Supreme Court of India

Burn & Co., Calcutta v. Their Employees

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Reported as [1956] 1 S.C.R. 781
Bench Bhagwati, Venkatarama Ayyar, S. K. Das and Govinda Menon JJ.
Decided 11 October 1956

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What the Court ordered

In the result, Civil Appeal No. 325 of 1955 is allowed, the order of the Appellate Tribunal set aside and that of Shri Banerji restored, except that (1) the minimum pay of the clerical staff will be Rs. 65 per mensem with modifications as to the ceiling level and increments as set out supra and (2) that S. N. Chatterjee will be reinstated with compensation as provided in the order of the Appellate Tribunal.

Judgment, page 19

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