HYDRO (ENGINEERS) (PRIVATE) LTD vs THEIR WORKMEN — 1970 PLC 522

Citation: 1970 PLC 522

Court: Supreme Court of India

Year: 1968

Decision Date: 1968-04-30

Parties: HYDRO (ENGINEERS) (PRIVATE) LTD vs THEIR WORKMEN

Headnotes

Case cited as PLC 1970 522

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of India Judge(s): J. M. Shelat, V. Bhargava, S. M. Sikri Title: HYDRO (ENGINEERS) (PRIVATE) LTD vs THEIR WORKMEN Case No.: Civil Appeal No. 1934 of 1967 Date of Judgment:1968-04-30 Reported As: PLC 1970 522 Result: award made JUDGMENT JUDGMENT SHELAT, J.-The appellant-company is a private limited company of which the authorized capital is Rs. 1 lac and the subscribed capital Rs. 50,000. Its business is to manufacture milk cans. According to the company, it has not been able to maintain, much less, increase, its production' owing to the control orders restricting the import of, raw materials required for its manufacturing process. The company was started in1942 but except for a few years when it made some profits, it has had to suffer losses during the rest of the years, the total loss suffered up to 1964-65 being Rs. 1,66,912. The company is a small unit having on its roll 53 workmen. In 1958, a reference was made under section 10 (1)(d) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, in respect of the demands made by its employees for increase in the wage scales. The reference ended in a settlement dated 27 May 1959, where-- under a slight increase in the wage scales was made. It also provided for an ad hoc increase in the wages of those getting Rs. 244 or more per day. The revised wages were to come into force retrospectively from 1st October 1958. In 1961, another reference was made which also resulted in a settlement dated 11 September ' 1961. Under…

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