Supreme Court of India

Union of India v. Sh. Punnilal and Ors.

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Reported as [1996] SUPP. 7 S.C.R. 629
Bench K. Ramaswamy J.
Decided 11 October 1996

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Payment of Wages Act, 1936 : S.15--Employee's suit for promotion decreed-Promoted-Filed an ap­ plication for backwages and prescribed authority directing payment-Appeal against the order dismissed by the Additional District Judge and the Central Administrative Tribunal-On appeal held : The employee had not sought any relief in the suit for payment of back wages-Hence he is deban·ed from claiming the relief of backwages--Theref ore the prescribed authority under the Payment of Wages Act has no inherent jurisdiction to grant payment of backwages. CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION: Civil Appeal No.

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