Supreme Court of India
Workmen of Metro Theatre Ltd., Bombay v. Metro Theatre Ltd., Bombay
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What the Court ordered
In the result the appeal is partly allowed on the point of gratuity as indicated above and on the question of linkage the appeal is remanded to the Tribunal for disposal according to law as directed above.
Judgment, page 10
From the headnote
Labour legislation-Retrospeclivity of the award-Discretion to make the Award with retrospective effect vests with the Tribunal uuder section 17A(4) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947-Linkage of dearness allowance with some rational principle-Cost of living indeX and consumer price index principle or on the normal princi'ple of industry-cum-region should be uniform and desirable in one and the same industry-Payment of Gratuity Act, section 4(5)-Award includes any Award that would be made by an adjudicator wherein better terms of gratuity could be granted to the employees if the facts and
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