Supreme Court of India

Delhi Cloth & General Mills Co., Ltd. v. Workmen and Ors. Etc.

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Reported as [1969] 2 S.C.R. 307
Bench J. C. Shah, V. Ramaswami and A. N. Grover JJ.
Decided 27 September 1968

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that even in respect of gra­ tuity a reasonably uniform scheme may be evolved by the Legis­ latures which could prevent resort to the adjudicators in respect of this complicated matter of dispute between the employers and the employees.

Judgment, page 34

From the headnote

Industrial Dispute-Gratuity Scheme-When region...,um-industry prin­ ciple is applicable-Whether gratuiry should be related to basic wage or consolidated wage-Whether conditions prevailing in the industry in the whole country could be taken into consideration-Whether age of super­ annuation should also be fixed-When misconduct of workmen does not affect gratuity-When payable to badli workmen-Date of operation of award-Considerations for fixing-'Average of basic wage', meaning of. In the Delhi region there are four textile units, namely, the . .M., the S. .M., the . .M., and the .T.M. The . .M.

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