Supreme Court of India

Saxby and Farmer (india) Pvt. Ltd. v. Their Workmen

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Reported as [1973] 3 S.C.R. 830
Bench C.A. Vaidyialingam J.
Decided 29 March 1973

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Lubour Law-Conipany producing essential goodi for ratlways­ Wliether workmen entitled to unpaid festival holida,vs In addition to ren paid holidays. The appellant company was a unit of the Engineering Industry in West Bengal having three factories in varibus parts of Calcutta. It was solely engaged in the production of brakes and signalling equipment for the railways. The Government of West Bengal declared the appellant to be a public utility service in exercise of power conferred by s. 2(c) (vi-) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, and also an 'essential service' under the Defence of India

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