Supreme Court of India

The Burmah-shell Refineries Limited v. Their Workmen

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Reported as [1961] 3 S.C.R. 669
Bench P.B. Gajendragadkar J.
Decided 1 February 1961

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Industrial Dispute-Payment of bonus to clerical stajf-Pro.ctice prevailing in oil companies-If must be paid lower rate than labour staff. Payment of bonus being based on the contribution of work­ men to the profits of the company, that contribution, it is well settled, has to be taken foto consideration as a whole and it ·is not relevant to enquire which class or section of the workmen contri­ buted how much to the profits. B1m• and Co., Calcutta v. Their Employees [r956] S. .R. 78r and Baroda Borough Municipality v. Its Workmen [r957] S. .R. 33, referred to. Looked at from that stand-point,

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