Supreme Court of India

Union of India and Anr. v. Kankuben (dead) by Lrs. and Ors. Etc. Etc.

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Reported as [2006] 3 S.C.R. 48
Bench Arijit Pasayat and Tarun Chatterjee JJ.
Decided 20 March 2006

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Industrial Disputes Act, 1947; Section 33- (2): Workmen-Application for recovery of over-time allowance--Claim a/lowed/awarded by Labour Court--Challenge to--Dismissed by High Court-­ Letters Patent Appeals dismissed by the High Court holding that application for recovery of the claim maintainable -On appeal, held: Benefits sought to be enforced under Section 33- (2) of the Act should necessarily be either pre-existing benefit or one flowing from a pre-existing right-Pre-existing benefit/right differs from just and fair benefit/right- Former falls under the jurisdiction of Labour Court, and

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