H.P. STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD vs RANJEET SINGH — C.A. No. 7056 - 7065/2001

Summary The Supreme Court allowed H.P. State Electricity Board's appeals against the High Court's judgment that daily wage workers were entitled to minimum statutory bonus. The Court held that the Labour Court lacked jurisdiction to decide bonus entitlement since "bonus" falls under the Third Schedule of the Industrial Disputes Act and cannot be adjudicated under Section 33-C(2), which applies only to pre-existing rights. The matter was remitted to the High Court to reconsider the applicability of Section 33-C(2), Labour Court's jurisdiction, and whether the Payment of Bonus Act applies to daily wagers. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.