Supreme Court of India
Union of India & Anr. v. Avtar Chand Etc. Etc.
INSC stands for INDIAN SUPREME COURT. A neutral citation scheme assigned by the Court itself, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter. INSC is the neutral citation scheme assigned by the Supreme Court, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter.
What the Court ordered
In view of the foregoing discussion, we allow the appeals and modify the impugned order to the extent that each respondent-worker is held entitled to claim compensation amount at the rate of 100%, i.e., Rs.49,804/- in place of 200% which was awarded by the Courts below.
Judgment, page 5
From the headnote
Compensation: Claim of – Award of 200% compensation – Justification of – On facts, non-payment of minimum wages to workmen – Or der by the Specified Authority directing the employers to pay to each worker the differ ence in wages towar ds the claim plus compensation at the rate of 200% of the claim – High Court upheld the or der – On appeal, held: In an identical case, the High Court awar ded 100% compensation to similarly placed workers, thus, ther e was no justification to awar d compensation at the rate of 200% to the workers – Though it was the discr etion of the Cour ts/ Authority to
Sign in free to read it
- The full judgment, page by page, as published in the Supreme Court Reports
- The ratio: what the Court held, verbatim, with the page it sits on
- Every bench that relied on it, and every bench that argued against it
- Search every reported judgment, by party, citation or question
- Download the PDF, copy pinpoint citations ready for a filing
An email address, no password.