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PETITIONER: STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH AND OTHERS
Vs.
RESPONDENT: BASTI SUGAR MILLS CO., LTD.
DATE OF JUDGMENT: 11/11/1960
BENCH: MUDHOLKAR, J.R. BENCH: MUDHOLKAR, J.R. GAJENDRAGADKAR, P.B. SARKAR, A.K. SUBBARAO, K. WANCHOO, K.N.
CITATION: 1961 AIR 420 1961 SCR (2) 330 CITATOR INFO : D 1975 SC1735 (2,3) E&R 1979 SC 262 (28,30)
ACT: Industrial Dispute--Bonus-Statute empowering Government to direct Payment of bonus by notification--Validity of--Whether retrospective--United Provinces Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, (U. P. 28 of 1947), s. 3(b) and (d)--Constitution of India, Art. 19(1)(f).
HEADNOTE: The Government of U. P. appointed a Court of enquiry under ss. 6 and 10 of the United Provinces Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, and referred to it the present dispute. The Court of enquiry submitted its report to the Government, whereupon the Government issued a notification in July, 1950, directing the various sugar factories to pay bonus to their workmen for the years 1948-49 as well as to pay certain amounts as bonus for the years 1947-48. 331 Court against the Government, prohibiting it from enforcing the notification. The State Government came up in appeal, urging, that the provisions of cl. (b) of S. 3 of the United Provinces Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, were wide enough to permit it to issue such a direction to the ...