Supreme Court of India

M/s. British Paints (india) Ltd. v. Its Workmen

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Reported as [1966] 2 S.C.R. 523
Bench P. B. Gajendragadkar, K. N. Wanchoo, V. R. Amaswami and P. Satyanarayana Raju JJ.
Decided 4 November 1965

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Industrial Disputes-Retiring age for workmen-Gratuity-Quantum and minimum years of qualifying service. Two matters in dispute between the management of a paints manufac­ turing company and their workmen, namely : (I) the age of retirement of the workmen and (ii) the introduction of a gratuity scheme for them, were referred ID the Industrial Tribunal. Before the reference was made the workmen were entitled to work so Jong as they were physically and mentally fit. The Tribunal fixed the age of retirement for clerical and subordinate staff at 58 years and for the factory workmen at 55 years. The

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