Supreme Court of India

The Management of Praga Industries Ltd., Coimbatore v. The Workers

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Reported as [1960] 1 S.C.R. 161
Bench Bhuvneshwar Prasad Sinha J.
Decided 8 May 1959

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What the Court ordered

In the result the appeal substantially fails and the award passed by the tribunal is confirmed with the modification as to the foture annual increments in regard to piece-rated workers.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Industrial Dispute-Award by consent-Interim increment of wages in lieu of fixation of wage structure-Such award, if open to challenge-Wage structure of piece-rate worlmien-JVhether entitled to annual increment-Machinery, land, building on lease-Rehabilita­ tion charges, if allowable-Bonus-Calculation of available siirplus. The appellant was the lessee under Praga Industries and took on lease buildings and machinery for five years with option of renewal. The subject matter of dispute for arljudication was with regard to the questions about (1) the quantum of bonus payable to the workmen for

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