/2000, Citation : 2000 Latest Caselaw 485 SC

M.C. Mehta Vs. Union of India & Ors [1998] INSC 633 (18 December 1998)

Judgement Date : december/1998, Citation : 1998 Latest Caselaw 633 SC

M.C. Mehta Vs. Union of India & Ors [1998] INSC 625 (18 December 1998)

Judgement Date : december/1998, Citation : 1998 Latest Caselaw 625 SC

All India Radio Vs. Shri Santosh Kumar & Anr, [1998] INSC 72 (5 February 1998)

Judgement Date : february/1998, Citation : 1998 Latest Caselaw 72 SC

Colour-Chem Limited Vs. A.L. Alaspurkar & Ors [1998] INSC 65 (5 February 1998)

Judgement Date : february/1998, Citation : 1998 Latest Caselaw 65 SC

Indian Bank Vs. K. Usha & ANR [1998] INSC 35 (26 January 1998)

Judgement Date : january/1998, Citation : 1998 Latest Caselaw 35 SC

Union of India Vs. Gurbachan Singh & ANR [1997] INSC 437 (21 April 1997)

Judgement Date : april/1997, Citation : 1997 Latest Caselaw 373 SC

Raj Kumar Gupta Vs. Lt. Governor, Delhi & Ors [1996] INSC 1396 (5 November 1996)

Judgement Date : november/1996, Citation : 1996 Latest Caselaw 910 SC

Pfizer Ltd. Vs. Mazdoor Congress & Ors [1996] INSC 965 (16 August 1996)

Judgement Date : august/1996, Citation : 1996 Latest Caselaw 672 SC

M.C. Mehta Vs. Union of India & Ors [1996] INSC 763 (8 July 1996)

Judgement Date : july/1996, Citation : 1996 Latest Caselaw 503 SC

Dr. H. Mukherjee Vs. S.K. Bhargava [1996] INSC 511 (9 April 1996)

Judgement Date : april/1996, Citation : 1996 Latest Caselaw 327 SC

Sultan Singh Vs. State of Haryana & ANR [1995] INSC 826 (12 December 1995)

Judgement Date : december/1995, Citation : 1995 Latest Caselaw 741 SC

B.C. Chaturvedi Vs. Union of India & Ors [1995] INSC 609 (1 November 1995)

Judgement Date : november/1995, Citation : 1995 Latest Caselaw 598 SC

Air India Vs. Union of India & Ors [1995] INSC 316 (18 July 1995)

Judgement Date : july/1995, Citation : 1995 Latest Caselaw 311 SC

Syed Azam Hussaini Vs. The Andhra Bank Ltd. [1995] INSC 100 (31 January 1995)

Judgement Date : january/1995, Citation : 1995 Latest Caselaw 98 SC

Papnasam Labour Union Vs. Madura Coats Ltd. [1994] INSC 658 (8 December 1994)

Judgement Date : december/1994, Citation : 1994 Latest Caselaw 652 SC

Ashok Kumar Jain Vs. State of Bihar [1994] INSC 657 (8 December 1994)

Judgement Date : december/1994, Citation : 1994 Latest Caselaw 651 SC

Ram Pukar Singh Vs. Heavy Engineering Corpn [1994] INSC 439 (31 August 1994)

Judgement Date : august/1994, Citation : 1994 Latest Caselaw 433 SC

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

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

Hindustan Lever Ltd. Vs. B.N. Dongre [1994] INSC 402 (26 July 1994)

Judgement Date : july/1994, Citation : 1994 Latest Caselaw 396 SC

Indian Nut Products Vs. Union of India [1994] INSC 320 (12 May 1994)

Judgement Date : may/1994, Citation : 1994 Latest Caselaw 315 SC

Syndicate Bank Vs. K.Umesh Nayak [1994] INSC 191 (19 March 1994)

Judgement Date : march/1994, Citation : 1994 Latest Caselaw 188 SC

S.K. Maini Vs. Carona Sahu Co. Ltd. [1994] INSC 165 (8 March 1994)

Judgement Date : march/1994, Citation : 1994 Latest Caselaw 163 SC

O.M. Bhargava Vs. Satyavati Bhargava & Ors [1994] INSC 140 (23 February 1994)

Judgement Date : february/1994, Citation : 1994 Latest Caselaw 138 SC

M. Venugopal Vs. Divisional Manager [1994] INSC 72 (31 January 1994)

Judgement Date : january/1994, Citation : 1994 Latest Caselaw 71 SC

Union of India Vs. Baleshwar Singh [1994] INSC 8 (10 January 1994)

Judgement Date : january/1994, Citation : 1994 Latest Caselaw 8 SC

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

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

Yovan Vs. Management of India Cements Ltd. [1993] INSC 447 (15 October 1993)

Judgement Date : october/1993, Citation : 1993 Latest Caselaw 440 SC

Modi Industries Ltd. Vs. State of U.P [1993] INSC 444 (14 October 1993)

Judgement Date : october/1993, Citation : 1993 Latest Caselaw 437 SC

Hindustan Lever Vs. Hindustan Lever Mazdoor Sabha [1993] INSC 393 (28 September 1993)

Judgement Date : september/1993, Citation : 1993 Latest Caselaw 387 SC

Headnote :

The Court\'s Judgment was delivered by K. JAYACHANDRA REDDY, J. - Several employees\' unions, who are respondents in this case, submitted a series of writ petitions contesting the legality of a notification issued on October 9, 1992, by the Industries, Energy and Labour Department of the Maharashtra...

Govind Bapu Salvi & Ors Vs. Vishwanath Janardhan Joshi [1993] INSC 376 (22 September 1993)

Judgement Date : september/1993, Citation : 1993 Latest Caselaw 370 SC

Headnote :

The appellants, who are employees of the respondent-Mint and currently residing in official quarters, submitted a claim under Section 33-C(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 to the labour court. They sought to have their overtime wages calculated based on their basic wages plus the house rent a...

Surendra Prasad Khugsal Vs. Chairman, Mmtc [1993] INSC 329 (30 August 1993)

Judgement Date : august/1993, Citation : 1993 Latest Caselaw 324 SC

S. Ganapathy & Ors Vs. Air India & Anr [1993] INSC 307 (16 June 1993)

Judgement Date : june/1993, Citation : 1993 Latest Caselaw 302 SC

Headnote :

The appellants, who are employees of Air India, faced penalties of removal or dismissal following disciplinary proceedings. They received a payment equivalent to one month\'s salary or wages, which was reduced by Rs. 10 or 15 to account for the monthly employment tax imposed on salary and wage earne...

D.K. Yadav Vs. J.M.A. Industries Ltd. [1993] INSC 268 (7 May 1993)

Judgement Date : may/1993, Citation : 1993 Latest Caselaw 264 SC

Headnote :

The company that responded terminated the appellant\'s employment on the basis that he had voluntarily been absent from work for over five days starting December 3, 1980, without leave or prior notification to management. As a result, he was considered to have resigned from his position and lost his...

Dr. Kashinath G. Jalmi & ANR Vs. Speaker & Ors [1993] INSC 180 (31 March 1993)

Judgement Date : march/1993, Citation : 1993 Latest Caselaw 177 SC

Headnote :

R.S., R.M., and S.B. were elected as Members of the Goa Legislative Assembly during the elections in November 1989. Following this, R.S. took office as Chief Minister and established his Council of Ministers, which included R.M. and S.B. as Ministers. Subsequently, the appellant in C.A. 1094/92, a M...

Workmen of Meenakshi Mills Ltd. Vs. Meenakshi Mills Ltd. & ANR [1992] INSC 160 (15 May 1992)

Judgement Date : may/1992, Citation : 1992 Latest Caselaw 160 SC

Headnote :

The legitimacy of Section 25-N in Chapter V-B of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, which was added by the Amendment Act of 1976 and sets forth conditions for the retrenchment of workers in industrial establishments, has been contested in various High Courts. There has been a divergence of opinions...

Management of M/S. Puri Urban Cooperative Bank Vs. Madhusudan Sahu & ANR [1992] INSC 136 (29 April 1992)

Judgement Date : april/1992, Citation : 1992 Latest Caselaw 136 SC

Headnote :

The respondent was hired by the appellant bank as an appraiser to evaluate and test gold ornaments that were to be pledged as collateral for loans, on a commission basis. His employment could be terminated at any time. After approximately one year and seven months, the appellant bank ended his servi...

Prantiya Vidhut Mandal Mazdoorfederation Vs. Rajasthan State Electricity Board & Ors [1992] INSC 116 (23 April 1992)

Judgement Date : april/1992, Citation : 1992 Latest Caselaw 116 SC

Headnote :

A conflict over wages and working conditions emerged between the State Electricity Board (Respondent No.1) and its employees. The parties reached a settlement, leading to the dispute being referred to arbitrators under the Industrial Disputes Act.The arbitrators reviewed the case and issued an award...

National Power Transmission Corporation Ltd. Vs. Corporate Executive Association of NTPC [1992] INSC 85 (13 March 1992)

Judgement Date : march/1992, Citation : 1992 Latest Caselaw 85 SC

Headnote :

The National Power Transmission Corporation (NPTC) was established on October 23, 1989. The Government of India issued directives for the transfer of assets and personnel from other generating organizations to NPTC. In line with these directives, the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) also re...

Chairman, Canara Bank, Bangalore Vs. M. S. Jasra & Ors [1992] INSC 69 (6 March 1992)

Judgement Date : march/1992, Citation : 1992 Latest Caselaw 69 SC

Headnote :

Respondent No. I, a Banking Officer at the Reserve Bank of India, applied for the position of Assistant General Manager at Lakshmi Commercial Bank and was selected, joining in March 1983. In 1985, following an application from the Reserve Bank under Section 45(1) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949,...

Coir Board, Ernakulam Cochin & ANR Vs. Indira Devi P.S. & Ors [1992] INSC 65 (4 March 1992)

Judgement Date : march/1992, Citation : 1992 Latest Caselaw 65 SC

Headnote :

In these appeals regarding a judgment from the Full Bench of the Kerala High Court, we need to determine whether the appellant, the Coir Board, qualifies as an industry as defined by the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The Coir Board, located in Ernakulam, Cochin, was established under the Coir Indus...

T .P. Srivastava Vs. National Tobacco Co. of India Ltd. [1991] INSC 265 (11 October 1991)

Judgement Date : october/1991, Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 265 SC

Headnote :

The appellant was employed by the respondent company as a Section Salesman. He was dismissed from his position on July 12, 1973, on the grounds of unauthorized absence since January 13, 1973.At the request of the appellant, the Government referred the matter to the Labour Court to determine whether...

General Manager, E.I.D. Parry (India) Ltd. Vs. Presiding Officer & Ors [1991] INSC 125 (2 May 1991)

Judgement Date : may/1991, Citation : 1991 Latest Caselaw 125 SC

Headnote :

The General Office Order No. 26, issued on December 1, 1943, by the Appellant-Company, stated that employees with 30 years of service or more would qualify for a \"Retiring Allowance\" (pension). Additionally, the order specified that all permanent employees who were employed by the Company before J...

Anand Bihari & Ors Vs. Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation, Jaipur Through I [1990] INSC 394 (20 December 1990)

Judgement Date : december/1990, Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 394 SC

Headnote :

The appellants in C.A. No. 1859-61 were employed as drivers and had served the respondent Corporation satisfactorily for a long time. However, during a medical examination, it was discovered that they had developed poor eyesight, rendering them unfit for driving buses. The respondent Corporation iss...

Mangananese Ore (India) Ltd. Vs. Chandi Lal Saha & Ors [1990] INSC 337 (1 November 1990)

Judgement Date : november/1990, Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 337 SC

Headnote :

The Government of India, through a notification issued under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, established the minimum wage rates for various categories of employees working in the Manganese Mines. The appellant Company was compliant with these minimum wage requirements for its workers. In addition, the...

S.P. Dubey Vs. M.P.S.R.T. Corpn. & ANR [1990] INSC 321 (23 October 1990)

Judgement Date : october/1990, Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 321 SC

Headnote :

The retirement age for employees of the private transport company where the appellant was originally employed was set at 60 years. However, when the company was taken over by the State on August 31, 1955, it was explicitly stated in the notification that the existing employees would not face any neg...

Rajasthan State Electricity Board & Ors Vs. Laxman Lal [1990] INSC 319 (11 October 1990)

Judgement Date : october/1990, Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 319 SC

Headnote :

On February 22, 1972, a settlement was reached between the Rajasthan State Electricity Board and the Union representing its employees. Following this settlement, a notification was issued on March 22, 1972, which revised the pay scales for various job categories, effective from April 1, 1969. Accord...

Jacob M. Puthuparambil & Ors Vs. Kerala Water Authority & Ors [1990] INSC 295 (19 September 1990)

Judgement Date : september/1990, Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 295 SC

Headnote :

Following the establishment of the Kerala Water Authority under the Kerala Water Supply and Sewerage Act of 1986, all responsibilities previously handled by the Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) were transferred to this Authority. Concurrently, all individuals employed by the PHED became e...

Desh Raj Gupta Vs. Industrial Tribunal Iv, U.P. Lucknow & ANR [1990] INSC 277 (12 September 1990)

Judgement Date : september/1990, Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 277 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, who was an employee of the respondent Sahkari Bank, was suspended and received a chargesheet while a reference was pending under section 4K of the U.P. Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. This led to a domestic inquiry that resulted in his dismissal. Subsequently, he filed a complaint unde...

Delhi Transport Corporation Vs. D.T.C. Mazdoor Congress [1990] INSC 268 (4 September 1990)

Judgement Date : september/1990, Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 268 SC

Headnote :

Respondents 2 to 4, who are regular employees of the appellant Delhi Transport Corporation, received termination notices under Regulation 9(b) of the Delhi Road Transport Authority (Conditions of Appointment & Service) Regulations, 1952. The notices were issued on the grounds that they had become in...

State Bank of India Vs. Workmen of State Bank of India & ANR [1990] INSC 255 (24 August 1990)

Judgement Date : august/1990, Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 255 SC

Headnote :

The appellant Bank initiated a departmental inquiry against one of its employees, a clerk at one of its branches. The inquiry addressed four allegations of misconduct, and the inquiry officer concluded that two charges were fully substantiated, one charge was partially substantiated, and the fourth...

Karnani Properties Ltd. Vs. State of West Bengal & Ors [1990] INSC 253 (22 August 1990)

Judgement Date : august/1990, Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 253 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, a real estate firm, was involved in leasing its properties and also provided various services to its tenants, including electricity and water supply, cleaning, lift services, and electrical and sanitary repairs for a fee.To provide these services, the appellant employed several worker...

M.B. Majumdar Vs. Union of India [1990] INSC 252 (22 August 1990)

Judgement Date : august/1990, Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 252 SC

Headnote :

The petitioner serves as a Judicial Member of the Central Administrative Tribunal. In this writ petition, he asserts that the Members of the Administrative Tribunal should be treated equally to the Judges of the High Court, or even the Vice-Chairman of the Tribunal, regarding their salary and retire...

J.K. Cotton Spg. and Wvg Mills Co. Ltd. Vs. State of U.P. & Ors [1990] INSC 215 (27 July 1990)

Judgement Date : july/1990, Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 215 SC

Headnote :

Ram Singh was hired by the appellant company on March 10, 1960. On November 1, 1970, he submitted a resignation letter to the company\'s Manager, stating that due to family circumstances, he could no longer continue his employment and felt compelled to leave the company. He requested payment of all...

State Bank of India & Ors Vs. S. Vijaya Kumar & Ors [1990] INSC 206 (18 July 1990)

Judgement Date : july/1990, Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 206 SC

Headnote :

A legal question arises in these three appeals regarding whether an order of dismissal against an employee can be validly issued by an authority that is lower than the appointing authority of the Bank. Two appeals are filed by the State Bank of India, and one by an employee.In Civil Appeal 3392 of 1...

Barauni Refinery Pragatisheel Shramikparishad & Ors Vs. Indian Oil Corporation Limited & Ors [1990] INSC 200 (12 July 1990)

Judgement Date : july/1990, Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 200 SC

Headnote :

The appellants consist of two distinct trade unions representing the employees of the Barauni Refinery, which is part of the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL). IOCL is primarily divided into two sectors: (1) Marketing Division, and (2) Refinery and Pipe Lines Division. The retirement age for emp...

Punjab Land Development And Reclamation Corporation Ltd., Cha Vs. Presiding Officer, Labour Court, Chandigarh [1990] INSC 190 (4 May 1990)

Judgement Date : may/1990, Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 190 SC

Headnote :

This group of eighteen appeals, brought under special leave, raises a common legal question concerning the interpretation and extent of the term \'retrenchment\' as defined in Section 2(oo) of the Industrial Dispute Act, 1947.One of the appeals is filed by the workers challenging the High Court\'s d...

Oil And Natural Gas Commission & ANR Vs. Association of Natural Gas Consuming Industries of Gujarat [1990] INSC 189 (4 May 1990)

Judgement Date : may/1990, Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 189 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, Oil & Natural Gas Commission (ONGC), is a statutory corporation established under the Oil and Natural Gas Commission Act of 1959. In many of its oil fields located in Gujarat, gas is produced alongside crude oil as \"free gas.\"The appellant had consented to supply this gas to the Guj...

Bank of India Vs. T.S. Kelawala & Ors [1990] INSC 187 (4 May 1990)

Judgement Date : may/1990, Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 187 SC

Headnote :

In the first appeal, the appellant is a nationalized bank. In 1977, there were ongoing demands for wage revisions from employees across all banks, which led to a nationwide strike call. On September 23, 1977, the appellant bank issued a circular to its managers and agents instructing them to deduct...

Clothing Factory, National Workers' Union Avadi, Madras Vs. Union of India [1990] INSC 147 (20 April 1990)

Judgement Date : april/1990, Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 147 SC

Headnote :

The key issue in this appeal is whether piece-rated workers are entitled to overtime pay for hours worked beyond the standard 44-3/4 hours, specifically for an additional 3-1/4 hours in a week, and what the appropriate rate for that overtime should be.In the Clothing Factory, workers are classified...

Automobile Products of India Employees Union Vs. Association of Engineering Workers, Bombay & Ors [1990] INSC 113 (27 March 1990)

Judgement Date : march/1990, Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 113 SC

Headnote :

The fourth respondent, a company, operated two factories in the State of Bombay. The first respondent, a Union, received a certificate of recognition from the Industrial Court under section 12 of the Maharashtra Recognition of Trade Unions & Prevention of Unfair Labour Practices Act, 1971 for one of...

Management of M/S M.S. Nally Bharatengg. Co. Ltd. Vs. State of Bihar & Ors [1990] INSC 32 (9 February 1990)

Judgement Date : february/1990, Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 32 SC

Headnote :

Sub-section (1) of Section 33-B of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 states that the appropriate Government may, through a written order and with stated reasons, withdraw any ongoing proceedings from a Labour Court or Tribunal and reassign it to another Labour Court or Tribunal for resolution.Respon...

Workmen of English Electric Company of India Ltd., Madras Vs. Presiding Officer & ANR [1990] INSC 3 (11 January 1990)

Judgement Date : january/1990, Citation : 1990 Latest Caselaw 3 SC

Headnote :

According to the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, the State Government referred to the Industrial Tribunal the issue of whether the non-employment of certain workers in the appellant company was justified, and if not, what relief they were entitled to. Both the employer and the workers submitted their...

B.R. Singh & Ors Vs. Union of India & Ors [1989] INSC 291 (26 September 1989)

Judgement Date : september/1989, Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 291 SC

Headnote :

The Trade Fair Authority of India Employees\' Union had been making several demands to the management, which included:(i) providing housing facilities for employees;(ii) regularizing at least 50% of casual or daily rated employees; and (iii) increasing the salaries and allowances for workers.These...

Karnal Leather Karamchari Sanghatan Vs. Liberty Footwear Company & Ors [1989] NSC 260 (31 August 1989)

Judgement Date : august/1989, Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 260 SC

Headnote :

Respondent No. 1 is a registered partnership firm operating under the name \"Liberty Footwear Company\" in Karnal, Haryana, specializing in leather footwear. The firm faced an industrial dispute with its workers, as the workers\' Union claimed that the management had terminated over 200 employees. T...

Telco Convoy Drivers Mazdoor Sangh & ANR Vs. State of Bihar & Ors [1989] INSC 147 (28 April 1989)

Judgement Date : april/1989, Citation : 1989 Latest Caselaw 147 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, Telco Convoy Drivers Mazdoor Sangh, approached Tara Engineering & Locomotive Co. Ltd. (TELCO) with a demand for all convoy drivers to be granted permanent status and the same benefits as permanent employees of TELCO. However, the Deputy Labour Commissioner declined to make a reference...

Calcutta Port Sharmik Union Vs. Calcutta River Transport Association & Ors [1988] INSC 276 (13 September 1988)

Judgement Date : september/1988, Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 273 SC

Headnote :

On November 13, 1964, the Government of India established a Wage Board for port and dock workers at major ports to (1) identify the categories of employees eligible for wage fixation and (2) develop a wage structure for these employees based on government guidelines. The Wage Board submitted its fin...

Miss A. Sundarambal Vs. Government of Goa, Daman and Diu & Ors [1988] INSC 189 (27 July 1988)

Judgement Date : july/1988, Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 188 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, a school teacher, had her employment terminated by the Management. Despite her numerous attempts to have the termination order revoked, she was unsuccessful. Eventually, she initiated an industrial dispute with the Conciliation officer under the Act. However, the conciliation proceedi...

P.K. Singh & Ors Vs. Presiding Officer & Ors [1988] INSC 176 (15 July 1988)

Judgement Date : july/1988, Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 175 SC

Headnote :

The appellants, who were employed as \'C\' Grade Fitters in a Central Government Undertaking, submitted applications under section 33-C(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 to calculate the wages owed to them for specific periods. They argued before the Central Government Industrial Tribunal-cum-...

Des Raj, Vs. State of Punjab & Ors [1988] INSC 113 (20 April 1988)

Judgement Date : april/1988, Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 113 SC

Headnote :

All of these special leave appeals were aimed at contesting the award issued by the Labour Court.The appellant in Civil Appeal No. 5415 of 1985, who served as a foreman in the Mechanical Construction Division of the Irrigation Department, submitted an application under Section 33C-2 of the Industria...

B.B.Rajwanshi Vs. State of U.P. & Ors [1988] INSC 99 (8 April 1988)

Judgement Date : april/1988, Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 99 SC

Headnote :

In this appeal, the appellant challenged the constitutional validity of subsection (4) of section 6 of the U.P. Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (referred to as \'The Act\') as well as the legitimacy of the order issued by the Government that remitted the award from the Labour Court for further conside...

Indian Oil Corporation Vs. Indian Carbon Ltd. [1988] INSC 92 (6 April 1988)

Judgement Date : april/1988, Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 92 SC

Headnote :

Regarding the sale of raw petroleum coke from the petitioner to the respondent, there were three agreements in place. These agreements outlined the sale terms, the petitioner\'s right to shift the raw petroleum coke at the respondent\'s risk and expense if the respondent failed to do so as agreed, a...

Union of India & ANR A Vs. M.T.S.S.D. Workers Union & Ors [1988] INSC 22 (27 January 1988)

Judgement Date : january/1988, Citation : 1988 Latest Caselaw 22 SC

Headnote :

The respondents submitted a writ petition to the High Court seeking to annul the order dated January 31, 1984, issued by the authorities, which informed the respondent Union about the election scheme for the Works Committee to be established for the 1984-86 period. This scheme was based on the divis...

Ram Kumar & Ors Vs. Union of India & Ors [1987] INSC 357 (2 December 1987)

Judgement Date : december/1987, Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 356 SC

Headnote :

The petitioners, who had been employed as casual laborers for periods ranging from 10 to 16 years in the Construction Department of the Signal Unit at Northern Railway, submitted writ petitions to this Court. They claimed that despite their long continuous service, the Railway Administration (the re...

Bhagwan Dass Chopra Vs. United Bank of India & Ors [1987] INSC 338 (17 November 1987)

Judgement Date : november/1987, Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 337 SC

Headnote :

The appellant began working for a Commercial Bank on July 12, 1974, and was confirmed in his position on October 1, 1974. However, the Bank terminated his employment on February 10, 1975, without providing any reason. Following the initiation of an industrial dispute, the Central Government referred...

National Engineering Industries Limited Vs. Shri Shri Kishan Bhageria & Ors [1987] INSC 325 (11 November 1987)

Judgement Date : november/1987, Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 324 SC

Headnote :

The first respondent was employed by the appellant company as an Internal Auditor, earning a monthly salary of Rs. 1186-60P. The appellant claimed that the respondent began to be absent from work starting January 28, 1978, and therefore was not entitled to any salary after that date. Subsequently, t...

Christian Medical College Hospital Employees' Union &Anr. Vs. Christian Medical College Vellore Association & Ors [1987] INSC 290 (20 October 1987)

Judgement Date : october/1987, Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 289 SC

Headnote :

Between 1975 and 1978, the first respondent, an Association overseeing the Christian Medical College and Hospital in Vellore, dismissed three employees and terminated the probationary employment of another. In response to industrial disputes regarding these actions, the State Government referred two...

K.I. Shephard & Ors Vs. Union of India & Ors [1987] INSC 259 (18 September 1987)

Judgement Date : september/1987, Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 258 SC

Headnote :

The Hindustan Commercial Bank, the Bank of Cochin Ltd., and Lakshmi Commercial Bank were merged with Punjab National Bank, Canara Bank, and State Bank of India, respectively, under distinct schemes established in accordance with the Banking Regulation Act, 1949. As a result, 125 employees from these...

Krishna District Co-Operative Marketingsociety Limited, Vij Vs. N.V. Purnachandra Rao & Ors [1987] INSC 197 (3 August 1987)

Judgement Date : august/1987, Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 196 SC

Headnote :

Sub-section (1) of Section 40 of the Andhra Pradesh Shops and Establishments Act, 1966 prohibits employers covered by the Act from dismissing employees without adhering to the stipulated conditions. Section 25F of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 specifies prerequisites for the retrenchment of work...

Makhan Singh Vs. Narainpura Co-Operative Agricultural Service Society Ltd. [1987] INSC 177 (17 July 1987)

Judgement Date : july/1987, Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 176 SC

Headnote :

The respondent-Society dismissed the appellant from service after he was absent from work for several days, without conducting a domestic inquiry. Following the initiation of an industrial dispute, the issue of whether the termination was justified was referred to the Labour Court under Section 10(1...

Samarjit Ghosh Vs. Bennett Coleman & Company & ANR [1987] INSC 166 (29 June 1987)

Judgement Date : june/1987, Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 165 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, a journalist who began working as a Staff Correspondent in the Calcutta Office of the respondent company in November 1961, submitted an application on April 29, 1975, to the Government of West Bengal. This application was made under subsection (1) of section 17 of the Working Journali...

Binod Mills Co. Ltd., Ujjain (M.P.) Vs. Suresh Chandra Mahaveer Prasadmantri, Bombay [1987] INSC 156 (6 May 1987)

Judgement Date : may/1987, Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 155 SC

Headnote :

Section 3 of the Madhya Pradesh Sahayata Upkram (Vishesh Upbandh) Adhiniyam, 1978 allows for the designation of a State industrial undertaking as a relief undertaking, while Section 5 provides for the suspension of lawsuits or other legal actions against such relief undertakings. It prohibits the in...

B.S. Yadav & ANR Vs. Chief Manager, Central Bank of India & Ors [1987] INSC 152 (5 May 1987)

Judgement Date : may/1987, Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 151 SC

Headnote :

Prior to the nationalization of banking companies, employees of the Central Bank of India Ltd. were allowed to serve until the age of 60, as stated in a circular dated March 11, 1969. Following nationalization, Section 12(2) of the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 19...

Life Insurance Corporation of India & ANR Vs. S.S. Srivastava & Ors [1987] INSC 151 (5 May 1987)

Judgement Date : may/1987, Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 150 SC

Headnote :

The Life Insurance Corporation was founded on September 1, 1956, under the Life Insurance Act of 1956 (Act 31 of 1956), by merging approximately 200 life insurance companies operating in the country. Initially, the Corporation had no staff of its own to manage the extensive business it had acquired,...

Dev Singh & Ors Vs. Registrar, Punjab & Haryana High Court & Ors [1987] INSC 112 (15 April 1987)

Judgement Date : april/1987, Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 112 SC

Headnote :

Sub-section (2) of Section 35 of the Punjab Courts Act, 1918 grants the District Court the authority to appoint, suspend, and remove ministerial officers for all courts under its jurisdiction. Sub-section (3) stipulates that all appointments must adhere to the rules established by the High Court, wh...

Bharat Barrel & Drum Manufacturing Company Pvt. Limited Vs. Bharat Barrel Employees Union [1987] INSC 100 (9 April 1987)

Judgement Date : april/1987, Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 100 SC

Headnote :

In the appellant-Company\'s factory, there were approximately 1100 permanent and temporary workers. Due to a lack of raw materials and other pressing issues, the appellant-Company issued a closure notice on September 30, 1971, informing all workers that their employment would be terminated effective...

Isha Steel Treatment, Bombay Vs. Association of Engineering Workers, Bombay & ANR [1987] INSC 63 (25 February 1987)

Judgement Date : february/1987, Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 63 SC

Headnote :

The appellant operates a metal processing business, specifically focusing on the heat treatment of metals. In 1963, it set up a factory known as \"No. I Unit\" with approximately 32 employees. In 1975, a second factory, referred to as \"No. II Unit,\" was established about 200 yards from the first,...

V. Veerarajan & Ors VS. Government of Tamil Nadu & Ors [1987] INSC 12 (14 January 1987)

Judgement Date : january/1987, Citation : 1987 Latest Caselaw 12 SC

Headnote :

A significant number of workers from the respondent company faced disciplinary action from management based on specific allegations.Subsequently, most of these workers were reinstated. However, when conciliation efforts failed for 7 of the dismissed workers, disputes were raised under Section 11-A o...

Prakash Cotton Mills Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Rashtriya Mills Mazdoor Sangh [1986] INSC 154 (1 August 1986)

Judgement Date : august/1986, Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 154 SC

Headnote :

Certain essential goods required for the manufacturing process at the appellant\'s mill were seized by the Excise Authorities due to non-payment of Central Excise Duty, leading to a disruption in the mill\'s operations. As a result, the appellant was forced to halt production from March 24, 1964, to...

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...

Pakirbhai Fuiabhai Soinnki Vs. Presiding Officer & ANR [1986] INSC 115 (8 May 1986)

Judgement Date : may/1986, Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 115 SC

Headnote :

Sub-section (3) of Section 8.33 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 states that no employer shall take action against any protected workman involved in an industrial dispute while proceedings are ongoing. This includes (a) changing the workman\'s service conditions to their detriment, or (b) discha...

Bira Kishore Naik Vs. Coal India Ltd. & Ors [1986] INSC 109 (7 May 1986)

Judgement Date : may/1986, Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 109 SC

Headnote :

Respondent No. 4 secured a composite lease from the Government of West Bengal for the mining of coal, fire coal, and other minerals in the area known as Natundihi Pahariabera Colliery. The petitioner claims that after receiving the necessary permissions, respondent No. 4 began coal extraction in 197...

Reserve Bank of India & Ors Vs. C.N. Sahasranaman & Ors [1986] INSC 98 (30 April 1986)

Judgement Date : april/1986, Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 98 SC

Headnote :

The Reserve Bank of India operates from approximately 15 locations across the country. The employment conditions for its staff are regulated by the Reserve Bank of India (Staff) Regulations, 1948, along with various administrative orders issued over time, and by awards or settlements resulting from...

S. Govindaraju Vs. K.S.R.T.C. & ANR [1986] INSC 80 (15 April 1986)

Judgement Date : april/1986, Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 80 SC

Headnote :

Regulation 10(5) of the Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (Cadre and Recruitment) Regulations 1982 states that if a candidate in temporary or Badli employment is terminated or removed from service for being deemed unsuitable for the position, they will lose their opportunity for appointment based...

Bharat Singh Vs. Management of New Delhi Tuberculosis Centre, Jawaharlalnehr [1986] INSC 62 (4 April 1986)

Judgement Date : april/1986, Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 62 SC

Headnote :

Section 17-B of the Industrial Disputes Act of 1947 became effective on August 21, 1984. This section stipulates that if a Labour Court, Tribunal, or National Tribunal orders the reinstatement of a worker and the employer challenges this decision in a High Court or the Supreme Court, the employer is...

S.G. Chemical and Dyes Trading Employees' Union Vs. S.G. Chemicals and Dyes Trading Limited & ANR [1986] INSC 59 (3 April 1986)

Judgement Date : april/1986, Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 59 SC

Headnote :

Subsection (1) of Section 25-O of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 requires an employer planning to shut down an industrial establishment covered by Chapter V-B to submit a prior permission application to the appropriate Government at least ninety days before the intended closure date. Subsection (...

General Manager, Security Paper Mill, Hoshangabad Vs. R.S. Sharma & Ors [1986] INSC 18 (14 February 1986)

Judgement Date : february/1986, Citation : 1986 Latest Caselaw 18 SC

Headnote :

During the conciliation proceedings governed by the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, a settlement was reached on June 29, 1973, between the management of the Security Paper Mill in Hoshangabad and the SPM Employees Union. One of the settlement\'s terms pertained to the incentive benefits for the workm...

H.D. Singh Vs. Reserve Bank of India & Ors [1985] INSC 195 (10 September 1985)

Judgement Date : september/1985, Citation : 1985 Latest Caselaw 195 SC

Headnote :

The appellant was a Tikka Mazdoor who assisted the Examiners of Coins and Notes at the Reserve Bank of India, the first respondent. He was hired in 1974 on a daily wage basis and was required to report to the bank each morning to see if work was available. On days when no work was assigned, he had t...

Gopal. Vs. The Administrative Officer, Madhya Pradesh Khadi And Village [1985] INSC 179 (19 August 1985)

Judgement Date : august/1985, Citation : 1985 Latest Caselaw 179 SC

Headnote :

The appellant was appointed as a Store Keeper-cum-Accountant at one of the branches of the Madhya Pradesh Khadi and Village Industries Board, a corporate entity established under the M.P. Khadi and Village Industries Act of 1959. His employment was terminated by an order dated September 23, 1964, af...

Arkal Govind Raj Rao Vs. Ciba Geigy of India Ltd., Bombay [1985] INSC122 (6 May 1985)

Judgement Date : may/1985, Citation : 1985 Latest Caselaw 122 SC

Headnote :

The appellant began his career as a Stenographer-cum-Accountant with the respondent company. He was later promoted to the position of Assistant, where he remained until his employment was terminated in October 1972. The Deputy Commissioner of Labour (Administration) referred the matter to the Labour...

Workmen Employed by Indian Oxygen Ltd Vs. Indian Oxygen Ltd. [1985] INSC118 (2 May 1985)

Judgement Date : may/1985, Citation : 1985 Latest Caselaw 118 SC

Headnote :

In the respondent-Company, there were two competing labor unions: the Karamchari Union and the Sharmik Sangh. The Karamchari Union advocated for an increase in the dearness allowance for workers at the Company\'s Kanpur unit, following a ruling from the Industrial Tribunal in Delhi that had linked t...

Upendra Chandra Chakraborty & ANR Vs. United Bank of India [1985] INSC 109 (30 April 1985)

Judgement Date : april/1985, Citation : 1985 Latest Caselaw 109 SC

Headnote :

Two employees of the respondent Bank filed a claim asserting their legal entitlement to a customary bonus prior to the pooja festival. They argued that the bonus, which had been paid annually on the eve of pooja at the rate of pay as of September 1st of each year, was not contingent on the company\'...

K.C. Joshi Vs. Union of India & Ors [1985] INSC 98 (23 April 1985)

Judgement Date : april/1985, Citation : 1985 Latest Caselaw 98 SC

Headnote :

The appellant was first appointed as an Assistant Store Keeper in the Respondent-Public Sector Undertaking and was later promoted to Store Keeper. The office order stated that the appellant\'s appointment as Store Keeper was temporary and subject to a probation period of six months, with the possibi...

Inder Pal Yadav & Ors Vs. Union of India & Ors [1985] INSC 93 (18 April 1985)

Judgement Date : april/1985, Citation : 1985 Latest Caselaw 93 SC

Headnote :

The petitioner-workers, referred to as \'Project Casual Labour\' in these writ and special leave petitions, argued that despite having served continuously for several years, their employment was terminated on the basis that the project they were working on had concluded and their services were no lo...

Ram Avtar Sharma & Ors Vs. State of Haryana & ANR [1985] INSC 85 (11 April 1985)

Judgement Date : april/1985, Citation : 1985 Latest Caselaw 85 SC

Headnote :

In all the writ petitions, the petitioners were terminated from their positions due to misconduct following individual inquiries conducted against them. They initiated an industrial dispute, arguing that the removal orders were unlawful and invalid. However, the conciliation efforts were unsuccessfu...

Philips India Ltd. Vs. Labour Court, Madras & Ors [1985] INSC 67 (26 March 1985)

Judgement Date : march/1985, Citation : 1985 Latest Caselaw 67 SC

Headnote :

According to Section 14(1) of the Tamil Nadu Shops and Establishments Act, 1947, \"no employee in any establishment shall be required or permitted to work for more than eight hours in a day or forty-eight hours in a week.\" Furthermore, Section 31 states that if an employee is required to work overt...

Food Corporation of India Workers' Union Vs. Food Corporation of India & Ors [1985] INSC 42 (1 March 1985)

Judgement Date : march/1985, Citation : 1985 Latest Caselaw 42 SC

Headnote :

The Food Corporation of India is responsible for the procurement, movement, and distribution of food grains across the nation. To carry out these tasks, the Corporation employs three categories of workers: (1) departmentalized labor, who are its regular staff; (2) direct paid labor; and (3) contract...

Workmen of The Food Corporation of Indla Vs. M/S. Food Corporation of India [1985] INSC 40 (28 February 1985)

Judgement Date : february/1985, Citation : 1985 Latest Caselaw 40 SC

Headnote :

There were 464 workers designated as Mazdoors for handling food grains at the Siliguri Depot established by the Food Corporation of India in West Bengal. Before January 2, 1973, the handling of food grains at this depot was assigned to a contractor, who hired workers and paid them their wages as det...

Balmer Lawrie Workers' Union, Bombay & ANR Vs. Balmer Lawrie and Co. Ltd. & Ors [1984] INSC 241 (21 December 1984)

Judgement Date : december/1984, Citation : 1984 Latest Caselaw 241 SC

Headnote :

Constitution of India, 1950, Articles 14, 19 (1) (a) and (c) - Section 20 of the Maharashtra Recognition of Trade Unions and Prevention of Unfair Labour Practices Act, 1971 grants exclusive rights to recognized unions to represent workers in disputes. The question arises whether this provision is ul...

Workmen of Hindustan Steel Ltd & ANR Vs. Hindustan Steel Ltd. & Ors [1984] INSC 233 (12 December 1984)

Judgement Date : december/1984, Citation : 1984 Latest Caselaw 233 SC

Headnote :

Standing Order 31 of the 1st Respondent/Public Sector Undertaking outlines a comprehensive procedure for addressing cases of misconduct. To impose a major penalty, the employer must prepare a chargesheet and allow the accused employee to respond within 7 days. If the employee disputes the allegation...

Goa Sampling Employees' Association Vs. General Superintendance Co. of India Pvt. Ltd. & Ors [1984] INSC 231 (11 December 1984)

Judgement Date : december/1984, Citation : 1984 Latest Caselaw 231 SC

Headnote :

The Central Government, acting as the \'appropriate Government\', referred the industrial dispute between the Appellant-employees\' Association and the first Respondent-employer in each of the Appeals to the Central Government Industrial Tribunal under Section 10 (1) (d) of the Industrial Disputes A...

General Labour Unlon (Red Flag) Bombay Vs. B. Vs. Chavan & Ors [1984] INSC 213 (16 November 1984)

Judgement Date : november/1984, Citation : 1984 Latest Caselaw 213 SC

Headnote :

The appellant trade union submitted two complaints against the employers, alleging that they were responsible for implementing and maintaining a lock-out, which constituted unfair labor practices. The employers argued that they had permanently closed the industrial operation and were not guilty of a...

M/S. Msco. Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Union of India & Ors [1984] INSC 205 (31 October 1984)

Judgement Date : october/1984, Citation : 1984 Latest Caselaw 205 SC

Headnote :

The appellant imported stainless steel plates at a reduced import duty rate under a notification that stipulated: (i) the importer must use the goods for manufacturing any of the specified articles; (ii) the manufactured articles must be sold to industrial units for their use; (iii) if any of these...

Rajinder Kumar Kindra Vs. Delhi Administration & Ors [1984] INSC 180 (27 September 1984)

Judgement Date : september/1984, Citation : 1984 Latest Caselaw 180 SC

Headnote :

HEADNOTE:The appellant was employed as a salesman at a company\'s showroom. The company issued a charge-sheet against him, citing misconduct. The specific allegation was that he had been negligent in securing his cheque-book for his personal account, which allowed the Manager-cum-Cashier of the show...

Regional Provident Fund Commissioner, Karnataka Vs. Workmen [1984] INSC 179 (26 September 1984)

Judgement Date : september/1984, Citation : 1984 Latest Caselaw 179 SC

Headnote :

The Government of Karnataka made a reference under section 10 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (hereafter referred to as \'the Act\') regarding a dispute between the Regional Provident Fund Organisation, established by the Central Government in that State under the Employees\' Provident Fund & M...

Workmen Employed By Hindustan Lever Ltd. Vs. Hindustan Lever Limited [1984] INSC 161 (28 August 1984)

Judgement Date : august/1984, Citation : 1984 Latest Caselaw 161 SC

Headnote :

Section 2(k) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (referred to as the Act) defines an \'industrial dispute\' as any disagreement or conflict between employers and employers, employers and employees, or among employees themselves, that is related to employment, non-employment, employment terms, or la...

Rajendra Jha Vs. Presiding Officer, Labour Court, Bokaro Steel City [1984] INSC 148 (21 August 1984)

Judgement Date : august/1984, Citation : 1984 Latest Caselaw 148 SC

Headnote :

The appellant was employed by a public sector organization and was dismissed due to allegations of misconduct, which included being absent from duty, falsifying records, and destroying documents. While an industrial dispute was ongoing between the management and the employee, the management submitte...

Nirmal Singh Vs. State of Punjab & Ors [1984] INSC 134 (9 August 1984)

Judgement Date : august/1984, Citation : 1984 Latest Caselaw 134 SC

Headnote :

The appellant was terminated from his position as \"Branch Manager\" by respondent No. 3, the Bank, following an investigation into the fraudulent encashment of a draft by an individual named Labh Singh. The Government of Punjab referred his dismissal to the Conciliation Officer, who suggested that...

Babulal Nagar & Ors Vs. Shree Synthetics Ltd. & Ors [1984] INSC 105 (4 May 1984)

Judgement Date : may/1984, Citation : 1984 Latest Caselaw 105 SC

Headnote :

The appellants were employees of the first respondent company. They were accused of assaulting another employee, resulting in bleeding injuries to his head. The management prepared a chargesheet against the appellants, which led to a comprehensive domestic inquiry, culminating in the dismissal of al...

Associated Cement Companies Ltd. Vs. T.C.Shrivastava & Ors [1984] INSC 72 (29 March 1984)

Judgement Date : march/1984, Citation : 1984 Latest Caselaw 72 SC

Headnote :

Four employees of the appellant company involved in Civil Appeal No. 209/73 were accused of misconduct as outlined in Standing Order No. 16. The inquiry officer determined that they were guilty of the charges. Based on the inquiry officer\'s findings and the employees\' prior records, the General Ma...

Sudhir Chandra Sarkar Vs. Tata Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. & Ors [1984] INSC 69 (27 March 1984)

Judgement Date : march/1984, Citation : 1984 Latest Caselaw 69 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, who resigned from the respondent company after more than 29 years of service, did not receive the retiring gratuity to which he was entitled under the Retiring Gratuity Rules, 1937. Consequently, the appellant initiated a lawsuit in the Court of Subordinate Judge to recover the gratui...

Ajoy Kumar Banerjee & Ors Vs. Union of India & Ors [1984] INSC 63 (21 March 1984)

Judgement Date : march/1984, Citation : 1984 Latest Caselaw 63 SC

Headnote :

Before 1972, there were more than 100 insurance companies in India, both domestic and foreign. The employment conditions for the staff of these companies were determined by individual contracts between the companies and their employees. On May 13, 1971, the Indian government took over the management...

Union of India & ANR Vs. G.M. Kokil & Ors [1984] INSC 62 (21 March 1984)

Judgement Date : march/1984, Citation : 1984 Latest Caselaw 62 SC

Headnote :

The employees working in various roles at the India Security Press factory in Nasik, which is owned by the appellant, submitted a petition to the Central Government Labour Court in Bombay under section 33 C(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. They sought overtime pay at double their regular wag...

Jltentdra Singh Rathor Vs. Shribaidyanath Ayurved Bhawan Ltd. & ANR [1984] INSC 58 (15 March 1984)

Judgement Date : march/1984, Citation : 1984 Latest Caselaw 58 SC

Headnote :

The appellant worked as a Librarian for the 1st respondent, whose employment was terminated due to alleged misconduct. He filed a complaint with the Industrial Tribunal under section 33A of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The Tribunal determined that while the misconduct charge was substantiated,...

A.Younus Kunju Vs. R.S. Unni & Ors [1984] INSC 56 (8 March 1984)

Judgement Date : march/1984, Citation : 1984 Latest Caselaw 56 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, who was employed by the respondent, faced charges for mistreating a fellow employee or a management officer within the respondent\'s factory premises. Following a domestic inquiry, the Inquiry Officer determined that the appellant was guilty of the allegations, leading to the manageme...

Ved Prakash Gupta Vs. Delton Cable India (P) Ltd. [1984] INSC 55 (8 March 1984)

Judgement Date : march/1984, Citation : 1984 Latest Caselaw 55 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, who was employed by the respondent, faced charges for mistreating a fellow employee or a management officer within the respondent\'s factory premises. Following a domestic inquiry, the Inquiry Officer determined that the appellant was guilty of the allegations, leading to the manageme...

Workmen of M/S Hindustan Lever Ltd. & Ors Vs. Management of M/S Hindusian Lever Ltd. [1984] INSC 6 (5 January 1984)

Judgement Date : january/1984, Citation : 1984 Latest Caselaw 6 SC

Headnote :

The appellant-Union and the respondent-company reached an agreement through their communications dated January 24, 1957, April 24, 1957, and May 1, 1957, which addressed various industrial disputes. This agreement included a provision where the employer agreed not to dispute whether the field force,...

Management of Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation,Ba Vs. M. Boraiah & Ors [1983] INSC 172 (1 November 1983)

Judgement Date : november/1983, Citation : 1983 Latest Caselaw 172 SC

Headnote :

The appellant-Corporation dismissed several of its employee-respondents who were on probation, citing unsatisfactory performance as the reason for termination. Some were let go during their probationary period, while others were terminated during an extended probation period.The Labour Court, which...

Glaxo Laboratories Vs. The Presiding Officer, Labour Court Meerut & Ors [1983] INSC 146 (6 October 1983)

Judgement Date : october/1983, Citation : 1983 Latest Caselaw 146 SC

Headnote :

The appellant company issued a chargesheet against the second respondent and several of his striking colleagues for breaching clauses 10, 16, and 30 of Standing Order 22, alleging that they boarded a bus with \'loyal workers\' and assaulted them at various locations during the trip.Clause 10 of S.O....

Workmen of The Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (Refiningd Vs. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. & ANR [1983] INSC 145 (6 October 1983)

Judgement Date : october/1983, Citation : 1983 Latest Caselaw 145 SC

Headnote :

An industrial dispute concerning the increase of the retirement age for clerical staff in the Refinery Division of the respondent oil company in Bombay from 55 to 60 years was brought before the Industrial Tribunal.The workers argued that there was a prevailing trend in the Bombay area to set the re...

Jai Bhagwan Vs. The Management of The Ambala Central Cooperative Banklimite [1983] INSC 136 (29 September 1983)

Judgement Date : september/1983, Citation : 1983 Latest Caselaw 136 SC

Headnote :

A complaint was filed by an account holder of the respondent bank, claiming that a significant amount of money was incorrectly debited from his account, despite him never having issued a cheque for that amount. The appellant, who worked as a clerk and cashier, was suspected of being involved in the...

Shambu Nath Goyal Vs. Bank of Baroda & Ors [1983] INSC 131 (27 September 1983)

Judgement Date : september/1983, Citation : 1983 Latest Caselaw 131 SC

Headnote :

The appellant was employed as a clerk at a branch of the first respondent Bank. He received a notice from the Bank\'s Deputy General Manager regarding the decision to conduct a departmental inquiry against him, stating that Sen Gupta, an Agent from another branch, had been appointed as the Inquiry O...

S. K. Verma Vs. Mahesh Chandra & ANR [1983] INSC 111 (2 September 1983)

Judgement Date : september/1983, Citation : 1983 Latest Caselaw 111 SC

Headnote :

In reference to the dismissal of the appellant, who served as a Development Officer at the Life Insurance Corporation, the Industrial Tribunal accepted a preliminary objection regarding the maintainability of the reference. It determined that Development Officers within the Corporation did not quali...

Binoy Kumar Chatterjee Vs. M/S Jugantar Ltd. & Ors [1983] INSC 35 (6 April 1983)

Judgement Date : april/1983, Citation : 1983 Latest Caselaw 35 SC

Headnote :

The petitioner, who began working for the respondent Company as a Sub Editor, advanced to the role of Assistant Editor in 1976. Upon reaching the age of sixty, he received a retirement notice dated November 6, 1976, stating that his retirement would take effect from December 1, 1976. He accepted his...

Rama Kant Misra Vs. State of U.P. & Ors [1982] INSC 77 (21 October 1982)

Judgement Date : october/1982, Citation : 1982 Latest Caselaw 77 SC

Headnote :

To prevent accusations of vindictiveness, justice, equity, and fairness require that punishment must always align with the severity of the offense committed. In the evolution of industrial relations norms, the law has significantly shifted from a time when the extent of punishment was viewed as a ma...

L. Robert D'souza Vs. The Executive Engineer Southern Railway & ANR [1982] INSC 20 (16 February 1982)

Judgement Date : february/1982, Citation : 1982 Latest Caselaw 20 SC

Headnote :

The appellant began his career as a gangman with Southern Railway on July 1, 1948, and was subsequently transferred to various locations during his service. While working as a Lascar in Ernakulam, he was transferred in March 1970 as a punitive measure due to his involvement in Union activities as th...

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...

Western Coalfields Ltd. Vs. Special Area Development Authority, Korba & ANR [1981] INSC 194 (26 November 1981)

Judgement Date : november/1981, Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 194 SC

Headnote :

The Madhya Pradesh Municipalities Act of 1961, specifically Section 127(1)(i), granted municipal councils the authority to levy a tax on property owners within the municipality, based on the annual letting value of their houses, buildings, or lands, referred to as property tax.In comparison, the Mad...

Tata Engineering & Locomotive Co. Ltd. Vs. Their Workmen [1981] INSC 180 (16 October 1981)

Judgement Date : october/1981, Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 180 SC

Headnote :

In the conciliation proceedings concerning the demands of one of the two unions (referred to as Sanghatana) representing the workers of the appellant company, a settlement was achieved. However, the second union (Telco Union), which was unhappy with the settlement, prompted the Government to refer t...

Workmen of Metro Theatre Ltd., Bombay Vs. Metro Theatre Ltd., Bombay [1981] INSC 134 (31 July 1981)

Judgement Date : july/1981, Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 134 SC

Headnote :

The wages and gratuity for the workers at Metro Theatre were regulated by a previous award under Reference No. 1 of 1968, which was published on July 3, 1969, and was effective from January 1, 1967. The dearness allowance was determined by the award in Reference No. 440 of 1970, which took effect fr...

Reserve Bank of India, Bombay Vs. C.T. Dighe & Ors [1981] INSC 128 (27 July 1981)

Judgement Date : july/1981, Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 128 SC

Headnote :

On May 13, 1972, the Reserve Bank of India in Bombay issued Administration Circular No. 8, which introduced a revised promotion scheme for employees to the position of staff officers Grade A.The stenographers, feeling that this Circular negatively impacted their positions, filed a writ petition in t...

Firestone Tyre And Rubber Company of India Private Limited Vs. The Workmen [1981] INSC 121 (22 July 1981)

Judgement Date : july/1981, Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 121 SC

Headnote :

The appellant company operates in Bombay, manufacturing tyres, tubes, and various other products. Workers in the tyre-curing department implemented a deliberate \"go-slow\" strategy, which led to a decrease in production. On September 14, 1967, the management issued a notice urging the workers to st...

Brooke Bond India Ltd. Vs. The Workmen [1981] INSC 120 (22 July 1981)

Judgement Date : july/1981, Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 120 SC

Headnote :

At the appellant\'s factory, two trade unions representing the workers are active. The State Government referred an industrial dispute under the Industrial Dispute Act of 1947 for resolution between the appellant and its employees concerning their demands.Subsequently, a joint charter of demands was...

Ahmedabad Manufacturing & Calico Printing Co. Ltd. Vs. Workmen & ANR [1981] INSC 64 (12 March 1981)

Judgement Date : march/1981, Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 64 SC

Headnote :

The Industrial Tribunal in Ahmedabad addressed a dispute referred to it under section 10(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, which involved four demands from the workers regarding basic wages, adjustments, dearness allowance, gratuity, and the retrospective application of these demands. The Tri...

Rainbow Steels Ltd. & ANR Vs. Commissioner of Sales Tax, Uttar Pradesh & ANR [1981] INSC 21 (30 January 1981)

Judgement Date : january/1981, Citation : 1981 Latest Caselaw 21 SC

Headnote :

Exercising the authority granted under section 3A of the U.P. Sales Tax Act, 1948, the State Government issued a notification on May 30, 1975, stating that the turnover from the sale of \"old, discarded, unserviceable or obsolete machinery, stores, or vehicles, etc.\" would be subject to a sales tax...

Grindlays Bank Ltd. Vs. Central Government Industrial Tribunal & Ors [1980] INSC 230 (12 December 1980)

Judgement Date : december/1980, Citation : 1980 Latest Caselaw 230 SC

Headnote :

The Court dismissed the appeal and stated:HELD: (1) It is a well-established principle of statutory interpretation that a Tribunal or body is presumed to possess the necessary ancillary or incidental powers required to effectively perform its functions and ensure justice between the parties. In case...

Madura Coats Limited Vs. Inspector of Factories, First Circle, Madurai & ANR [1980] INSC 226 (2 December 1980)

Judgement Date : december/1980, Citation : 1980 Latest Caselaw 226 SC

Headnote :

The Tamil Nadu Industrial Establishment (National and Festival Holidays) Act, 1958 was enacted to ensure that employees in industrial establishments in Tamil Nadu receive national and festival holidays. According to Section 3 of the Act, every employee is entitled to four national holidays and five...

The Life Insurance Corporation of India Vs. D. J. Bahadur & Ors [1980] INSC 210 (10 November 1980)

Judgement Date : november/1980, Citation : 1980 Latest Caselaw 210 SC

Headnote :

The Life Insurance Corporation was established on September 1, 1956, as a statutory body under the Life Insurance Corporation Act (Act 31) of 1956. From that date, all entities engaged in Life Insurance operations in India were nationalized to the extent of their business, and their assets and liabi...

Surendra Kumar Verma Vs. The Central Government Industrial Tribunal Cum-Labour Court [1980] INSC 186 (23 September 1980)

Judgement Date : september/1980, Citation : 1980 Latest Caselaw 186 SC

Headnote :

The respondent Bank terminated the appellants\' services on the basis that they failed to pass the necessary tests for permanent employment. Upon review, the Labour Court determined that the Bank\'s termination of their services (with the exception of two workers) violated section 25F of the Industr...

Ameteep Machine Tools Vs. Labour Court Haryana & ANR [1980] INSC 185 (22 September 1980)

Judgement Date : september/1980, Citation : 1980 Latest Caselaw 185 SC

Headnote :

The appellant company produces machine tools at its factory located in Faridabad, employing 250 workers, including the second respondent, Sadhu Singh. The workers\' requests for better working conditions led to conciliation proceedings, resulting in a settlement under Section 12 on June 20, 1969, fa...

Santosh Gupta Vs. State Bank of Patiala [1980] INSC 97 (29 April 1980)

Judgement Date : april/1980, Citation : 1980 Latest Caselaw 97 SC

Headnote :

The appellant was employed at the State Bank of Patiala, located on The Mall in Patiala, from July 13, 1973, until her termination on August 21, 1974. Although there were brief interruptions in her service, she had worked a total of 240 days in the year leading up to her termination. The appellant a...

Gujarat Steel Tubes Ltd. Vs. Gujarat Steel Tubes Mazdoor Sabha [1979] INSC 242 (19 November 1979)

Judgement Date : november/1979, Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 242 SC

Headnote :

The appellant produces steel tubes on the outskirts of Ahmedabad city. It began operations in 1960 and started production in 1964, evolving from a fledgling business to a mature one, experiencing both profits and labor unrest, marked by demands, strikes, and negotiations. Eventually, a confrontation...

State of Punjab Vs. Labour Court, Jullundur & Ors [1979] INSC 210 (16 October 1979)

Judgement Date : october/1979, Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 210 SC

Headnote :

The employees of the Hydel Department of the Government of Punjab were laid off after their assigned work was completed. Their request for gratuity payment under the [Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972](https://www.latestlaws.com/bare-acts/central-acts-rules/service-labour-laws/the-payment-of-gratuity-ac...

M. S. Shvananda Vs. Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation & Ors [1979] INSC 184 (18 September 1979)

Judgement Date : september/1979, Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 184 SC

Headnote :

The Karnataka Contract Carriage (Acquisition) Ordinance of 1976 was enacted on January 30, 1976, with the aim of acquiring the contract carriages operating within the State. Sub-clause (3) of clause 20 of the ordinance stipulated the absorption of certain categories of employees from contract carria...

Management of Shri Chalthan Vibhag Khan Udyog Sahakarimanda Vs. B.S. Barot Member, Industrial Court, Gujarat, & ANR [1979] INSC 166 (4 September 1979)

Judgement Date : september/1979, Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 166 SC

Headnote :

The workers, who were employed at sugar mills in Gujarat, requested the implementation of a dearness allowance, along with other benefits, based on the revised pay scales for sugar factories in Uttar Pradesh. The Industrial Court in Gujarat approved an increase in the dearness allowance on a stagger...

Jaswant Singh & Ors Vs. Union of India & Ors [1979] INSC 161 (29 August 1979)

Judgement Date : august/1979, Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 161 SC

Headnote :

The Beas Project, initiated in 1960, was a collaborative effort between the composite State of Punjab and the State of Rajasthan. The Central Government, in consultation with the relevant State Governments, established a Board called the Beas Control Board to oversee all policy and administrative de...

Indian Oxygen Ltd. Vs. The Workmen [1979] INSC 3 (9 January 1979)

Judgement Date : january/1979, Citation : 1979 Latest Caselaw 3 SC

Headnote :

Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947) Section 18 - Applicability.The appellant company operated in several states across the country. At its Kanpur establishment, there were two unions: the Shramik Sangh, which was affiliated with a Federal Union representing various trade unions, and the Karam...

G. T. Lad & Ors Vs. Chemicals & Fibres of India Ltd. [1978] INSC 250 (6 December 1978)

Judgement Date : december/1978, Citation : 1978 Latest Caselaw 250 SC

Headnote :

In support of their request for the reinstatement of certain dismissed union leaders, several workers, including the appellants, initiated an indefinite peaceful strike. The Company (respondent) issued a notice declaring the strike illegal and warned that the striking workers could face disciplinary...

Pottery Mazdoor Panchayat Vs. The Perfect Pottery Co. Ltd. & ANR [1978] INSC 210 (19 October 1978)

Judgement Date : october/1978, Citation : 1978 Latest Caselaw 210 SC

Headnote :

The respondent was involved in producing stoneware pipes and other refractory materials at its factory, which it had leased. Due to financial challenges, the respondent issued a notice to close the factory and mines. The factory operations were regulated by the Madhya Pradesh Industrial Relations Ac...

Avon Services (Production Agencies) Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Industrial Tribunal, Haryana Farldabad Ors [1978] INSC 201 (6 October 1978)

Judgement Date : october/1978, Citation : 1978 Latest Caselaw 201 SC

Headnote :

The appellant\'s factory was split into two parts: a manufacturing section and a packing material production section.The packing material production section was further divided into two sub-sections: container manufacturing and container painting.The appellant opted to purchase containers from the m...

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...

Hindustan Tin Works Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Employees of Hindustan Tin Works Pvt. Ltd. [1978] INSC 157 (7 September 1978)

Judgement Date : september/1978, Citation : 1978 Latest Caselaw 157 SC

Headnote :

Awarding full or partial back wages - Principles for determining an employee\'s financial capacity to pay back wages may influence the decision to not award full back wages. The management (Appellant) laid off 56 workers, citing a lack of raw materials to fully utilize the installed capacity, power...

Workmen Concerned Vs. Bharat Coking Coal Ltd. & Ors [1978] INSC 62 (10 March 1978)

Judgement Date : march/1978, Citation : 1978 Latest Caselaw 62 SC

Headnote :

In October 1969, the management of New Dharmaband Colliery terminated the employment of 40 workers, leading to an industrial dispute that was referenced in October 1970. While the inquiry by the Industrial Tribunal was ongoing, the colliery was nationalized effective May 1, 1972, under the Coking Co...

Management of Borpukhurie Tea Estate Vs. Presiding Officer, Industrial Tribunal Assam & ANR [1978] INSC 57 (1 March 1978)

Judgement Date : march/1978, Citation : 1978 Latest Caselaw 57 SC

Headnote :

Under Section 3(3)(2)(b) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, during the ongoing conciliation proceedings before a Conciliation Officer, Board, arbitrator, Labour Court, or Tribunal regarding an industrial dispute, an employer may discharge or discipline a workman for any misconduct related to the...

Savanth (K.) Vs. Mysore Road Transport Corporation & ANR [1978] INSC 56 (28 February 1978)

Judgement Date : february/1978, Citation : 1978 Latest Caselaw 56 SC

Headnote :

Following the Reorganisation of States and the establishment of the expanded Mysore State, along with the growth of the Mysore Government Road Transport Department, it was deemed essential by both the State Transport Employees Federation and the Transport Department\'s Management to implement unifor...

Shivraj Fine Art Litho Works Vs. The State Industrial Court, Nagpur & Ors, [1978] INSC 54 (28 February 1978)

Judgement Date : february/1978, Citation : 1978 Latest Caselaw 54 SC

Headnote :

An industrial award known as the Puranik Award, dated October 26, 1956, established a minimum wage of Rs. 35/- for the Litho Industry in the Vidarbha region. This award was terminated effective July 22, 1958, following a notice from the employees of the Litho Industry dated January 22, 1958. While a...

Bangalore Water-Supply & Sewerage Board, Vs. R. Rajappa & Ors [1978] INSC 44 (21 February 1978)

Judgement Date : february/1978, Citation : 1978 Latest Caselaw 44 SC

Headnote :

The employees who were respondents faced fines imposed by the Appellant Board for misconduct, leading to the recovery of various amounts from them. In response, they submitted Claims Application No. 5/72 under Section 33C (2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, arguing that the penalties were enforced i...

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...

Punjab Beverages Pvt. Ltd., Chandigarh Vs. Suresh Chand & ANR [1978] INSC 41 (21 February 1978)

Judgement Date : february/1978, Citation : 1978 Latest Caselaw 41 SC

Headnote :

Respondent No. 1 in (C.A. 1375 of 1977) was employed as an operator in the appellant\'s Undertaking starting from March 1, 1970, earning a monthly salary of Rs. 100/-. This salary was set to increase to Rs. 115/- per month from October 1, 1972, had he remained in service. However, on December 21, 19...

New Standard Engineering Co. Ltd. Vs. N. L. Abhyankar & Ors [1978] INSC 20 (2 February 1978)

Judgement Date : february/1978, Citation : 1978 Latest Caselaw 20 SC

Headnote :

The Government of Maharashtra referred the dispute between New Standard Engineering Co. Ltd. and its employees to the Industrial Tribunal for adjudication under section 10(1)(d) of the Industrial Disputes Act of 1947. In November 1972, the Tribunal issued its award, mandating that the revised wage s...

Namor Ali Choudhury & Ors Vs. Central Inland Water Sport Corporation Ltd. & ANR [1977] INSC 218 (16 November 1977)

Judgement Date : november/1977, Citation : 1977 Latest Caselaw 218 SC

Headnote :

The appellants, who are employees of the respondent company, submitted an application under section 33C(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, to the Labour Court, requesting the calculation of their owed wages based on certain agreements claimed to have been made between them and the management....

Heckett Engineering Co. Vs. Workmen [1977] INSC 194 (11 October 1977)

Judgement Date : october/1977, Citation : 1977 Latest Caselaw 194 SC

Headnote :

The respondent workman was hired as a permanent driver by the appellant employer. While operating the appellant company\'s truck, the respondent was involved in an accident. The appellant requested the respondent to explain why disciplinary action should not be taken against him for the following al...

Delhi Cloth & General Mills Ltd. Vs. Shambhu Nath Mukherjee & Ors [1977] INSC 185 (3 October 1977)

Judgement Date : october/1977, Citation : 1977 Latest Caselaw 185 SC

Headnote :

Shri Mukherjee was employed as a Motion-setter by the appellants. His position was eliminated, and he was reassigned as a trainee on probation for the role of Assistant Line Fixer (Assistant Grade 1). After extending his probation period to nine months, the management deemed him unsuitable for the p...

Shukla Manseta Industries Pvt. Ltd. Vs. The Workmen Employed Under It [1977] INSC 157 (2 August 1977)

Judgement Date : august/1977, Citation : 1977 Latest Caselaw 157 SC

Headnote :

Section 19(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 states that a settlement shall remain binding on the parties for the duration they agree upon, and it will continue to be binding even after that period until two months have passed from the date one party gives written notice to the other party or...

Cox & Kings (Agents) Ltd. Vs. Their Workmen & Ors [1977] INSC 92 (18 March 1977)

Judgement Date : march/1977, Citation : 1977 Latest Caselaw 92 SC

Headnote :

The term \'Award\' is defined in section 2(b) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 as either an interim or final resolution of any industrial dispute or related question by a Labour Court. Section 10 outlines the issues that can be referred to a Labour Court for adjudication, stating in subsection (...

Mysore State Road Transport Corporation Vs. Babajan Conductor & ANR [1977] INSC 47 (8 February 1977)

Judgement Date : february/1977, Citation : 1977 Latest Caselaw 47 SC

Headnote :

Respondent 1, who worked as a conductor for the Mysore Government Road Transport Department, was dismissed for misconduct on January 25, 1961. He challenged the legality of this dismissal in the High Court under Article 226, seeking a declaration that he had remained in service since his suspension...

Herbertsons Limited Vs. Workmen of Herbertsons Limited & Ors [1976] INSC 280 (3 November 1976)

Judgement Date : november/1976, Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 280 SC

Headnote :

In response to specific demands from the workers of the appellant company, an Industrial Tribunal issued its award.While the appellant\'s Special Leave Petition was pending before this Court, the parties submitted consent terms to stay the award. During this time, the 3rd respondent, a Trade Union,...

Priya Laxmi Mills Ltd. Vs. Mazdoor Mahajan Mandal, Baroda [1976] INSC 237 (23 September 1976)

Judgement Date : september/1976, Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 237 SC

Headnote :

According to section 98(1)(a) of the Bombay Industrial Relations Act, 1946, a lock-out is deemed illegal if it is initiated or maintained in relation to any industrial matter listed in Schedule III, Item 6(ii). This item refers to \"employment, including unemployment of individuals previously employ...

Paradip Port Trust, Paradip Vs. Their Workmen [1976] INSC 213 (9 September 1976)

Judgement Date : september/1976, Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 213 SC

Headnote :

The appellant is a significant port. An industrial dispute was initiated by the respondent workers concerning the termination of one of the employees. This dispute was referred to the Industrial Tribunal under section 10(1)(d) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The appellant requested to be repre...

Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corp. Vs. P. Venkateswara Rao [1976] INSC 182 (19 August 1976)

Judgement Date : august/1976, Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 182 SC

Headnote :

In the case of APSRTC v. Rammohan Rao (Civil Revision Petition No. 1598/1968, dated April 25, 1969), the High Court of Andhra Pradesh ruled that: (i) wages as defined under section 2(iv)(d) of the Payment of Wages Act included gratuity, and (ii) Rule 8.01 of the Hyderabad Government Railway Establis...

D. C. Roy Vs. The Presiding Officer, Madhya Pradesh Industrial Court [1976] INSC 71 (23 March 1976)

Judgement Date : march/1976, Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 71 SC

Headnote :

When the flying squad inspected a bus belonging to the State Road Transport Corporation, they discovered that the appellant, a ticket examiner for the Corporation responsible for ensuring that all passengers had paid their fares and that the conductor had issued tickets, was present on the bus. Alth...

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...

State Bankof India Vs. Shri N. Sundara Money [1976] INSC 3 (16 January 1976)

Judgement Date : january/1976, Citation : 1976 Latest Caselaw 3 SC

Headnote :

Section 25(F)(b) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 stipulates that no worker who has been in continuous service for at least one year with an employer can be retrenched without receiving compensation at the time of retrenchment. This compensation must equal 15 days\' average pay for each complete...

Rohtas Industries Ltd. & ANR Vs. Rohtas Industries Staff Union & Ors [1975] INSC 329 (18 December 1975)

Judgement Date : december/1975, Citation : 1975 Latest Caselaw 327 SC

Headnote :

In 1948, the workers employed by both appellants engaged in an illegal strike due to rivalry among Trade Unions. During the strike, the workers did not receive their wages, and the appellants experienced a loss of profits. While conciliation proceedings were ongoing, the employers and workers reache...

Bharat Iron Works Vs. Bhagubhai Balubhai Patel & Ors [1975] INSC 259 (10 October 1975)

Judgement Date : october/1975, Citation : 1975 Latest Caselaw 257 SC

Headnote :

Typically, a person is considered a victim when they are made a target or scapegoat and face persecution, prosecution, or punishment without any genuine fault or guilt on their part. If there is actual fault or guilt that justifies punishment, then such actions cannot be deemed as victimization.[283...

Employees' State Insurance Corporation & ANR Vs. Tata Engineering & Co. Locomotive Co. Ltd. & ANR [1975] INSC 251 (8 October 1975)

Judgement Date : october/1975, Citation : 1975 Latest Caselaw 249 SC

Headnote :

The appellant argued before the Industrial Tribunal that the apprentices fall under the purview of the Employees State Insurance Act, 1948. The factory employs two categories of apprentices in addition to its regular staff: graduate apprentices for a two-year term and trade apprentices for three yea...

Workmen of Indian Standards Institution Vs. Management of Indian Standards Institution [1975] INSC 239 (6 October 1975)

Judgement Date : october/1975, Citation : 1975 Latest Caselaw 237 SC

Headnote :

The workers of the Indian Standards Institution, which is a registered society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, made several demands that the management did not accept. This led to a dispute that was brought to conciliation. When the conciliation efforts failed, the Conciliation Officer s...

Premier Automobiles Ltd. Vs. Kamlekar Shantaram Wadke of Bombay & Ors [1975] INSC 177 (26 August 1975)

Judgement Date : august/1975, Citation : 1975 Latest Caselaw 175 SC

Headnote :

The Industrial Disputes Act was established to provide a framework for investigating and resolving industrial disputes. It promotes collective bargaining and agreements between workers\' unions and management, which fall outside the scope of common law or contract law. The Act defines what constitut...

Sahu Minerals & Properties Ltd. Vs. Presiding Officer, Labour Court & Ors [1975] INSC 158 (6 August 1975)

Judgement Date : august/1975, Citation : 1975 Latest Caselaw 156 SC

Headnote :

The Government of Bihar submitted an application to the Labour Court in the Chota Nagpur Division, Ranchi, regarding 73 workers of the appellant, seeking a decision under section 33C(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act concerning retrenchment compensation.The appellant argued that the situation consti...

Govind Sugar Mills Ltd. & ANR Vs. Hind Mazdoor Sabha & Ors [1975] INSC 156 (5 August 1975)

Judgement Date : august/1975, Citation : 1975 Latest Caselaw 154 SC

Headnote :

According to section 3(b) of the U.P. Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, the State Government issued a notification stating that the recommendations of the First Sugar Wage Board would take effect from November 1, 1960. The appellant, however, declined to implement the notification\'s provisions.As a re...

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. Vs. The Workmen & Ors [1975] INSC 155 (4 August 1975)

Judgement Date : august/1975, Citation : 1975 Latest Caselaw 153 SC

Headnote :

The Government of West Bengal made a reference under section 10(1) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, concerning five issues for adjudication by the Industrial Tribunal. The dispute involved the respondents, who were workers at the Barkeeper branch of the appellant company\'s workshop. The appell...

Mahabir Jute Mills Ltd. Gorakhpur A Vs. Shibban Lal Saxena & Ors [1975] INSC 146 (30 July 1975)

Judgement Date : july/1975, Citation : 1975 Latest Caselaw 144 SC

Headnote :

The appellant employs approximately 1,000 workers. In 1955, all 1,000 workers were dismissed by the appellant following certain inquiries. Out of these, 200 workers apologized and were reinstated, while the remaining 800 were not. The workers\' union sought the intervention of the Regional Conciliat...

Management of Lndian Oil Corporation Ltd. Vs. Its Workmen [1975] INSC 140 (24 July 1975)

Judgement Date : july/1975, Citation : 1975 Latest Caselaw 138 SC

Headnote :

On September 3, 1957, the Central Government issued a notification that provided compensatory allowances at specific rates to all Central Government employees stationed across Assam. In September 1959, the appellant decided to extend a similar compensatory allowance to all its employees, although th...

Chemicals & Fibres of India Ltd. Vs. D. G. Bhoir & Ors [1975] INSC 126 (2 May 1975)

Judgement Date : may/1975, Citation : 1975 Latest Caselaw 126 SC

Headnote :

On August 14, 1972, the Government of Maharashtra referred an industrial dispute regarding the dismissal of employee N. S. Bobhate by the appellant to the Labour Court under section 10(1)(c) of the Industrial Disputes Act. Subsequently, on August 25, 1972, the appellant dismissed three additional wo...

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...

Anant Mills Co. Ltd. Vs. State of Gujarat & Ors [1975] INSC 9 (21 January 1975)

Judgement Date : january/1975, Citation : 1975 Latest Caselaw 9 SC

Headnote :

The evaluation of properties for property tax in Ahmedabad was conducted under the Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporations Act, with entries made in the assessment books following the procedures outlined in the Taxation Rules specified in Chapter VIII of Schedule A of the Corporations Act. The Comm...

Remington Rand of India Ltd. Vs. Thiru R. Jambulingam [1974] INSC 168 (5 September 1974)

Judgement Date : september/1974, Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 166 SC

Headnote :

The respondent worked as a typewriter mechanic for the appellant. He faced charges for (1) being absent on a specific day without leave or valid reason, and (2) performing private typewriter repairs on that day. Following a domestic inquiry, the charges were substantiated, leading to his dismissal.A...

Chief Commissioner, Delhi & Ors Vs. Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry [1974] INSC 108 (30 April 1974)

Judgement Date : april/1974, Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 108 SC

Headnote :

The Chief Inspector of Shops and Establishments mandated the respondent to register its establishment under the Delhi Shops and Establishments Act, 1954. The respondent argued that it did not qualify as an \'establishment\' as defined in section 2(9), which refers to \'a shop or a commercial establi...

Central Inland Water Transport Corporationltd. Vs. The Workmen & ANR [1974] INSC 101 (23 April 1974)

Judgement Date : april/1974, Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 101 SC

Headnote :

The River Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. previously employed around 9,000 workers. However, due to significant financial losses over several years, the company undertook extensive retrenchment. Subsequently, on August 25, 1965, a settlement was reached between the company and its workers, which included...

Mangalore Ganesh Beedi Works. Vs. Union of India [1974] INSC 18 (31 January 1974)

Judgement Date : january/1974, Citation : 1974 Latest Caselaw 18 SC

Headnote :

The beedi industry is prevalent throughout the country, utilizing three primary manufacturing systems. The first is the factory system, where workers are employed in a factory setting under the supervision of the factory owner. The second is the contract employment system, in which the owner supplie...

Cooper Engineering Limited Vs. D. M. Aney & Ors [1973] INSC 116 (4 May 1973)

Judgement Date : may/1973, Citation : 1973 Latest Caselaw 116 SC

Headnote :

On July 6, 1963, a settlement was reached between the appellant company and two of its workers\' unions concerning the dearness allowance. Subsequently, on April 1, 1965, another settlement was made addressing certain demands, although the workers retained the right to raise issues related to wage s...

Employers of Thungabhadra Industries Ltd. Vs. The Workmen & ANR [1973] INSC 115 (4 May 1973)

Judgement Date : may/1973, Citation : 1973 Latest Caselaw 115 SC

Headnote :

On September 26, 1958, an award under I.D. No. 20 of 1957 granted the respondent workmen certain benefits in addition to establishing basic wages for various categories. On March 8, 1968, the workmen presented a charter of demands concerning categorization, pay scales, and dearness allowance. Subseq...

State of Maharashtra Vs. Kamani Employees' Union & Ors [1973] INSC 101 (27 April 1973)

Judgement Date : april/1973, Citation : 1973 Latest Caselaw 101 SC

Headnote :

On December 19, 1962, the Government of Maharashtra referred certain disputes between the respondent workers and their employers to the Industrial Tribunal. Dispute number 3 concerned the production bonus that was to be paid to the workers under the current scheme. While the adjudication of this ref...

Calcutta State Transport Corporation Vs. Md. Noor Alam [1973] INSC 100 (27 April 1973)

Judgement Date : april/1973, Citation : 1973 Latest Caselaw 100 SC

Headnote :

The individual in question was an employee of the appellant, and disciplinary actions were initiated against him.The Disciplinary Officer of the appellant conducted an investigation into these charges. The Officer concluded that the charges against the employee were substantiated and submitted a rep...

Assam Match Company Limited Vs. Bijoy Lal Sen & Ors [1973] INSC 99 (27 April 1973)

Judgement Date : april/1973, Citation : 1973 Latest Caselaw 99 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, following the company\'s standard procedure, published a list of holidays for 1966 at the start of that year. This list indicated that the holiday for Kalipuja would be on Friday, November 11, 1966. The employees of the company were represented by two unions: the Amco Employees Associ...

Shree Sita Ram Sugar Co. Ltd. Vs. The Presiding Officer, Labour Court & Ors [1973] INSC 91 (24 April 1973)

Judgement Date : april/1973, Citation : 1973 Latest Caselaw 91 SC

Headnote :

The appellant company retired three of its employees, leading to an industrial dispute that was referred to the Labour Court in Gorakhpur for resolution. This case was registered as Adjudication Case No. 93 of 1960. Both parties submitted their written statements, and after proceedings, the Labour C...

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...

Saxby and Farmer (India) Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Their Workmen [1973] INSC 62 (29 March 1973)

Judgement Date : march/1973, Citation : 1973 Latest Caselaw 62 SC

Headnote :

The appellant company was part of the Engineering Industry in West Bengal, operating three factories located in different areas of Calcutta. Its primary focus was on manufacturing brakes and signaling equipment for the railways. The Government of West Bengal designated the appellant as a public util...

Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay Vs. The B.E.S.T. Workers' Union [1973] INSC 9 (12 January 1973)

Judgement Date : january/1973, Citation : 1973 Latest Caselaw 9 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, the Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay, created the Bombay Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking to provide motor transport services and supply electricity to consumers in the city of Bombay.Workman Shri Naik, who was employed as an Assistant Fitter in the Transportation Engi...

M/S. Tata Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. Vs. The Workmen & Ors [1972] INSC 146 (5 May 1972)

Judgement Date : may/1972, Citation : 1972 Latest Caselaw 146 SC

Headnote :

The Coal Mines Provident Fund and Bonus Scheme Act of 1948 was established to create a provident fund and bonus scheme for individuals working in coal mines. Section 5 of the Act grants the Central Government the authority to develop the Coal Mines Bonus Scheme, which can address any matters listed...

Avery India Limited Vs. The Second Industrial Tribunal, West Bengal [1972] INSC 144 (5 May 1972)

Judgement Date : may/1972, Citation : 1972 Latest Caselaw 144 SC

Headnote :

The second respondent began working for the appellant company in 1946 within its Service Department. At that time, there were no regulations regarding the retirement age for the company\'s workers. In November 1951, the appellant established standing orders in accordance with the Industrial Employme...

National Buildings Construction Corporation Vs. Pritam Singh Gill & Ors [1972] INSC 97 (29 March 1972)

Judgement Date : march/1972, Citation : 1972 Latest Caselaw 97 SC

Headnote :

The respondent, who was an employee of the appellant, faced suspension, which remained effective until he was dismissed. He filed a petition with the Labour Court under section 33C(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, seeking a calculation of the benefits and payments owed to him during his susp...

Atic Industries Ltd. Vs. Its Workmen [1972] INSC 79 (14 March 1972)

Judgement Date : march/1972, Citation : 1972 Latest Caselaw 79 SC

Headnote :

The appellant companies were engaged in the manufacturing of chemicals in a village. There were conflicts between the companies and their employees concerning dearness allowance, transport allowance, and other demands. Regarding the transport allowance, the Tribunal ruled in its award that employers...

Ballarpur Collieries Co. Vs. The Presiding Officer, C.G.I.T. Dhanbad & ANR [1972] INSC 76 (14 March 1972)

Judgement Date : march/1972, Citation : 1972 Latest Caselaw 76 SC

Headnote :

In 1956, the \"Majumdar Award\" was established, and the appellant was involved in this Award. In January/February 1960, the workers of the appellant\'s Colliery went on strike. Management\'s attempts to convince the workers to return to work were unsuccessful. However, with the intervention of the...

United Provinces Electric Supply Co. Ltd. Allahabad Vs. T. N. Chatterjee [1972] INSC 73 (13 March 1972)

Judgement Date : march/1972, Citation : 1972 Latest Caselaw 73 SC

Headnote :

According to the provisions of the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act of 1946 and the U.P. Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Rules of 1946, the appellant introduced a draft of standing orders that outlined the employment conditions for its employees, which were certified by the Certif...

Unichem Laboratories Ltd. Vs. The Workmen [1972] INSC 62 (24 February 1972)

Judgement Date : february/1972, Citation : 1972 Latest Caselaw 62 SC

Headnote :

The appellant operated a business that manufactured and sold pharmaceutical products in Greater Bombay. In the disputes between the appellant and the respondents, the Industrial Tribunal addressed issues concerning dearness allowance, grade classification, wage determination, and the company\'s modi...

Air India Corporation, Bombay Vs. V. A. Rebellow & ANR [1972] INSC 61 (24 February 1972)

Judgement Date : february/1972, Citation : 1972 Latest Caselaw 61 SC

Headnote :

The respondent was employed by the appellant as an Assistant Station Superintendent. An order was issued to terminate his employment immediately, along with a payment of one month\'s salary in lieu of notice. He subsequently filed a complaint under Section 33A of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, b...

Delhi Cloth & General Mills Co. Vs. Ludh Budh Singh [1972] INSC 11 (11 January 1972)

Judgement Date : january/1972, Citation : 1972 Latest Caselaw 11 SC

Headnote :

An investigation was conducted regarding specific allegations of misconduct against the respondent, who was employed by the appellant. The Enquiry Officer submitted a report concluding that the allegations were substantiated. The appellant accepted this report and decided to terminate the respondent...

Jaydip Industries, Thana Vs. The Workmen [1971] INSC 349 (16 December 1971)

Judgement Date : december/1971, Citation : 1971 Latest Caselaw 349 SC

Headnote :

While an industrial dispute was ongoing between the appellant and its workers, stemming from the workers\' request for increased pay, the appropriate government established the minimum wage rates for employees in scheduled employments, including the appellant\'s industry, as per section 3 of the Min...

R. B. Bansilal Abirchand Milis Co. Ltd. Vs. Labour Court Nagpur & Ors [1971] INSC 325 (25 November 1971)

Judgement Date : november/1971, Citation : 1971 Latest Caselaw 325 SC

Headnote :

A textile mill located in Madhya Pradesh employed around a thousand workers and was owned by a firm that is the appellant in the Second Appeal. A fire occurred at the mill, causing significant damage to some machinery. According to a letter from the insurance company, the damage was estimated at app...

Management of The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce Vs. Their Workman, Shri R. K. Mittal [1971] INSC 309 (15 November 1971)

Judgement Date : november/1971, Citation : 1971 Latest Caselaw 309 SC

Headnote :

The individual in question was an employee of the appellant Federation.His services were temporarily assigned to the Indian National Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce during the 20th Congress of the International Chamber of Commerce, which took place in Delhi in February 1965. He re...

State Bank of India Vs. R. K. Jain & Ors [1971] INSC 253 (17 September 1971)

Judgement Date : september/1971, Citation : 1971 Latest Caselaw 253 SC

Headnote :

The initial respondent served as a Money Tester at the appellant bank and was assigned to oversee the transfer of unissuable notes from the bank\'s branch to the Notes Cancellation and Verification Section of the Reserve Bank of India for destruction. Following allegations that he intentionally remo...

U.P. Electricity Supply Co. Ltd. Vs. Workmen & Ors [1971] INSC 228 (1 September 1971)

Judgement Date : september/1971, Citation : 1971 Latest Caselaw 228 SC

Headnote :

The State Government made a reference under section 4K of the U.P. Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, regarding whether the appellants were obligated to pay bonuses to their workers for the years 1960 to 1961, and if so, at what rate.While the reference was pending, the appellant\'s undertakings were co...

Hindustan General Electricalcorporation Ltd. Vs. Viswanath Prasad & ANR [1971] INSC 203 (17 August 1971)

Judgement Date : august/1971, Citation : 1971 Latest Caselaw 203 SC

Headnote :

The appellant-management issued a charge sheet to the respondent, requiring him to explain why disciplinary action should not be taken against him for his misconduct in filing a false complaint with the police against certain officers of the appellant. Following an inquiry, the respondent was dismis...

Bombay Panjrapole, Bhuleshwar Vs. The Workmen & ANR [1971] INSC 200 (16 August 1971)

Judgement Date : august/1971, Citation : 1971 Latest Caselaw 200 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, Panjrapole, was established in 1834 as a charitable organization dedicated to the care and protection of animals. Over the years, it significantly expanded its operations. The organization evolved from solely caring for sick, infirm, and unwanted cattle to adopting a broader approach...

Amrit Banaspati Co. Ltd. Vs. S. Taki Bilgrami & Ors [1971] INSC 195 (12 August 1971)

Judgement Date : august/1971, Citation : 1971 Latest Caselaw 195 SC

Headnote :

The appellant company owned several mills that operated three shifts in certain departments.The third shift was discontinued, and the appellant provided a month\'s notice to three clerks, terminating their employment.The lower tribunals and the High Court determined that this constituted a reduction...

State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur Vs. Shri Hari Har Nath Bhargava [1971] INSC 189 (11 August 1971)

Judgement Date : august/1971, Citation : 1971 Latest Caselaw 189 SC

Headnote :

The respondent, who worked as a clerk for the appellant bank, was given supervisory responsibilities and a general power of attorney was granted to him. This power allowed him to endorse hundis, cheques, warranties, railway receipts, pension bills, and other negotiable and mercantile instruments, as...

M/S. Voltas Ltd. Vs. J. M. Demello & ANR [1971] INSC 161 (21 July 1971)

Judgement Date : july/1971, Citation : 1971 Latest Caselaw 161 SC

Headnote :

Respondent No. I began working for M/s. Volkhart Bros. on March 3, 1930. Following the merger of that company with the appellant-company in September 1954, he became an employee of the latter. At that time, the appellant-company retained the staff of M/s. Volkhart Bros. under the same terms and cond...

Alloy Steel Project Vs. The Workmen [1971] INSC 44 (2 February 1971)

Judgement Date : february/1971, Citation : 1971 Latest Caselaw 44 SC

Headnote :

The Alloy Steel Project was a venture overseen and managed by a government entity, specifically Hindustan Steel Ltd. The project commenced in 1961 and began production in 1964-65, but it did not generate any profits until 1967-68.The workers requested a bonus at the minimum rate set by the Payment o...

Burmah Shell Oil Storage & Distribution Coof India Vs. Burmah Shell Management Staff Association & Ors [1970] INSC 235 (12 November 1970)

Judgement Date : november/1970, Citation : 1970 Latest Caselaw 235 SC

Headnote :

The junior management staff members of the Burmah Shell Management Staff Association initiated an industrial dispute, which the Government subsequently referred to the Industrial Tribunal. This referral was limited to the junior management staff in the Maharashtra region. At the time of the referral...

Management of Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi Vs. Kuldip Singh Sethi [1970] INSC 81 (1 April 1970)

Judgement Date : april/1970, Citation : 1970 Latest Caselaw 81 SC

Headnote :

(1) The definition of \"industry\" in section 2(j) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 consists of two parts, but it should be interpreted as a complete statement. It indicates a collective endeavor involving both employers and employees. An industry does not exist solely with employers or employee...

Asbestos Cement Ltd. Vs. P.D. Sawarkar & Ors [1970] INSC 35 (23 February 1970)

Judgement Date : february/1970, Citation : 1970 Latest Caselaw 35 SC

Headnote :

The fourth respondent was a labor union representing workers at one of the factories owned by the appellant company. An agreement between the fourth respondent and the company led to a charter of workers\' demands being submitted for adjudication by arbitrators under Section 10A of the Industrial Di...

Bihar State Road Transport Corporation Vs. State of Bihar & Ors [1970] INSC 26 (19 February 1970)

Judgement Date : february/1970, Citation : 1970 Latest Caselaw 26 SC

Headnote :

The third respondent served as a Head Clerk in the Rajya Transport Authority, which is a department of the respondent State Government. His position was temporary and could be terminated without notice or reason.On February 18, 1959, he was discharged from his position. Subsequently, on April 20, 19...

Western India Match Co. Ltd. Vs. Western India Match Co. Workers Union & Ors [1970] INSC 1 (9 January 1970)

Judgement Date : january/1970, Citation : 1970 Latest Caselaw 1 SC

Headnote :

The appellant dismissed a worker in 1957.At that time, the worker was not affiliated with the respondent union.However, the respondent union supported the worker\'s case and brought it before the Conciliation Officer. Two officials from the union attended the conciliation meeting, but the Conciliati...

Tatanagar Foundry Co. Ltd. Vs. Their Workmen [1969] INSC 306 (27 October 1969)

Judgement Date : october/1969, Citation : 1969 Latest Caselaw 306 SC

Headnote :

The appellant notified the respondents, its employees, about its decision to shut down the business. The reasons for this closure included: (i) the appellant\'s financial situation, (ii) a lack of orders for goods, and (iii) the respondents\' lack of cooperation in certain matters. The question of w...

Munshi Lal Beni Ram Glass Works Vs. S. R. Singh, Assistant Labour Commissioner & Ors [1969] INSC 303 (27 October 1969)

Judgement Date : october/1969, Citation : 1969 Latest Caselaw 303 SC

Headnote :

The State Government, claiming to act under sections 3, 4, and 8 of the U.P. Industrial Disputes Act, 1944, referred a dispute from the appellant\'s factory to an adjudicator, who issued his award on December 31, 1957. On January 28, 1958, the Government issued an order enforcing the Award, based on...

Workmen of M/S. Delhi Cloth and General Mills Vs. Management of M/S. Delhi Cloth and General Mills Ltd. [1969] INSC 301 (17 October 1969)

Judgement Date : october/1969, Citation : 1969 Latest Caselaw 301 SC

Headnote :

In the conciliation proceedings led by the Conciliation Officer, the D.C.M. (City Shop) Karamchari Union represented the worker Shibban Lal. On June 18, 1965, the Conciliation Officer submitted a failure report to the Government. However, a settlement had already been reached between the Union and t...

Harakchand Ratanchand Banthia & Ors Vs. Union of India & Ors [1969] INSC 136 (30 April 1969)

Judgement Date : april/1969, Citation : 1969 Latest Caselaw 136 SC

Headnote :

Despite the ban on gold imports into India, significant amounts of smuggled gold were entering the country through illegal means, negatively impacting the national economy and hindering economic stability and growth. The Customs Department struggled to effectively address smuggling along the extensi...

U.P. Electric Supply Co. Ltd. Vs. R. K. Shukla & ANR [1969] INSC 135 (30 April 1969)

Judgement Date : april/1969, Citation : 1969 Latest Caselaw 135 SC

Headnote :

Exercising the authority granted by section 6 of the Indian Electricity Act, 1910, the State Electricity Board of U.P. took over the operations of the appellant company in Allahabad and Lucknow, effective September 17, 1964. The employees of the company were absorbed into the Board\'s workforce with...

Nityananda M. Joshi & Ors Vs. Life Insurance Corporation of India & Ors [1969] INSC 125 (25 April 1969)

Judgement Date : april/1969, Citation : 1969 Latest Caselaw 125 SC

Headnote :

The appellants, who are employees of the respondent, submitted applications against the respondent under section 33C(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, seeking a monetary calculation of holiday benefits and the recovery of the corresponding amount. The Labour Court dismissed these applications...

Workmen of The Motor Industries Co. Ltd. Vs. Management of Motor Industries Co. Ltd., Bangalore [1969] INSC 112 (15 April 1969)

Judgement Date : april/1969, Citation : 1969 Latest Caselaw 112 SC

Headnote :

On December 23, 1964, a settlement was reached between the Motor Industries Company Employees Association and the company\'s management. According to clause 5 of the agreement, it was stipulated that workers must provide at least four days\' notice before going on strike. However, on May 11, 1966, t...

Bennett Coleman & Co. (P) Ltd. Vs. Punya Priya Das Gupta [1969] INSC 99 (2 April 1969)

Judgement Date : april/1969, Citation : 1969 Latest Caselaw 99 SC

Headnote :

In October 1963, the respondent served as the special correspondent for the appellant company and was entitled to a car allowance, free telephone service, and free newspapers, in addition to his basic salary and dearness allowance. On October 8, he submitted his resignation, which was accepted on Oc...

Town Municipal Council, Athani Vs. Presiding Officer, Labour Court, Hubli & Ors [1969] INSC 86 (20 March 1969)

Judgement Date : march/1969, Citation : 1969 Latest Caselaw 86 SC

Headnote :

The Labour Court accepted the applications from the appellant\'s workers regarding the calculation of their benefits for overtime and work performed on weekly off-days, as per section 33C(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The Court calculated the amounts owed to the various workers and ordere...

Tulsipur Sugar Company Ltd. Vs. State of U.P. & Ors [1969] INSC 85 (18 March 1969)

Judgement Date : march/1969, Citation : 1969 Latest Caselaw 85 SC

Headnote :

The Central Wage Board for the sugar industry recommended new wage scales, revised categories, and the placement of workers into these scales and categories effective from November 1, 1960. The State Government fully accepted these recommendations, including the implementation date.However, the appe...

Heavy Engineering Mazdoor Union Vs. The State of Bihar & Ors [1969] INSC 74 (12 March 1969)

Judgement Date : march/1969, Citation : 1969 Latest Caselaw 74 SC

Headnote :

The Heavy Engineering Corporation Limited was established under the Companies Act, with its entire share capital provided by the Central Government, classifying it as a Government Company under section 617 of the Companies Act. Its Memorandum and Articles granted significant powers to the Central Go...

Praga Tools Corporation Vs. Shri C. A. Imanual & Ors [1969] INSC 50 (19 February 1969)

Judgement Date : february/1969, Citation : 1969 Latest Caselaw 50 SC

Headnote :

The appellant was a company incorporated under the Companies Act of 1913. At that time, 56% of its shares were owned by the Union Government, 32% by the Andhra Pradesh Government, and 12% by private individuals. On July 1, 1961, a settlement was reached between the company and the workers\' union, w...

Payment of Wages Inspector Vs. Surajmal Mehta & ANR [1968] INSC 306 (3 December 1968)

Judgement Date : december/1968, Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 306 SC

Headnote :

The State Electricity Board canceled a company\'s license and took control of its operations. The first respondent, who was the company\'s director, notified the employees that their services were no longer needed. In response, the appellant submitted an application under section 15(2) of the Paymen...

Workmen of Indian Express (P) Ltd. Vs. The Management [1968] INSC 294 (26 November 1968)

Judgement Date : november/1968, Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 294 SC

Headnote :

The respondent company appointed the workers as copy holders, as explicitly stated in a management order from July 1959.However, it was claimed that, contrary to this order, the management had consistently assigned the workers proofreading tasks both before and after the order was issued. A dispute...

Board of Directors of The South Arcot Elec-Tricity Distrib Vs. N.K. Mohammad Khan [1968] INSC 290 (25 November 1968)

Judgement Date : november/1968, Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 290 SC

Headnote :

The appellant company was acquired by the Government of Madras under the authority granted by the Madras Electricity Supply Undertakings (Acquisition) Act of 1954, resulting in all its properties and assets being transferred to the Madras Government. According to Rule 17 of the Madras Government Und...

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...

Agra Electric Supply Co. Ltd. Vs. The Labour Court, Meerut & ANR [1968] INSC 272 (8 November 1968)

Judgement Date : november/1968, Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 272 SC

Headnote :

The second respondent initially submitted an application seeking specific reliefs against their employer (the appellant-company). However, the Labour Court dismissed this application due to the applicants\' failure to appear. Subsequently, the second respondent filed a second application requesting...

Workmen of The Indian Leaf Tobacco Development Compan Vs. Management of The Indian Leaf Tobacco Development Co. Ltd. [1968] INSC 234 (27 September 1968)

Judgement Date : september/1968, Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 234 SC

Headnote :

the respondent was engaged in the business of buying, handling, and selling tobacco. By 1962, it operated 21 depots primarily focused on handling tobacco, with purchasing activities occurring on a limited scale. In 1963, the company announced the closure of 8 out of the 21 depots. This decision led...

Delhi Cloth & General Mills Co., Ltd. Vs. Workmen & Ors [1968] INSC 231 (27 September 1968)

Judgement Date : september/1968, Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 231 SC

Headnote :

There are four textile units located in the Delhi region.These are the D.C.M., S.B.M., B.C.M., and A.T.M.The D.C.M. and S.B.M. operate under the same management and have shared a common retirement benefit scheme, including a gratuity scale, since 1940. All workers across the units received basic wag...

Central Bank of India Ltd., New Delhi Vs. Shri Prakash Chand Jain [1968] INSC 198 (20 August 1968)

Judgement Date : august/1968, Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 198 SC

Headnote :

The respondent was employed by the appellant and was dismissed following a domestic inquiry regarding alleged misconduct. While an industrial dispute was ongoing, an application was submitted to the Industrial Tribunal under section 33(2)(b) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The tribunal determi...

Cricket Club of India Ltd. Vs. The Bombay Labour Union & ANR [1968] INSC 182 (7 August 1968)

Judgement Date : august/1968, Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 182 SC

Headnote :

The Deputy Commissioner of Bombay referred a dispute under section 10(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 to the Industrial Tribunal in Maharashtra, concerning the Cricket Club of India Ltd. and its employees regarding various demands made by the workers. The Club raised a preliminary objection,...

G.E.C. (P) Ltd. Naini, Allahabad Vs. The Labour Court, Allahabad [1968] INSC 176 (5 August 1968)

Judgement Date : august/1968, Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 176 SC

Headnote :

Between March 18 and March 30, 1964, the appellant company experienced a strike, followed by a token strike on April 10, 1964. Some workers were charged and warned for their involvement in the first strike. An inquiry officer deemed the second strike illegal, leading to the dismissal of six workers...

Indian Oxygen Ltd. Vs. Their Workmen [1968] INSC 175 (5 August 1968)

Judgement Date : august/1968, Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 175 SC

Headnote :

The appellant and its workers, represented by the Indoxco Labour Union in Jamshedpur, submitted a joint application to the Government to refer certain disputes to the Industrial Tribunal. The application indicated that the number of workers affected by the disputes were those employed at the company...

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(...

Kalinga Tubes Ltd. Vs. Their Workmen [1968] INSC 142 (3 May 1968)

Judgement Date : may/1968, Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 142 SC

Headnote :

The appellant was a successful public company primarily engaged in the production and sale of iron pipes and poles. In August 1965, its employees requested a bonus rate higher than their current compensation, prompting the Assistant Labour Commissioner to initiate discussions with both the managemen...

Dr. Devendra M. Surti Vs. State of Gujarat [1968] INSC 138 (2 May 1968)

Judgement Date : may/1968, Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 138 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, a medical professional who operated a dispensary, faced prosecution for failing to maintain an employee register as mandated by rule 23(1) of the regulations established under the Bombay Shops and Establishments Act of 1948. He argued that he should not be prosecuted since his dispens...

Hydro (Engineers) Pvt. Ltd. Vs. The Workmen [1968] INSC 130 (30 April 1968)

Judgement Date : april/1968, Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 130 SC

Headnote :

There were industrial disputes between the appellant and its workers, the respondents, which led to several awards. The most recent award established revised wage scales based on the prevailing cost of living index. It also included provisions for annual increments but denied the workers\' request t...

Statesman (Private) Ltd. Vs. H. R. Deb & Ors [1968] INSC 89 (2 April 1968)

Judgement Date : april/1968, Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 89 SC

Headnote :

According to Section 7(3)(d) of the Industrial Disputes Act, an individual is not eligible for the position of presiding officer of a Labour Court unless they have served in a judicial capacity for a minimum of seven years. The first respondent held the position of Sub-Deputy Collector since 1940, d...

Indian Hume Pipe Co. Ltd. Vs. Their Workmen [1968] INSC 35 (8 February 1968)

Judgement Date : february/1968, Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 35 SC

Headnote :

The Industrial Tribunal, in its ruling regarding a company and its employees, determined that the company was not acting in good faith and that it should have utilized the proper procedures before laying off twelve of its workers. Upon appeal to this Court,HELD: (i) Once the Tribunal establishes tha...

P. D. Sharma Vs. State Bank of India [1968] INSC 32 (7 February 1968)

Judgement Date : february/1968, Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 32 SC

Headnote :

While an industrial dispute was ongoing before the Tribunal between the employer and its employees, the employer decided to terminate the appellant, who was a \'protected workman\'. Consequently, the employer sought permission from the Tribunal under section 33(3) of the Industrial Disputes Act to d...

National Engineering Industries Ltd. Vs. Its Workmen [1967] INSC 231 (6 October 1967)

Judgement Date : october/1967, Citation : 1967 Latest Caselaw 231 SC

Headnote :

The employees of the appellant company requested bonuses for the years 1956-57 through 1959-60. The Tribunal rejected the claim for 1956-57 on the basis that it was submitted too late, but approved the requests for the years 1957-58 to 1959-60. In determining the surplus available for bonus distribu...

Workmen of Brahmputra Tea Estate, Represented By Assam Cha Vs. The Incoming Management of Braumputra Tea Estate & Ors [1967] INSC 218 (25 September 1967)

Judgement Date : september/1967, Citation : 1967 Latest Caselaw 218 SC

Headnote :

The Labour Court, in reference to an industrial dispute, concluded that the workmen\'s services had been terminated under the direction of the Receiver appointed in a lawsuit, prior to the first respondent acquiring ownership of the company. It noted that the Receiver was the only party involved in...

Management of Bangalore Woollen, Cotton & Silk Mills Co Vs. The Workmen & ANR [1967] INSC 214 (18 September 1967)

Judgement Date : september/1967, Citation : 1967 Latest Caselaw 214 SC

Headnote :

The Standing Orders of the appellant\'s organization, which were certified in accordance with the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act of 1946, included provisions regarding the leave entitlements for workers. In case I.C. 11 of 1955, the Industrial Tribunal modified these standing orders thr...

The Sindhu Resettlement Corporation Ltd. Vs. The Industrial Tribunal of Gujarat & Ors [1967] INSC 208 (13 September 1967)

Judgement Date : september/1967, Citation : 1967 Latest Caselaw 208 SC

Headnote :

The services of respondent No. 3, a permanent employee of the appellant corporation, were assigned to the appellant\'s subsidiary company. The subsidiary company issued an order appointing respondent No. 3 on probation, indicating that he would be confirmed after completing the probationary period....

Electrical Manufacturing Co. Ltd. Vs. D. D. Bhargava [1967] INSC 193 (30 August 1967)

Judgement Date : august/1967, Citation : 1967 Latest Caselaw 193 SC

Headnote :

The Deputy Chief Controller of Imports & Exports in New Delhi lodged a complaint against the appellant under sections 5 and 6 of the Imports & Exports (Control) Act, 1947, before the Magistrate First Class in Delhi. During his testimony, the complainant acknowledged that he had not reviewed any of t...

Syndicate Bank Ltd. Vs. K. R. Vs. Bhat [1967] INSC 184 (22 August 1967)

Judgement Date : august/1967, Citation : 1967 Latest Caselaw 184 SC

Headnote :

Following a domestic inquiry, the Managing Director of the appellant-Bank terminated the respondent-employee\'s employment with immediate effect. The employee was notified that he had the right to appeal this decision to the working committee of the Directors within a specified timeframe. The respon...

Central Bank of India Ltd. Vs. Karunamoy Banerjee [1967] INSC 180 (18 August 1967)

Judgement Date : august/1967, Citation : 1967 Latest Caselaw 180 SC

Headnote :

The respondent, an employee of the appellant bank, faced charges for granting unauthorized overdrafts to a client. A domestic inquiry was conducted against him. In two written statements prior to the inquiry, he acknowledged the allegations and only cited extenuating circumstances. During the inquir...

Chief Mining Engineer East India Coal Co. Ltd. Vs. Rameswar & Ors [1967] INSC 169 (8 August 1967)

Judgement Date : august/1967, Citation : 1967 Latest Caselaw 169 SC

Headnote :

In 1962, the workmen submitted applications seeking bonuses under the Scheme established by the Central Government pursuant to the Coal Mines Provident Fund and Bonus Schemes Act of 1948, as well as claims for railway fares and leave wages dating back to 1948.The Labour Court in Dhanbad upheld their...

Treogi Nath Vs. The Indian Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. [1967] INSC 165 (3 August 1967)

Judgement Date : august/1967, Citation : 1967 Latest Caselaw 165 SC

Headnote :

In an industrial dispute award, it was determined that the appellants, who were the workmen, were entitled to receive half wages from a specified date until they resumed their duties. Following the resolution of the companies\' appeal, the workmen were permitted to return to work. Subsequently, a di...

National Engineering Industries Ltd. Vs. Hanuman [1967] INSC 160 (25 July 1967)

Judgement Date : july/1967, Citation : 1967 Latest Caselaw 160 SC

Headnote :

The respondent was an employee of the appellant company. Due to his absence exceeding eight days beyond his leave, the company, citing the relevant provision in the Standing Orders, deemed his employment to have been automatically terminated. The workman filed an application under section 33A of the...

Commissioner of Income-Tax, Kerala Vs. Gemini Cashew Sales Corporation, Quilon [1967] INSC 124 (20 April 1967)

Judgement Date : april/1967, Citation : 1967 Latest Caselaw 124 SC

Headnote :

A partnership consisting of two partners was dissolved following the death of one partner on August 24, 1957, after which the surviving partner continued the business independently. The employees\' services remained uninterrupted, and their employment terms did not change. During the income tax asse...

Calcutta Insurance Co. Ltd. Vs. Their Workmen [1967] INSC 32 (6 February 1967)

Judgement Date : february/1967, Citation : 1967 Latest Caselaw 32 SC

Headnote :

In 1958, an agreement was entered into between the appellant company and its employees, with reference to certain demands made by the latter The agreement was in force for 5 years. In 1963, after the expiry of the period, the employees asked for a revision of the matters dealt with by the agreeme...

Workmen of Shri Rangavilas Motors (P) Ltd. & ANR Vs. Shri Rangavilas Motors (P) Ltd. & Ors [1967] INSC 27 (1 February 1967)

Judgement Date : february/1967, Citation : 1967 Latest Caselaw 27 SC

Headnote :

The second appellant was employed as a workman at the workshop of the first respondent, a dent company, located in its Bangalore branch within the Mysore State. The company\'s head office in Krishnagiri, Madras State, transferred him to Krishnagiri, despite a prior agreement that he would not be tra...

Kamani Metals & Alloys Ltd. Vs. Their Workmen [1967] INSC 18 (24 January 1967)

Judgement Date : january/1967, Citation : 1967 Latest Caselaw 18 SC

Headnote :

The decision of the Industrial Tribunal in a dispute between the appellant company, which manufactures non-ferrous metal products and alloys, and its employees was contested in this Court on several grounds: (1) There was no change in circumstances that warranted a revision of wages, pay scales, and...

Ahmedabad Millowners' Association & ANR Vs. I.G. Thakore, President & Ors [1967] INSC 15 (20 January 1967)

Judgement Date : january/1967, Citation : 1967 Latest Caselaw 15 SC

Headnote :

A dispute arose between the Ahmedabad Millowners\' Association and the union of textile industry workers regarding amendments to rules on privilege leave and related matters. After conciliation efforts failed, as declared by the Conciliator, the union referred the dispute to the Industrial Court und...

Hindustan Antibiotics Ltd. Vs. The Workmen & Ors [1966] INSC 199 (3 October 1966)

Judgement Date : october/1966, Citation : 1966 Latest Caselaw 200 SC

Headnote :

The appellant was a government enterprise established under the Indian Companies Act, with its registered office located in Maharashtra, primarily engaged in the production of antibiotics. The entire equity capital of the company was owned by the President of India and his nominees, and the Board of...

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...

M/S. Om Oil & Oilseeds Exchange Ltd., Delhi Vs. Their Workmen [1966] INSC 88 (28 March 1966)

Judgement Date : march/1966, Citation : 1966 Latest Caselaw 88 SC

Headnote :

The workers (employees of the appellant) raised an industrial dispute and argued before the Labour Court that the appellant\'s decision to retrench certain employees was made in bad faith, as the appellant did not adhere to the \"first come, last go\" principle. The appellant defended its actions by...

Rohtak Hissar District Electricity Supply Co. Ltd. Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors [1965] INSC 274 (3 December 1965)

Judgement Date : december/1965, Citation : 1965 Latest Caselaw 274 SC

Headnote :

In line with the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act of 1946, the appellant drafted standing orders after consulting with its employees and submitted them to the Certifying Officer for approval. As the appellant\'s workers had not formed a union, three representatives were elected to represe...

Jahiruddin Vs. K.D. Ratmi, Factory Manager, the Model Mills Nagpur Ltd. [1965] INSC 256 (22 November 1965)

Judgement Date : november/1965, Citation : 1965 Latest Caselaw 256 SC

Headnote :

The State of Bombay, through a notification under the Bombay Relief Undertakings (Special Provisions) Act of 1958, designated a Mill as a \'relief undertaking\' and exempted it from the provisions of section 16 of the C.P. and Berar Industrial Dispute Settlement Act of 1947. During the period of thi...

Workmen of Bombay Port Trust Vs. the Trust of the Port of Bombay [1965] INSC 252 (18 November 1965)

Judgement Date : november/1965, Citation : 1965 Latest Caselaw 252 SC

Headnote :

The respondent managed several docks and implemented a two-shift work system. This led to varying amounts of overtime for the crew across different docks: some worked 4 hours of overtime, others 3 hours, and some only 2 hours. In the case of the latter, the 12-hour shift was divided into 8 hours of...

The Sawatram Ramprasad Mills Co. Ltd. Vs. Baliram Ukandaji & ANR [1965] INSC 178 (9 September 1965)

Judgement Date : september/1965, Citation : 1965 Latest Caselaw 178 SC

Headnote :

The workers, who were employed by the appellant, filed a petition with the Second Labour Court in Bombay under section 33C(1) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, seeking compensation for being laid off during a specific period. The appellant argued that: (i) the Labour Court lacked jurisdiction be...

All India Reserve Bank Employees Association Vs. Reserve Bank of India [1965] INSC 121 (23 April 1965)

Judgement Date : april/1965, Citation : 1965 Latest Caselaw 121 SC

Headnote :

The Class II and Class III staff of the Reserve Bank of India, represented by their Association, along with the Class IV staff through their Union, initiated an industrial dispute with the Bank. This dispute was referred by the Central Government on March 21, 1960, to the National Tribunal. The issu...

The Tata Oil Mills Co. Ltd. Vs. K.V. Gopalan & Ors [1965] INSC 110 (15 April 1965)

Judgement Date : april/1965, Citation : 1965 Latest Caselaw 110 SC

Headnote :

According to the Standing Orders of the appellant company, its employees were entitled to five paid holidays on designated dates each year. Additionally, through an agreement with the respondents\' union, the company had committed to providing an extra paid holiday, bringing the total to six paid ho...

Workmen of Motipur Sugar Factory (Private) Limited Vs. Motipur Sugar Factory [1965] INSC 87 (30 March 1965)

Judgement Date : march/1965, Citation : 1965 Latest Caselaw 87 SC

Headnote :

The employees of the respondent initiated a go-slow at the sugar factory. In response, the respondent issued a general notice to all workers, as well as individual notices, stating that unless each worker expressed their commitment to perform their duties diligently and achieve a specified minimum o...

Employers In Relation to Digwadih Colliery Vs. Their Workmen [1965] INSC 77 (22 March 1965)

Judgement Date : march/1965, Citation : 1965 Latest Caselaw 77 SC

Headnote :

A badli workman was employed by the appellant for over 240 days, with interruptions in both 1959 and 1960, and was retrenched in 1961. An industrial dispute arose and was referred to the Tribunal, which determined that the appellant was not justified in terminating the workman\'s employment, as the...

Tata Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. Vs. S. N. Modak [1965] INSC 74 (19 March 1965)

Judgement Date : march/1965, Citation : 1965 Latest Caselaw 74 SC

Headnote :

The appellant submitted an application to the Industrial Tribunal under section 33(21)(b) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 seeking approval for the order it issued to discharge its employee, the respondent. This application was prompted by ongoing industrial disputes between the appellant and it...

The Tata Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. Vs. D. R. Singh [1965] INSC 72 (19 March 1965)

Judgement Date : march/1965, Citation : 1965 Latest Caselaw 72 SC

Headnote :

Due to certain industrial disputes pending before the Industrial Tribunal at the relevant time between the appellant and its employees, the appellant submitted an application under section 33(2)(b) seeking approval for the action it intended to take against its employee, the respondent. The appellan...

Associated Cement Companies Ltd. Vs. P. N. Sharma & ANR [1964] INSC 286 (9 December 1964)

Judgement Date : december/1964, Citation : 1964 Latest Caselaw 286 SC

Headnote :

The appellant appointed the 1st respondent as a Welfare Officer in accordance with the Factories Act, 1948 and the Punjab Welfare Officers Recruitment and Conditions of Service Rules, 1952. The appointment letter indicated that the 1st respondent could be transferred between different units of the a...

Management of the Hindusthan Commercial Bank Ltd., Kanpur, Vs. Bhagwan Dass [1964] INSC 276 (26 November 1964)

Judgement Date : november/1964, Citation : 1964 Latest Caselaw 276 SC

Headnote :

In a petition filed by the respondent under Article 227, the High Court annulled an order from the Labour Court. Subsequently, the appellant submitted a petition to the High Court requesting a certificate under Articles 132(1) and 133 of the Constitution to seek permission to appeal to the Supreme C...

Kays Construction Co. (P) Ltd. Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors [1964] INSC 274 (26 November 1964)

Judgement Date : november/1964, Citation : 1964 Latest Caselaw 274 SC

Headnote :

The appellant company was required to pay back wages to certain workers as per a Labour Tribunal award. The Labour Commissioner issued a recovery certificate for part of these wages to the Collector under section 6-H (1) of the U.P. Industrial Disputes Act, 1927, indicating that he would issue anoth...

Management of Murgugan Mills Ltd. Vs. Industrial Tribunal Madras & ANR [1964] INSC 263 (11 November 1964)

Judgement Date : november/1964, Citation : 1964 Latest Caselaw 263 SC

Headnote :

While an industrial dispute was ongoing between the appellant and its workers, the respondent, an employee, had his services terminated without any explanation. He subsequently filed a petition with the Industrial Tribunal under section 33-A of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, arguing that the Tri...

The Dunlop Rubber Co. Vs. Workmen [1964] INSC 260 (10 November 1964)

Judgement Date : november/1964, Citation : 1964 Latest Caselaw 260 SC

Headnote :

The appellant company terminated several employees following a domestic inquiry that found them guilty of engaging in a \'go slow\' action. In response, the employees raised an industrial dispute.The Industrial Tribunal determined that the dismissals could not be upheld because the specific charge o...

Management Delhi Transport Undertaking Vs. Industrial Tribunal, Delhi & ANR [1964] INSC 243 (30 October 1964)

Judgement Date : october/1964, Citation : 1964 Latest Caselaw 243 SC

Headnote :

H, a conductor in the employ of the appellant undertaking was found in possession of some used tickets which was forbidden by Instruction No. 12 issued under Standing Order 2. After enquiry into his conduct the charge was held proved and on the recommendation of the Enquiry Officer the Traffic Ma...

Hochtief Gammon Vs. Industrial Tribunal, Bhubaneshwar, Orissa & Ors [1964] INSC 104 (1 April 1964)

Judgement Date : april/1964, Citation : 1964 Latest Caselaw 104 SC

Headnote :

In relation to an industrial dispute involving the appellants and their workmen, the respondents, the Industrial Tribunal\'s office issued a notice not only to the appellants and their workmen but also to Hindustan Steel Ltd. This action was taken because a copy of the government\'s notification reg...

Lalji Haridas Vs. State of Maharashtra & ANR [1964] INSC 31 (7 February 1964)

Judgement Date : february/1964, Citation : 1964 Latest Caselaw 31 SC

Headnote :

The appellant lodged a criminal complaint against respondent No. 2, claiming that he had violated section 193 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 by providing false testimony in certain proceedings before the Income-tax Officer under section 37 of the Indian Income-tax Act, 1922. Respondent No. 2 raised...

State Bank of India Vs. M. Selvaraj Daniel [1963] INSC 260 (19 December 1963)

Judgement Date : december/1963, Citation : 1963 Latest Caselaw 288 SC

Headnote :

The review application stemmed from a judgment issued by this Court in Civil Appeal No. 707 of 1962. This appeal originated from a petition submitted by a State Bank employee under section 33(c)(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act to the Labour Court. The employee was hired as a clerk on December 14,...

South Indian Bank Ltd. Vs. A.R. Chacko [1963] INSC 233 (2 December 1963)

Judgement Date : december/1963, Citation : 1963 Latest Caselaw 261 SC

Headnote :

The respondent, who worked as a clerk at the appellant Bank, was promoted to the position of Accountant, and his salary was adjusted accordingly. He subsequently submitted an application under section 33C(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, asserting his entitlement to (a) the basic pay of his previo...

Workmen of Dewan Tea Estate & Ors Vs. The Management [1963] INSC 229 (25 November 1963)

Judgement Date : november/1963, Citation : 1963 Latest Caselaw 257 SC

Headnote :

Following the lay-off announced by the respondent at the II tea estates they manage, an industrial dispute emerged between the respondent and their workers, the appellants.The respondent defended the lay-off by stating that their financial situation was quite challenging and that the lay-off was nec...

Life Insurance Corporation of India Vs. Sunil Kumar Mukherjee & Ors [1963] INSC 227 (22 November 1963)

Judgement Date : november/1963, Citation : 1963 Latest Caselaw 255 SC

Headnote :

One of the individuals involved, Mr. S.K. Mukherjee, was employed by the Metropolitan Insurance Co. Ltd. as an Inspector when the appellant assumed control of the company. Subsequently, in February 1958, he was instructed to serve as a field officer. However, by an order dated October 16, 1958, his...

Management of R.S. Madhoramand Sons Agencies (P) Ltd. Vs. Its Workmen [1963] INSC 218 (14 November 1963)

Judgement Date : november/1963, Citation : 1963 Latest Caselaw 246 SC

Headnote :

An industrial dispute emerged between the appellant, the Management of R.S. Madhoram & Sons (Agencies) (P) Ltd., and the respondents, its employees, concerning the transfer of 57 workers from their original employer, R.S. Madhoram & Sons, to the appellant. The transferor firm had agreed to transfer...

Workmen of Balmer Lawrie and Co. Vs. Balmer Lawrie and Co [1963] INSC 216 (7 November 1963)

Judgement Date : november/1963, Citation : 1963 Latest Caselaw 244 SC

Headnote :

Disputes arose between the respondent and its employees, the appellants. The appellants requested a reduction of the current five grades to two, an increase in pay scales, additional privilege and medical leave, and an extension of the retirement age from 55.The Tribunal dismissed all the appellants...

H.H. The Maharana Sahib Shri Bhagwatsingh Bahadur of Udaip Vs. The State of Rajasthan & Ors [1963] INSC 198 (3 October 1963)

Judgement Date : october/1963, Citation : 1963 Latest Caselaw 226 SC

Headnote :

A conflict emerged between the appellant and his employees in the \"Motor Garage department\" regarding the employees\' claims for retrenchment, compensation, and leave benefits. On December 18, 1957, the Government of Rajasthan referred this dispute to the Industrial Tribunal under section 10 of th...

Bombay Gas Co. Ltd Vs. Gopal Bhiva & Ors [1963] INSC 145 (9 May 1963)

Judgement Date : may/1963, Citation : 1963 Latest Caselaw 173 SC

Headnote :

Sixteen respondents filed petitions under section 33C(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, seeking specific benefits outlined in an award issued by an Industrial Tribunal. They requested that these benefits be calculated in monetary terms and that the appellant be ordered to pay them accordingly...

J. K. Cotton Spinning & Weavingmills Co. Ltd. Vs. Badri Mali & Ors [1963] INSC 144 (9 May 1963)

Judgement Date : may/1963, Citation : 1963 Latest Caselaw 172 SC

Headnote :

The Government of Uttar Pradesh referred an industrial dispute for adjudication to the Adjudicator in Kanpur.The Adjudicator determined that the Malis were considered workmen under the U.P. Industrial Disputes Act; however, they were not classified as industrial employees and therefore were not elig...

Sur Enamel And Stampingworks (P) Ltd. Vs. Their Workmen [1963] INSC 133 (7 May 1963)

Judgement Date : may/1963, Citation : 1963 Latest Caselaw 161 SC

Headnote :

D, an employee of the appellant company, received a notice on October 23, 1959, alleging that several items had been damaged due to his actions, and he was requested to explain why disciplinary measures should not be taken against him. During the inquiry conducted against him, only he was examined t...

Union of India & ANR Vs. Ladu Lal Jain [1963] INSC 132 (7 May 1963)

Judgement Date : may/1963, Citation : 1963 Latest Caselaw 160 SC

Headnote :

The plaintiff initiated a lawsuit in the court of the Additional Subordinate Judge in Gauhati against the Union of India and the Northern Frontier Railway, represented by its General Manager, whose headquarters are located in Pandu.Pandu falls within the jurisdiction of the Subordinate Judge.The pla...

Workmen of Joint Steamer companies Vs. Joint Steamer Companies [1963] INSC 123 (29 April 1963)

Judgement Date : april/1963, Citation : 1963 Latest Caselaw 147 SC

Headnote :

The respondents were engaged in the transport business in the eastern region of the country, collaborating with one another, a practice that persisted even after the partition of India. From 1949 to 1952, the primary traffic for the company remained consistent, comprising (a) traffic within India; (...

The Canara Bank Ltd. Vs. Anant Narayan Surkund & Ors [1963] INSC 112 (22 April 1963)

Judgement Date : april/1963, Citation : 1963 Latest Caselaw 136 SC

Headnote :

Applications were submitted by the respondents, who are employees of the appellant, under section 33C (2) of the Industrial Disputes Act of 1947. They claimed a special allowance that is granted to cashiers responsible for cash, as outlined in paragraph 164 (b) (7) of the Sastry Award, arguing that...

Canara Banking Corporation Ltd. Vs. U. Vittal [1963] INSC 111 (22 April 1963)

Judgement Date : april/1963, Citation : 1963 Latest Caselaw 135 SC

Headnote :

The respondent, an employee of the Bank who was not part of the subordinate staff, was reassigned from one location to another. He filed an application under section 33A of the Industrial Disputes Act, arguing that his transfer was made in bad faith and was a form of victimization due to his legitim...

M. Selvaraj Daniel Vs. Management of State Bank of India [1963] INSC 110 (22 April 1963)

Judgement Date : april/1963, Citation : 1963 Latest Caselaw 134 SC

Headnote :

The appellant was hired as a clerk at the State Bank of India on December 14, 1953. He submitted an application under section 33(c)(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act to the Labour Court, claiming he was entitled to Rs. 146/- plus dearness allowance as per the Sastry Award, which had not been disburs...

The Central Bank of India Ltd. Vs. P.S. Rajagopalan [1963] INSC 109 (19 April 1963)

Judgement Date : april/1963, Citation : 1963 Latest Caselaw 133 SC

Headnote :

Four respondents submitted applications under section 33C(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, arguing that in addition to their regular duties as clerks, they had been operating the adding machine designated for use in the clearing department of the appellant Bank during the specified period in...

The Management of Express Newspapers Ltd. Vs. B. Somayajulu & Ors [1963] INSC 106 (18 April 1963)

Judgement Date : april/1963, Citation : 1963 Latest Caselaw 130 SC

Headnote :

The respondent\'s role as a correspondent in Guntur under the appellant was terminated. The Andhra Union of Working Journalists in Elluru advocated for the respondent, claiming that his termination was unjustified and that, as a working journalist, he deserved reinstatement and compensation. The Gov...

Basti Sugar Mills Ltd. Vs. Ram Ujagar & Ors [1963] INSC 85 (4 April 1963)

Judgement Date : april/1963, Citation : 1963 Latest Caselaw 109 SC

Headnote :

An industrial dispute emerged between the appellant and the respondents concerning two issues: (1) the termination of the respondents\' services, and (2) the payment of wages to the respondents at a rate lower than Rs. 55 per month, which was the minimum wage established for workers in Vacuum Pan Su...

M/S. Kesoram Cotton Mills Ltd. Vs. Gangadhar & Ors [1963] INSC 82 (3 April 1963)

Judgement Date : april/1963, Citation : 1963 Latest Caselaw 106 SC

Headnote :

The appellant suspended 1,600 workers in response to their slowdowns and illegal strikes. On December 23, 1957, an agreement was reached between the workers\' union and management, allowing the workers to return to work. Clause 7 of this agreement stated that the suspended workers would not receive...

University of Delhi & ANR Vs. Ram Nath [1963] INSC 81 (1 April 1963)

Judgement Date : april/1963, Citation : 1963 Latest Caselaw 105 SC

Headnote :

Appellant No. 1, the University of Delhi, and Appellant No. 2, Miranda House, a college affiliated with the University, are educational institutions primarily focused on providing education. At the relevant time, respondent No. 1 was employed as a bus driver by appellant No. 2. Both respondents were...

M/S. Bengal Bhatdee Coal Co. Vs. Shri Ram Prabesh Singh & Ors [1963] INSC 9 (23 January 1963)

Judgement Date : january/1963, Citation : 1963 Latest Caselaw 9 SC

Headnote :

The individuals involved were employees of the appellant, and during a strike at the appellant\'s workplace, they physically hindered loyal and willing workers from performing their duties at the colliery, urging other workers to join in the obstruction. A charge sheet was issued to these employees,...

The Hindustan Times Ltd., New Delhi Vs. Their Workmen [1962]372 (14 December 1962)

Judgement Date : december/1962, Citation : 1962 Latest Caselaw 372 SC

Headnote :

The Chief Commissioner of Delhi referred an industrial dispute to the Industrial Tribunal in Delhi, which issued its award on March 16, 1959. Both the appellant and the respondents were unhappy with the award and sought special leave to appeal to this Court. The appellant contested the award concern...

Management of Wenger & Co. Vs. Their Workmen [1962]361 (11 December 1962)

Judgement Date : december/1962, Citation : 1962 Latest Caselaw 361 SC

Headnote :

An industrial dispute stemming from employee demands against 13 hotel and restaurant establishments in Delhi was referred to the Industrial Tribunal for adjudication. This case was heard alongside another reference concerning disputes at two additional hotels. The Tribunal\'s award in these cases le...

Rai Sahib Ramdayal Ghasiramoil Mills Vs. The Labour Tribunal & ANR [1962]355 (10 December 1962)

Judgement Date : december/1962, Citation : 1962 Latest Caselaw 355 SC

Headnote :

The appellant\'s concern was shut down due to significant losses. Subsequently, the workers initiated an industrial dispute and were granted retrenchment benefits. Approximately two years later, the appellant\'s concern reopened, but only a few of the previous employees were rehired, along with some...

Pfizer (P) Ltd. Bombay Vs. The Workmen [1962] INSC 341 (30 November 1962)

Judgement Date : november/1962, Citation : 1962 Latest Caselaw 341 SC

Headnote :

The appellant company operates a factory that produces life-saving medications, including antibiotics, anti-tubercular drugs, and vitamin products. The factory was functioning with multiple shifts at varying times, but it was discovered that the machinery was not being fully utilized, leading to ins...

Anakapalla Co-Operative Agricultural and Industrial Socie Vs. Workmen [1962] INSC 294 (23 October 1962)

Judgement Date : october/1962, Citation : 1962 Latest Caselaw 294 SC

Headnote :

A sugar mill company was incurring annual losses due to a lack of sugarcane supply and decided to relocate the mill. In response, the cane-growers established a cooperative society and acquired the mill. As per the agreement between the company and the society, the company terminated the employees\'...

The Engineering Mazdoor Sabha Vs. The Hind Cycles Ltd., Bombay [1962] INSC 289 (18 October 1962)

Judgement Date : october/1962, Citation : 1962 Latest Caselaw 289 SC

Headnote :

The conflict between the respondent company and its employees was voluntarily submitted to arbitration through their agreement dated December 3, 1959, in accordance with section 10A of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. Section 10A(2) outlined the required format for the agreement, which mandated th...

Jaswant Sugar Mills Ltd., Meerut Vs. Lakshmichand & Ors [1962] INSC 263 (25 September 1962)

Judgement Date : september/1962, Citation : 1962 Latest Caselaw 263 SC

Headnote :

The workers of the appellant company took direct action to assert their demands for bonuses, leave, and other benefits. In response, the company issued charge sheets to sixty-three workers. The inquiry officer who examined the charges concluded that all the workers were guilty of engaging in sabotag...

The Management of Express Newspapers Ltd. Vs. Workers & Staff Employed Under It & Ors [1962] INSC 224 (2 August 1962)

Judgement Date : august/1962, Citation : 1962 Latest Caselaw 224 SC

Headnote :

The appellant is a private limited company engaged in the printing and publishing of newspapers and periodicals. In 1959, the appellant announced the closure of its business concerning various publications in Madras. On the same day, the Board of Directors decided to sell printing machinery and equi...

M/S. Kirloskar Oil Engines Vs. Hanmant Laxman Bibawe [1962] INSC 222 (31 July 1962)

Judgement Date : july/1962, Citation : 1962 Latest Caselaw 222 SC

Headnote :

The respondent was hired by the appellant as a watchman under a program established by the Police Department. His employment was terminated due to an ongoing industrial dispute between the appellant and its workers. The respondent filed a complaint with the Industrial Tribunal under section 33A of t...

Management of Ritz Theatre (P) Ltd. Vs. Its Workmen [1962] INSC 216; Air 1963 Sc 295; 1963 (3) Scr 461 (27 July 1962)

Judgement Date : july/1962, Citation : 1962 Latest Caselaw 216 SC

Headnote :

The appellant is a company engaged in the business of screening cinema films in its theater. The respondents, Jai Jai Ram and Mohd. Mia, had been employees of the company for many years. They were served with charge-sheets, and an inquiry was conducted by Enquiry Officers appointed by the appellant....

M/S. Tulsidas Khimji Vs. Their Workmen [1962] INSC 138 (11 April 1962)

Judgement Date : april/1962, Citation : 1962 Latest Caselaw 138 SC

Headnote :

The appellants are a registered partnership firm operating under the name Messrs. Tulsidas Khimji.The firm consists of six partners and engages in four distinct types of business. The respondents are the employees of the firm.Disputes emerged between the appellants and the respondents, leading to a...

The Workmen of Western India Match Co. Ltd. Vs. The Western India Match Co. Ltd. [1962] INSC 134 (11 April 1962)

Judgement Date : april/1962, Citation : 1962 Latest Caselaw 134 SC

Headnote :

The respondent company, R, operates a factory with an attached office in Alambazar, a suburb of Calcutta, and also maintains a sales office in the commercial district of Calcutta.Without providing a formal notice under section 19(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act to terminate a previous settlement,...

M/S. Serajuddin & Co. Vs. Their Workmen [1962] INSC 102 (19 March 1962)

Judgement Date : march/1962, Citation : 1962 Latest Caselaw 102 SC

Headnote :

A dispute involving claims made by employees was submitted for adjudication to the tribunal by the West Bengal State Government. The appellant raised a preliminary objection regarding the validity of this reference, arguing that according to section 2(a), the appropriate government to make a valid r...

Tatanagar Foundry Company Vs. Their Workmen [1962] INSC 90 (9 March 1962)

Judgement Date : march/1962, Citation : 1962 Latest Caselaw 90 SC

Headnote :

The appellant operates a factory in Jamshedpur where it produces cast iron sleepers, pipes, and other products. The primary raw materials needed for manufacturing sleepers include pig iron, coke, limestone, and moulding sand. The Railway Board is the sole purchaser of these sleepers, and production...

Strawboard Manufacturing Co. Vs. Gobind [1962] INSC 85 (6 March 1962)

Judgement Date : march/1962, Citation : 1962 Latest Caselaw 85 SC

Headnote :

The respondent was employed by the appellant company but repeatedly refused to follow orders from various company officers. As a result, he was suspended and issued a charge sheet. An inquiry was conducted, after which the appellant referred the case to the Labour Commissioner without making any pri...

The Management of Indian Cable Co. Ltd., Calcutta Vs. Its Workmen [1962] INSC 81 (5 March 1962)

Judgement Date : march/1962, Citation : 1962 Latest Caselaw 81 SC

Headnote :

Section 25-G of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 states: \"If a workman in an industrial establishment is to be retrenched and belongs to a specific category of workmen in that establishment, the employer should typically retrench the workman who was the last to be employed in that category.\" The...

The National, Union of Commercial Employees & ANR Vs. M. R. Meher, Industrial Tribunal, Bombay & Ors [1962] INSC 51 (13 February 1962)

Judgement Date : february/1962, Citation : 1962 Latest Caselaw 51 SC

Headnote :

The respondents were a law firm operating in Bombay. In 1956 and 1957, their employees filed a claim for a bonus against them. Before the Industrial Tribunal, which was assigned the case by the State Government for resolution under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, the respondents argued that their...

The Atlas Cycle Industries, Ltd. Sonepat Vs. Their Workmen [1962] INSC 50 (8 February 1962)

Judgement Date : february/1962, Citation : 1962 Latest Caselaw 50 SC

Headnote :

On February 14, 1953, the Punjab Government referred specific disputes between the appellant company and its employees to the Industrial Tribunal, which had been established on August 29, 1953, through a notification issued under section 7 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, appointing G, an Advoc...

State of Uttar Pradesh Vs. Lakshmi Ice Factory & Ors [1962] INSC 46 (7 February 1962)

Judgement Date : february/1962, Citation : 1962 Latest Caselaw 46 SC

Headnote :

The Government of Uttar Pradesh, in accordance with section 3 of the U.P. Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, and the statutory orders established thereunder, referred certain disputes between the respondent Ice Factories and their respective workers to an Industrial Tribunal. Although the Tribunal heard...

Punjab National Bank Limited Vs. K. L. Kharbanda [1962] INSC 37 (2 February 1962)

Judgement Date : february/1962, Citation : 1962 Latest Caselaw 37 SC

Headnote :

The Sastri Award established a uniform wage scale for clerks across all banks and included provisions for special allowances for clerks in specialized positions requiring specific skills. According to Paragraph 297 (7) of the Award, the basic wages for bank employees hired after January 31, 1951, we...

Employers In Relation To The Bhowra Colliery Vs. Their Workmen [1962] INSC 30 (30 January 1962)

Judgement Date : january/1962, Citation : 1962 Latest Caselaw 30 SC

Headnote :

Exercising the authority granted by Section 5.5 of the Coal Mines Provident Fund and Bonus Schemes Act of 1948, the Central Government established a Bonus Scheme to provide bonuses to coal mine employees. According to Paragraph 3 of the scheme, all employees in a coal mine are eligible for a bonus,...

The Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd., Kirkee, Poona Vs. The Workmen & Ors [1961] INSC 324 (17 November 1961)

Judgement Date : november/1961, Citation : 1961 Latest Caselaw 324 SC

Headnote :

Some disputes between the appellant and its employees were submitted to the industrial tribunal for resolution by the State Government in accordance with the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The tribunal\'s award included, among other things, (1) a stipulation that if a worker was required to work on...

Bidi, Bidi Leaves' And Tobacco Merchants Association Vs. The State of Bombay [1961] INSC 319 (15 November 1961)

Judgement Date : november/1961, Citation : 1961 Latest Caselaw 319 SC

Headnote :

According to section 3 of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, the appropriate Government is empowered to establish minimum wage rates for workers in Scheduled employments, while section 5 outlines the process for setting and revising these minimum wages. On June 11, 1958, the State Government issued a noti...

The Bombay Union of Journalists & Ors Vs. The, Hindu', Bombay, & ANR [1961] INSC 284 (27 September 1961)

Judgement Date : september/1961, Citation : 1961 Latest Caselaw 284 SC

Headnote :

The first respondent, the newspaper establishment \'Hindu\' in Bombay, terminated the employment of the third appellant, who served as its correspondent, and refused to reinstate him despite his request. The Bombay Union of Journalists, a trade union open to all individuals reliant on journalism for...

M/S. Bharat Sugar Mills Ltd. Vs. Shri Jai Singh & Ors [1961] INSC 275 (20 September 1961)

Judgement Date : september/1961, Citation : 1961 Latest Caselaw 275 SC

Headnote :

Some workers of the appellant engaged in a \"go slow\" tactic. In response, the appellant conducted a domestic inquiry and subsequently decided to dismiss 21 workers. After a significant delay, the appellant submitted an application under section 33 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, seeking perm...

The Swadeshi Cotton Mills Co. Limited Vs. The State of U. P. & Ors [1961] INSC 106 (17 March 1961)

Judgement Date : march/1961, Citation : 1961 Latest Caselaw 106 SC

Headnote :

Clauses (c), (d), and (g) of Section 3 of the U.P. Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 authorize the State Government to issue general or special orders for the establishment of industrial courts, to refer any industrial dispute for conciliation or adjudication as specified in the order, and to address an...

The Garment Cleaning Works Vs. Its Workmen [1961] INSC 75 (3 March 1961)

Judgement Date : march/1961, Citation : 1961 Latest Caselaw 75 SC

Headnote :

The Industrial Tribunal, under Section 12 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, established a gratuity scheme for the appellant company. The company contested the legality of certain provisions of the scheme on several grounds, including: (1) the scheme was based on individual units rather than an i...

M/S. Jeewanlal (1929) Ltd., Calcutta Vs. Its Workmen [1961] INSC 74 (3 March 1961)

Judgement Date : march/1961, Citation : 1961 Latest Caselaw 74 SC

Headnote :

In 1929, a worker named Bbanu Bala began his employment with the appellant and resigned in 1957. During his tenure, he was absent from work without permission for almost 8 months, from February to October 1945. An agreement between the company and its workers included a provision stating that employ...

Alembic Chemical Works Co., Ltd. Vs. The Workmen [1960] INSC 297 (15 December 1960)

Judgement Date : december/1960, Citation : 1960 Latest Caselaw 297 SC

Headnote :

It is incorrect to assert that Section 79 of the Factories Act, 1948, establishes a uniform standard for granting annual leave with wages to employees covered by the Act, and that neither employers through voluntary agreements nor the Industrial Tribunal through its awards can alter that standard. I...

The Bata Shoe Co. (P) Ltd. Vs. D. N. Ganguly & Ors [1960] INSC 296 (15 December 1960)

Judgement Date : december/1960, Citation : 1960 Latest Caselaw 296 SC

Headnote :

During the conciliation proceedings regarding a dispute between the appellant company and its employees, a settlement was reached on February 18, 1954. However, some employees went on strike on February 23, 1954, despite the settlement, and the strike was eventually called off on March 19 and 20, 19...

The J. K. Cotton Spinning & Weaving Mills Co., Ltd. Vs. The State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors [1960] INSC 289 (12 December 1960)

Judgement Date : december/1960, Citation : 1960 Latest Caselaw 289 SC

Headnote :

According to sections 3 and 8 of the U.P. Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, the Governor issued an Order on March 10, 1948, which outlined detailed procedures for resolving industrial disputes. Clause 5(a) of this Government Order allowed a recognized employers\' association to refer an industrial disp...

Ram Prasad Vishwakarma Vs. The Chairman, Industrial Tribunal [1960] INSC 288 (12 December 1960)

Judgement Date : december/1960, Citation : 1960 Latest Caselaw 288 SC

Headnote :

Upon the termination of the appellant\'s employment by his employer, an industrial dispute was initiated by his union, leading to the referral of his dismissal, along with several other disputes, to the Industrial Tribunal. After multiple adjournments, both the management and the union submitted a j...

The Lord Krishna Textile Mills Vs. Its Workmen [1960] INSC 287 (12 December 1960)

Judgement Date : december/1960, Citation : 1960 Latest Caselaw 287 SC

Headnote :

Two officers of the appellant were attacked by the workers.In this regard, the appellant issued notices to eight workers, requesting them to explain their actions and to justify why they should not be terminated. The workers denied the allegations in their responses. Consequently, a formal inquiry w...

Workmen of The Hercules Insurance Co., Ltd. Vs. Hercules Insurance Co., Ltd., Calcutta [1960] INSC 272 (7 December 1960)

Judgement Date : december/1960, Citation : 1960 Latest Caselaw 272 SC

Headnote :

Given the absolute prohibition outlined in section 31A(1)(c) of the Insurance Act, 1938 against the payment of bonuses to employees in the general insurance sector, the exception provided in proviso (vii) to that section must be strictly limited to the boundaries set by that proviso.The rationale be...

Hindustan Lever & ANR Vs. State of Maharashtra & ANR [1960] INSC 212 (22 November 1960)

Judgement Date : november/1960, Citation : 1960 Latest Caselaw 212 SC

Headnote :

Sharda Singh, a respondent and former employee of the appellant mills, was dismissed for failing to comply with the orders of the management. He subsequently filed a petition with the Industrial Tribunal under Section 33-A of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, challenging his dismissal on several gr...

Delhi Cloth And General Mills Co., Ltd. Vs. Shri Rameshwar Dyal & ANR [1960] INSC 211 (22 November 1960)

Judgement Date : november/1960, Citation : 1960 Latest Caselaw 211 SC

Headnote :

Sharda Singh, a respondent and former employee of the appellant mills, was dismissed for failing to comply with the orders of the management. He subsequently filed a petition with the Industrial Tribunal under Section 33-A of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, challenging his dismissal on several gr...

The Ahmedabad Textile Industry's Research Association Vs. The State of Bombay & Ors [1960] INSC 201 (17 November 1960)

Judgement Date : november/1960, Citation : 1960 Latest Caselaw 201 SC

Headnote :

The appellant association was established in 1947 with the aim of creating a textile research institute dedicated to conducting research and scientific work related to the textile industry and other related trades. The funding for the association\'s operations came from its members as well as grants...

Imperial Chemical Industries (India) Private Limited Vs. The Workmen [1960] INSC 195 (14 November 1960)

Judgement Date : november/1960, Citation : 1960 Latest Caselaw 195 SC

Headnote :

The workers at the Imperial Chemical Industries in Bombay demanded, first, double their regular pay rate for work performed on Sundays and holidays, and second, that no employee should be mandatorily retired by the company before reaching the age of 60.The company contested these demands, arguing th...

M/S. Swadeshi Cotton Mills Co.,Ltd., Kanpur Vs. Rajeshwar Prashad & Ors [1960] INSC 194 (14 November 1960)

Judgement Date : november/1960, Citation : 1960 Latest Caselaw 194 SC

Headnote :

While this appeal by special leave concerning an industrial dispute was pending in this Court, a Director of the appellant employer and a representative of the respondent employees submitted an application requesting the Court to issue an order based on a compromise, as it was claimed that an agreem...

State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors Vs. Basti Sugar Mills Co., Ltd. [1960] INSC 193 (11 November 1960)

Judgement Date : november/1960, Citation : 1960 Latest Caselaw 193 SC

Headnote :

The Government of Uttar Pradesh established a Court of Inquiry under sections 6 and 10 of the United Provinces Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, to address the current dispute. After the Court submitted its report, the Government issued a notification in July 1950, instructing various sugar factories t...

State of Bihar Vs. Kripa Shankar Jaiswal [1960] INSC 169 (14 October 1960)

Judgement Date : october/1960, Citation : 1960 Latest Caselaw 169 SC

Headnote :

A settlement was reached between the management of Mankatha Distillery and the workers\' union in the presence of the conciliation officer. At the time of this settlement, the Union was not registered under the Indian Trade Unions Act.Since the management failed to implement the terms of the settlem...

Ramnagar Cane and Sugar Co. Ltd. Vs. Jatin Chakravorty & Ors [1960] INSC 106 (5 May 1960)

Judgement Date : may/1960, Citation : 1960 Latest Caselaw 106 SC

Headnote :

In a situation where two competing labor unions within a public utility, specifically in the sugar industry, present demands that encompass all workers, and while one union engages in conciliation talks with the employer, the other initiates a strike, any agreement reached during the conciliation mu...

State of Bombay Vs. K. P. Krishnan & Ors [1960] INSC 77 (18 April 1960)

Judgement Date : april/1960, Citation : 1960 Latest Caselaw 77 SC

Headnote :

Section 2(5) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, when properly interpreted, does not independently grant the appropriate Government the authority to make a reference. This authority is actually found in section 10(i) of the Act. In determining whether to make a reference under section 12(5), the a...

M/S. Hatisingh Mfg. Co. Ltd. & ANR Vs. Union of India & Ors [1960] INSC 73 (14 April 1960)

Judgement Date : april/1960, Citation : 1960 Latest Caselaw 73 SC

Headnote :

The issue at hand in these petitions concerns the constitutional validity of Section 25FFF(1) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, which was added by Act 18 of 1957. This section mandates compensation for workers when an industrial establishment is closed. The petitioners argued that this section (...

M/S. Muller & Phipps (India) Ltd. Vs. K. C. Sud [1960] INSC 72 (11 April 1960)

Judgement Date : april/1960, Citation : 1960 Latest Caselaw 72 SC

Headnote :

The Labour Court in Delhi established a gratuity scheme, which stipulates that upon termination of service by the company, employees are entitled to receive half a month\'s basic salary or wage for each completed year of service as gratuity. A respondent who was retrenched and had received compensat...

Muir Mills Co. Ltd. Vs. Its Workmen [1960] INSC 69 (7 April 1960)

Judgement Date : april/1960, Citation : 1960 Latest Caselaw 69 SC

Headnote :

The appellant compensated its workers in the Carding Department on a piece rate basis, and additionally, the workers were eligible for extra payments if their production surpassed a specific standard. The entitlement to these extra payments had become part of the workers\' employment terms. In 1948,...

The Standard-Vacuum Refining Co., of India Ltd. Vs. Its Workmen & Ors [1960] INSC 67 (6 April 1960)

Judgement Date : april/1960, Citation : 1960 Latest Caselaw 67 SC

Headnote :

A dispute was raised by the respondents, who are the workers of the appellant company, regarding the use of contract labor for cleaning and maintenance tasks at the refinery, including its premises and plant. They demanded the elimination of the contract system and the integration of the contract wo...

Assam Oil Company Vs. Its Workmen [1960] INSC 64 (4 April 1960)

Judgement Date : april/1960, Citation : 1960 Latest Caselaw 64 SC

Headnote :

One S was hired by the appellant as a secretary, with a term in her employment contract stating that either party could terminate the appointment with one month\'s notice. The appellant was quite unhappy with S\'s performance and disapproved of her decision to join a union. Acting under the terms of...

Mis. Swadesamltran Limited, Madras Vs. Their Workmen [1960] INSC 61 (31 March 1960)

Judgement Date : march/1960, Citation : 1960 Latest Caselaw 61 SC

Headnote :

The management issued a notice terminating the services of 39 workers as a retrenchment measure. In response, the workers went on strike, resulting in an industrial dispute. The Industrial Tribunal found that the strike was unjustified and that the management had established a necessity for retrench...

M/S. North Brook Jute Co. Ltd.& ANR Vs. Their Workmen [1960] INSC 51 (23 March 1960)

Judgement Date : march/1960, Citation : 1960 Latest Caselaw 51 SC

Headnote :

A rationalization plan at the appellant companies\' mills was approved by the Works Committee, and a notice was issued under Section 9A of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 to the 365 Union representing their workers. However, the workers opposed the implementation of the scheme, leading the Governm...

M/S. New India Motors (P) Ltd.New Delhi Vs. K. T. Morris [1960] INSC 50 (22 March 1960)

Judgement Date : march/1960, Citation : 1960 Latest Caselaw 50 SC

Headnote :

The respondent workman was terminated by his employer, the appellant, while an industrial dispute was still being resolved, and without the consent of the Industrial Tribunal. This dispute involved the dismissal of seven other employees who were apprentices under the appellant. The respondent filed...

The Corporation of The City Ofnagpur Vs. Its Employees [1960] INSC 43 (10 March 1960)

Judgement Date : march/1960, Citation : 1960 Latest Caselaw 43 SC

Headnote :

The key issue in these appeals was to determine whether and to what extent the municipal activities of the Corporation of Nagpur City fell under the definition of \'industry\' as outlined in section 2(14) of the C.P. and Berar Industrial Disputes Settlement Act, 1947. Disputes arose between the Corp...

Management of Vishnu Sugar Mills Limited,Harkhua, District Vs. Their Workmen Represented By Chini Mill Mazdoor Union,Hark [1960] INSC 39 (9 March 1960)

Judgement Date : march/1960, Citation : 1960 Latest Caselaw 39 SC

Headnote :

A dispute involving a worker at the appellant\'s sugar mill located in Bihar was brought forth by the Workers Union, leading to a reference by the State Government. According to section 2(a)(1) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, \"\'Appropriate Government\' refers to the Central Government in rel...

The Associated Cement Companies Ltd. Vs. Their Workmen [1960] INSC 34 (3 March 1960)

Judgement Date : march/1960, Citation : 1960 Latest Caselaw 34 SC

Headnote :

The appellant\'s workers were represented by a union known as Kamdar Mandal Cement Works, Porbandar. When the registration of this union was revoked, it resulted in the establishment of two new unions: the Cement Kamdar Mandal and the Cement Employees Union. The Cement Kamdar Mandal issued two succe...

The Tinnevelly-Tuticorin Electric supply Co. Ltd., Vs. Its Workmen [1960] INSC 27 (22 February 1960)

Judgement Date : february/1960, Citation : 1960 Latest Caselaw 27 SC

Headnote :

Is the Full Bench formula for calculating bonuses applicable to claims made by workers in the electricity sector? This was the issue presented for resolution in this appeal. A Special Bench of the Labour Appellate Tribunal affirmed this applicability, and the validity of its ruling is contested in t...

The Bijay Cotton Mills Ltd. Vs. Their Workmen & ANR [1960] INSC 23 (12 February 1960)

Judgement Date : february/1960, Citation : 1960 Latest Caselaw 23 SC

Headnote :

Due to the appellant-employer\'s refusal to establish minimum wages and rates for the contract work performed by the workmen-respondents, who claimed they were compensated below the subsistence wage level, the matter was brought before the Industrial Tribunal for resolution. The first Tribunal was u...

State 0f Bombay & Ors Vs. The Hospital Mazdoor Sabha & Ors [1960] INSC 13 (29 January 1960)

Judgement Date : january/1960, Citation : 1960 Latest Caselaw 13 SC

Headnote :

The services of respondents 2 and 3, who were employed as ward servants at the J. J. Group of Hospitals in Bombay, which operates under State control and management, were terminated without the payment of compensation as mandated by Section 25F(b) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The respondent...

The Indian Hume Pipe Co. Ltd. Vs. The Workmen & ANR [1959] INSC 125 (16 October 1959)

Judgement Date : october/1959, Citation : 1959 Latest Caselaw 125 SC

Headnote :

Section 25F(b) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 states: \"No workman employed in any industry who has been in continuous service for at least one year under an employer shall be retrenched by that employer until ... (b) the workman has received, at the time of retrenchment, compensation equivale...

Messrs. Brahmachari Research Institute Vs. Its Workmen [1959] INSC 124 (16 October 1959)

Judgement Date : october/1959, Citation : 1959 Latest Caselaw 124 SC

Headnote :

The laid-off workers of the appellant company, who received compensation as stipulated in Section 25F of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, asserted their right to additional gratuity under the gratuity scheme implemented by the appellant company, which was modified by the industrial tribunal\'s awa...

India General Navigation and Railway Co. Ltd. Vs. Their Workmen [1959] INSC 122 (14 October 1959)

Judgement Date : october/1959, Citation : 1959 Latest Caselaw 122 SC

Headnote :

It is contradictory to assert that a strike in a public utility service, which is evidently illegal, can also be justified. The law does not support such a stance, nor is it backed by any provisions in the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. Workers who engage in such a strike must recognize that they ca...

The Punjab National Bank, Ltd. Vs. Its Workmen [1959] INSC 121 (24 September 1959)

Judgement Date : september/1959, Citation : 1959 Latest Caselaw 121 SC

Headnote :

The employees of the appellant Bank initiated pen-down strikes, which escalated into a general strike, while awaiting arbitration for an industrial dispute. The Government of India intervened, leading to an agreement where the Bank reinstated all employees except for 150, against whom it had specifi...

The Associated Cement Companies Limited, Chaibassa Cement Vs. Their Workmen [1959] INSC 113 (11 September 1959)

Judgement Date : september/1959, Citation : 1959 Latest Caselaw 113 SC

Headnote :

The cement factory in question, located in the State of Bihar, was owned by the appellant company, which also owned a limestone quarry situated approximately a mile and a half from the factory. Since limestone is the primary raw material for cement production, the factory relied entirely on this qua...

Messrs. Kamarhatty Co. Ltd. Vs. Shri Ushnath Pakrashi [1959] INSC 97 (21 may 1959)

Judgement Date : may/1959, Citation : 1959 Latest Caselaw 97 SC

Headnote :

The respondent submitted an application under section 33A of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, arguing that there was no justification for his retrenchment due to the closure of a ration shop. He also claimed that he had been employed longer than others who were retained, thus violating the princip...

The Management of Hotel Imperial, New Delhi & Ors Vs. Hotel Workers' Union [1959] INSC 96 (21 may 1959)

Judgement Date : may/1959, Citation : 1959 Latest Caselaw 96 SC

Headnote :

The appellants, who managed three hotels, opted to terminate the employment of certain workers found guilty of misconduct following their internal investigations. They suspended these workers without pay while awaiting permission from the Industrial Tribunal as required by Section 33 of the Industri...

The Manager, Hotel Imperial Vs. The Chief Commissioner & Ors [1959] INSC 84 (13 may 1959)

Judgement Date : may/1959, Citation : 1959 Latest Caselaw 84 SC

Headnote :

An industrial dispute between the hotel and its employees was brought before an Industrial Tribunal. The hotel challenged the validity of the order of reference, arguing that it was incompetent because the Union could not be included as a party under the Industrial Disputes Act, and that the referen...

The Central Bank of India Vs. Their Workmen [1959] INSC 82 (12 may 1959)

Judgement Date : may/1959, Citation : 1959 Latest Caselaw 82 SC

Headnote :

Section 10(1)(b)(11) of the Banking Companies Act, 1949 states: \"No banking company shall employ any person whose remuneration or part of whose remuneration takes the form of a share in the profits of the company.\" The conflict between the appellant Banks and their employees centered on whether th...

Crompton Parkinson (Works) Private ltd., Bombay Vs. Its Workmen & Ors [1959] INSC 70 (6 may 1959)

Judgement Date : may/1959, Citation : 1959 Latest Caselaw 70 SC

Headnote :

Initially, the appellant was a wholly-owned subsidiary of the British firm, Crompton Parkinson Ltd. In 1947, a \"Technical Aid Agreement\" was established between the two entities, wherein the appellant committed to pay the parent company 5% of its net sales annually as a service fee. This fee was f...

Great Indian Motor Works Ltd.,& ANR Vs. Their Employees & Ors [1959] INSC 69 (6 may 1959)

Judgement Date : may/1959, Citation : 1959 Latest Caselaw 69 SC

Headnote :

The employees who were discharged from the Company undergoing liquidation initiated an industrial dispute, including the auction purchaser of the Company as a party. The Tribunal determined that there was no employer-employee relationship between the auction purchaser and the former employees who ha...

Phulbari Tea Estate Vs. Its Workmen [1959] INSC 67 (6 may 1959)

Judgement Date : may/1959, Citation : 1959 Latest Caselaw 67 SC

Headnote :

Two workers, Das and another individual, were apprehended by the police following a complaint from the appellant company regarding an alleged theft.The manager conducted an inquiry and subsequently dismissed Das from his position for gross misconduct.During the inquiry, Das claimed he had no informa...

The Indian Hume Pipe Co. Ltd. Vs. Their Workmen [1959] INSC 61 (5 may 1959)

Judgement Date : may/1959, Citation : 1959 Latest Caselaw 61 SC

Headnote :

The appellant produced hume pipes and operated factories across India, Pakistan, and Ceylon. To assess the surplus available for bonus payments for the year 1954-55, the appellant sought to deduct certain prior charges, including (i) losses from the Lahore factory that had been written off, (ii) exp...

M/S. Titaghur Paper Mills Co. Ltd. Vs. Its Workmen [1959] INSC 57 (5 may 1959)

Judgement Date : may/1959, Citation : 1959 Latest Caselaw 57 SC

Headnote :

In 1949, the appellant established a program known as the \"Tonnage Production Bonus Scheme,\" which stipulated that workers would receive a bonus equivalent to 13 days\' basic wages for achieving a production target of 30,000 tons, with an additional day\'s basic wage for every 460 tons produced th...

M/S. Sasa Musa Sugar Works (P) Ltd. Vs. Shobrati Khan & Ors [1959] INSC 53 (29 April 1959)

Judgement Date : april/1959, Citation : 1959 Latest Caselaw 53 SC

Headnote :

While an adjudication process was ongoing between the workers and the Mills, the management of the appellant Mills issued notices to thirty-three of its workers and subsequently suspended them for their significant involvement in a prolonged go-slow, which violated the Industrial Disputes Act. A few...

The Patna Electric Supply Co., Ltd. Patna Vs. The Patna Electric Supply Workers' Union [1959] INSC 49 (23 April 1959)

Judgement Date : april/1959, Citation : 1959 Latest Caselaw 49 SC

Headnote :

One of the contested issues brought before the Industrial Tribunal, which is the focus of this appeal, involved the Workers\' Union\'s demand that the appellant company provide housing for its employees in accordance with the Bihar Government Scheme and commence construction immediately. The company...

The Management of Ranipur Colliery Vs. Bhuban Singh & Ors [1959] INSC 43 (21 April 1959)

Judgement Date : april/1959, Citation : 1959 Latest Caselaw 43 SC

Headnote :

The Company, after conducting a regular inquiry and awaiting permission from the Industrial Tribunal under Section 33 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, suspended several workers without pay. In response, the workers filed applications under Section 33A of the Act with the Industrial Tribunal, ar...

Andheri Marol Kurla Bus Service& ANR Vs. The State of Bombay [1959] INSC 41 (21 April 1959)

Judgement Date : april/1959, Citation : 1959 Latest Caselaw 41 SC

Headnote :

Conciliation proceedings commenced in January 1952 regarding disputes between appellant 1 and its employees. On May 9, 1952, the Union, followed by appellant 1 on June 2, 1952, informed the Conciliation Officer that negotiations had failed. Meanwhile, on March 18, 1952, appellant 1 dismissed one of...

Bengal Chemical & Pharmaceutical Works Ltd., Calcutta Vs. Their Workmen [1959] INSC 9 (28 January 1959)

Judgement Date : january/1959, Citation : 1959 Latest Caselaw 9 SC

Headnote :

Dissatisfied with the 195 Award, the employees presented a new set of demands to the Company, which were resolved through a written agreement. This agreement stipulated that the current dearness allowance rate would remain in effect, subject to adjustments based on any significant future changes in...

S. K. G. Sugar Ltd. Vs. Sri Ali Hassan, Chairman, Industrial Tribunal, Bihar & Ors [1958] INSC 108; 254 (4 November 1958)

Judgement Date : november/1958, Citation : 1958 Latest Caselaw 108 SC

Headnote :

Gaya Sugar Mills Ltd. entered liquidation, and on December 6, 1954, the liquidator, with the Court\'s approval, leased the sugar factory to the appellant. The lease stipulated that the lessee would not be responsible for any liabilities of the company, the liquidator, or previous lessees, nor requir...

Dr. S. B. Dutt Vs. University of Delhi [1958] INSC 73 (3 September 1958)

Judgement Date : september/1958, Citation : 1958 Latest Caselaw 73 SC

Headnote :

The appellant, a professor at the respondent University, was terminated from his position by the respondent. Subsequently, he submitted the matter regarding his dismissal, along with other related disputes, to arbitration in accordance with section 45 of the Delhi University Act. The arbitration res...

The State of Bihar Vs. D. N. Ganguly & Ors [1958] INSC 69 (22 August 1958)

Judgement Date : august/1958, Citation : 1958 Latest Caselaw 69 SC

Headnote :

Section 10(1) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, does not grant the appropriate Government the authority to annul or override a reference made under it concerning an industrial dispute that is currently being adjudicated by the designated tribunal. Additionally, Section 21 of the General Clauses...

Workmen of Dimakuchi Tea Estate Vs. The Management of Dimakuchitea Estate [1958] INSC 3 (4 February 1958)

Judgement Date : february/1958, Citation : 1958 Latest Caselaw 3 SC

Headnote :

The issue at hand in this appeal was whether a dispute involving workers concerning an individual who was not classified as a worker could qualify as an industrial dispute under Section 2(k) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, prior to the amendments made in 1956. The appellants, who were employee...

Express Newspapers (Private) Ltd. & ANR Vs. The Union of India & Ors [1958] INSC 1 (8 January 1958)

Judgement Date : january/1958, Citation : 1958 Latest Caselaw 1 SC

Headnote :

These petitions, filed by certain newspaper establishments, contested the constitutional validity of the Working Journalists (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955, as well as the legality of the Wage Board\'s decision made under section 9 of the Act. The contested Act was en...

The State of Uttar Pradesh Vs. M/S. Swadeshi Cotton Mills Co. Ltd. & ABR [1957] INSC 103 (20 November 1957)

Judgement Date : november/1957, Citation : 1957 Latest Caselaw 103 SC

Headnote :

Clause 16 of General Order No. 615, issued by the Governor on March 15, 1951, under the Uttar Pradesh Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, stipulated that the Tribunal or Adjudicator must announce their decision within 40 days from the date of reference. On August 19, 1952, and January 20, 1953, the Gover...

Patna Electric Supply Co., Ltd., Patna. Vs. Bali Rai & ABR [1957] INSC 97 (5 November 1957)

Judgement Date : november/1957, Citation : 1957 Latest Caselaw 97 SC

Headnote :

The appellant submitted an application to the Industrial Tribunal under section 33 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, seeking permission to dismiss the respondents, who were its employees, due to misconduct as per clause 17 (b) (viii) of the appellant\'s Standing Orders. However, after reassessin...

Messrs. Crown Aluminium Works Vs. Their Workmen [1957] INSC 86 (15 October 1957)

Judgement Date : october/1957, Citation : 1957 Latest Caselaw 86 SC

Headnote :

While there is no strict rule that a fixed wage structure cannot be altered to the detriment of workers, there are established principles that must guide such revisions. A fundamental principle, which is non-negotiable, is that workers\' wages must not fall below the minimum subsistence level. There...

Indian Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. & ANR Vs. Their Workmen [1957] INSC 85 (15 October 1957)

Judgement Date : october/1957, Citation : 1957 Latest Caselaw 85 SC

Headnote :

Due to the ongoing illegal work stoppages, \'glow down\' tactics, and strikes by the workers despite their Union\'s advice, the appellant company issued a notice on August 23, 1953. This notice stated that as a result of the illegal strike, the Management had no choice but to declare a lock-out of a...

Martin Burn Ltd. Vs. R.N Banerjee [1957] INSC 76 (20 September 1957)

Judgement Date : september/1957, Citation : 1957 Latest Caselaw 76 SC

Headnote :

The respondent was employed by the appellant company, but his performance and behavior deteriorated significantly over time. Despite receiving multiple warnings, both verbal and written, there was no improvement. A comprehensive review of his service record was conducted, resulting in a report that...

S. S. Shetty Vs. Bharat Nidhi, Ltd. [1957] INSC 67 (17 September 1957)

Judgement Date : september/1957, Citation : 1957 Latest Caselaw 67 SC

Headnote :

The appellant was employed by the respondent but was later discharged on the grounds that he had become surplus to the respondent\'s needs. The Industrial Tribunal determined that the respondent had engaged in unfair labor practices and victimization, ruling that the discharge was unlawful and that...

The Newspapers Ltd. Vs. The State Industrial Tribunal, U.P [1957] INSC 24 (20 March 1957)

Judgement Date : march/1957, Citation : 1957 Latest Caselaw 24 SC

Headnote :

A conflict between an employer and an individual worker does not meet the criteria for an \"industrial dispute\" as defined by the U.P. Industrial Disputes Act of 1947. While the Act does not apply to disputes involving only one worker, if a group of workers or a significant portion of them supports...

Niemla Textile Finishing. Mills Ltd. Vs. The 2nd Punjab Industrial Tribunal [1957] INSC 1 (10 January 1957)

Judgement Date : january/1957, Citation : 1957 Latest Caselaw 1 SC

Headnote :

The conflicts between the appellants and their employees were submitted to the Industrial Tribunal for resolution by the relevant Government, in accordance with the Industrial Disputes Act of 1947. The appellants argued that the referral to the Tribunal was invalid for several reasons: (1) the Act w...

Banaras Ice Factory Limited Vs. Its Workmen [1956] INSC 77 (28 November 1956)

Judgement Date : november/1956, Citation : 1956 Latest Caselaw 77 SC

Headnote :

Clause (b) of Section 22 of the Industrial Disputes (Appellate Tribunal) Act, 1950 states that while an appeal is pending under the Act, no employer may terminate the employment of any workers involved in that appeal, unless they have received explicit written permission from the Appellate Tribunal....

Hariprasad Shivshankar Shukla Vs. A.D. Divikar [1956] INSC 75 (27 November 1956)

Judgement Date : november/1956, Citation : 1956 Latest Caselaw 75 SC

Headnote :

The term \'retrenchment\' as defined in section 2(oo) and the term \'retrenchment\' in section 25F of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, amended by Act XLIII of 1953, does not carry a broader meaning than its commonly accepted definition. It refers to the termination of surplus labor or staff by the...

Dharangadhara Chemical Works Ltd. Vs. State of Saurashtra [1956] INSC 74 (23 November 1956)

Judgement Date : november/1956, Citation : 1956 Latest Caselaw 74 SC

Headnote :

The appellants were lessees who held a license to manufacture salt on the leased lands. The salt was produced by a group of skilled laborers known as agarias, using rainwater that mixed with the saline soil. This work was seasonal, starting in October after the rains and continuing until June.After...

Baroda Borough Municipality Vs. Its Workmen [1956] INSC 70 (13 November 1956)

Judgement Date : november/1956, Citation : 1956 Latest Caselaw 70 SC

Headnote :

The Baroda Electric Supply Concern was owned and operated by the State of Baroda. Just prior to the merger of the State with the Province of Bombay, the State gifted the Concern to the Baroda Municipality to establish a new revenue source, as state aid might not continue post-merger. In 1951, worker...

Central Provinces Transport Services Ltd. Vs. Raghunath Gopal Patwardhan [1956] INSC 66 (6 November 1956)

Judgement Date : november/1956, Citation : 1956 Latest Caselaw 66 SC

Headnote :

In June 1950, the appellant company\'s goods were stolen, leading to an investigation that resulted in the respondent\'s dismissal for gross negligence and misconduct.He faced theft charges but was acquitted in March 1952. Subsequently, he applied to the Labour Commissioner for reinstatement and com...

Lakshmi Devi Sugar Mills Ltd. Vs. Pt. Ram Sarup [1956] INSC 62 (24 October 1956)

Judgement Date : october/1956, Citation : 1956 Latest Caselaw 62 SC

Headnote :

Seventy-six employees of the appellant company initiated a tools-down strike in support of a co-worker who had been dismissed.After multiple unsuccessful attempts to convince them to return to work, the General Manager suspended the workers until further notice. Following the midday break, managemen...

Rohtas Industries Ltd. Vs. Brijnandan Pandey [1956] INSC 55 (11 October 1956)

Judgement Date : october/1956, Citation : 1956 Latest Caselaw 55 SC

Headnote :

The inquiry under section 22 of the Industrial Disputes (Appellate Tribunal) Act, 1950 focuses on whether there is a prima facie case for the proposed termination of the worker, and whether the employer has engaged in any unfair practices or victimization.While an Industrial Tribunal has the authori...

Laxmi Devi Sugar Mills Vs. Nand Kishore Singh [1956] INSC 54 (4 October 1956)

Judgement Date : october/1956, Citation : 1956 Latest Caselaw 54 SC

Headnote :

The respondent, who served as a steno typist and was the Vice-President of the Labour Union, faced charges from the appellant for misconduct and indiscipline under clause L(1)(j) of the Standing Orders of the Government of Uttar Pradesh. The charges stemmed from allegations that he incited the worke...

J.K. Iron and Steel Co. Ltd., Kanpur Vs. The Iron and Steel Mazdoor Union, Kanpur [1955] INSC 81 (23 December 1955)

Judgement Date : december/1955, Citation : 1955 Latest Caselaw 81 SC

Headnote :

It was determined that adjudication by an adjudicator under the Industrial Disputes Act does not strictly adhere to the traditional law of master and servant. An adjudicator\'s award can include terms for resolving disputes that a court, bound by standard law, could not impose. Therefore, the scope...

The Automobile Products of India Ltd. Vs. Rukmaji Bala & Ors [1955] INSC 4 (3 February 1955)

Judgement Date : february/1955, Citation : 1955 Latest Caselaw 4 SC

Headnote :

It was determined that: (i) the primary jurisdiction of the Labour Appellate Tribunal established under the Industrial Disputes (Appellate Tribunal) Act, 1950 is appellate in nature; (ii) Section 22 of the Act grants the appellate tribunal a special jurisdiction akin to original jurisdiction; (iii)...

Muir Mills Co., Ltd. Vs. Suti Mills Mazdoor Union, Kanpur [1954] INSC 110 (19 November 1954)

Judgement Date : november/1954, Citation : 1954 Latest Caselaw 110 SC

Headnote :

The term \"bonus\" refers to a cash payment that is given in addition to regular wages. It typically serves as a cash incentive that is contingent upon meeting specific standards of attendance and performance.There are two key conditions that must be met for a bonus demand to be considered valid: (1...

The State of Rajasthan Vs. The Mewar Textile Mills Ltd., Bhilwara & Ors [1954] INSC 29 (17 March 1954)

Judgement Date : march/1954, Citation : 1954 Latest Caselaw 29 SC

Headnote :

It was determined that according to sections 7(3)(a) and (b) of the Industrial Disputes Act (XIV of 1947), as modified by section 34 of the Industrial Disputes (Appellate Tribunal) Act (XLVIII of 1950), the term \"a Judge of a High Court and a District Judge\" encompasses a Judge of the High Court a...

Minerva Mills Ltd. Vs. Their Workers [1953] INSC 56 (8 October 1953)

Judgement Date : october/1953, Citation : 1953 Latest Caselaw 56 SC

Headnote :

Under Section 7 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, the appropriate Government has the authority to establish an industrial tribunal for a specified duration and to create a new tribunal once that period expires, to hear and resolve all references that were made to the previous tribunal but remain...

Punjab National Bank Ltd. Vs. Employees of The Bank [1953] INSC 31 (10 April 1953)

Judgement Date : april/1953, Citation : 1953 Latest Caselaw 31 SC

Headnote :

During the pendency of proceedings before an Industrial Tribunal regarding disputes between a bank and its employees, represented by their union, the respondents, along with over a thousand other workers, initiated a general strike over a new dispute. The bank dismissed the striking employees, and i...

Atherton West & Co. Ltd. Vs. Suti Mill Mazdoor Union & Ors [1953] INSC 22 (16 March 1953)

Judgement Date : march/1953, Citation : 1953 Latest Caselaw 22 SC

Headnote :

Under clauses 4 and 7(3) of Notification No. 781 (L)/XVIII issued by the United Provinces Government on March 10, 1948, the absence of one member of the Regional Conciliation Board on the final day of the hearing, and their non-participation in the making and signing of the award, would not render t...

Strawboard Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Vs. Gutta Mill Workers' Union [1952] INSC 77 (17 December 1952)

Judgement Date : december/1952, Citation : 1952 Latest Caselaw 77 SC

Headnote :

\"On February 18, 1950, the Governor of Uttar Pradesh referred an industrial dispute to the Labour Commissioner, or a person appointed by him, with instructions for the award to be submitted by April 5, 1950. However, the award was issued on April 13, and on April 26, the Governor issued a notifica...

Workers of The Industry Colliery, Dhanbad Vs. Management of The Industry Colliery [1952] INSC 75 (12 December 1952)

Judgement Date : december/1952, Citation : 1952 Latest Caselaw 75 SC

Headnote :

\"A conciliation process under Section 20(2)(b) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, cannot be considered concluded merely when the Conciliation Officer submits his report, if no settlement has been reached. It can only be regarded as concluded when the appropriate Government actually receives the...

D. N. Banerji Vs. P. R. Mukherjee & Ors [1952] INSC 67 (5 December 1952)

Judgement Date : december/1952, Citation : 1952 Latest Caselaw 67 SC

Headnote :

The term \"industrial dispute\" in the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, includes disputes between municipalities and their employees in sectors of work that can be considered analogous to the operation of a trade or business. The terms \"undertaking\" in the first part of the definition and \"industri...

State of Madras Vs. C. P. Sarathy & ANR [1952] INSC 65 (5 December 1952)

Judgement Date : december/1952, Citation : 1952 Latest Caselaw 65 SC

Headnote :

The South Indian Cinema Employees\' Association, a registered trade union representing employees from 24 cinema houses in Madras, including some workers from Prabhat Talkies, submitted a memorandum to the Labour Commissioner with demands for higher wages and other requests, seeking to settle the dis...

Vishwamitra Press Karyalaya Vs. The Workers of Vishwamitra Press [1952] INSC 62 (2 December 1952)

Judgement Date : december/1952, Citation : 1952 Latest Caselaw 62 SC

Headnote :

The time for making an award under the U.P. Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, expired on June 9, 1951. The Government extended the deadline until June 30, 1951. However, June 30 was a public holiday, and July 1 was a Sunday. The Industrial Tribunal issued its award on July 2.Held: An Industrial Tribun...

The United Commercial Bank Ltd. Vs. Their Workmen [1951] INSC 26 (9 April 1951)

Judgement Date : april/1951, Citation : 1951 Latest Caselaw 26 SC

Headnote :

The Central Government established an Industrial Tribunal under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, comprising A, B, and C 381 to resolve certain disputes, with the Tribunal\'s sessions beginning in September 1949. On November 23, 1949, C\'s services were reassigned to the Ministry of External Affair...

Workmen of Joint Steamer companies Vs. Joint Steamer Companies [1963] INSC 123 (29 April 1963)

Judgement Date : april/1963, Citation : 1963 Latest Caselaw 101 SC

Headnote :

The respondents were engaged in the transport business in the eastern part of the country, collaborating with each other, a practice that continued even after the partition of India. From 1949 to 1952, the main traffic for the company remained as it had been before, namely: (a) domestic traffic with...

The Canara Bank Ltd. Vs. Anant Narayan Surkund & Ors [1963] INSC 112 (22 April 1963)

Judgement Date : april/1963, Citation : 1963 Latest Caselaw 90 SC

Headnote :

Applications were submitted by the respondents, employees of the appellant, under Section 33C(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, seeking a special allowance available to cashiers in charge of cash, as outlined in paragraph 164(b)(7) of the Sastry Award. The respondents argued that they were ca...

Canara Banking Corporation Ltd. Vs. U. Vittal [1963] INSC 111 (22 April 1963)

Judgement Date : april/1963, Citation : 1963 Latest Caselaw 89 SC

Headnote :

The respondent, an employee of the Bank not classified as Subordinate staff, was transferred from one location to another. In an application filed under Section 33A of the Industrial Disputes Act, he claimed that his transfer was made in bad faith and was a retaliatory action against his lawful trad...

M. Selvaraj Daniel Vs. Management of State Bank of India [1963] INSC 110 (22 April 1963)

Judgement Date : april/1963, Citation : 1963 Latest Caselaw 88 SC

Headnote :

The appellant was appointed as a clerk in the State Bank of India on December 14, 1953. He filed an application under Section 33C(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act before the Labour Court, claiming that he was entitled to ₹146 plus dearness allowance as a benefit under the Sastry Award, which had...

The Central Bank of India Ltd. Vs. P.S. Rajagopalan [1963] INSC 109 (19 April 1963)

Judgement Date : april/1963, Citation : 1963 Latest Caselaw 87 SC

Headnote :

Applications were filed by four respondents under Section 33C(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, claiming that, in addition to their regular clerical duties, they had operated the adding machine provided for use in the appellant bank’s clearing department during the period specified in their...

The Management of Express Newspapers Ltd. Vs. B. Somayajulu & Ors [1963] INSC 106 (18 April 1963)

Judgement Date : april/1963, Citation : 1963 Latest Caselaw 84 SC

Headnote :

The respondent’s services as a correspondent for the appellant in Guntur were terminated. The Andhra Union of Working Journalists, Elluru, took up the respondent’s cause, claiming that his termination was unjustified and that, as a working journalist, he was entitled to reinstatement and compens...