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PETITIONER: THE BHARATKHAND TEXTILE MFG. CO. LTD.& OTHERS
Vs.
RESPONDENT: THE TEXTILE LABOUR ASSOCIATION,AHMEDABAD.
DATE OF JUDGMENT: 17/03/1960
BENCH: GAJENDRAGADKAR, P.B. BENCH: GAJENDRAGADKAR, P.B. WANCHOO, K.N.
CITATION: 1960 AIR 833 1960 SCR (3) 329 CITATOR INFO : RF 1962 SC 673 (2) R 1963 SC 495 (5) C 1963 SC1721 (4,5) RF 1964 SC 864 (25) E 1966 SC1253 (6) R 1970 SC 919 (14,26,28) RF 1972 SC 343 (22) R 1980 SC 31 (19,22)
ACT: Industrial Dispute--Claim of gratuity by workmen in textile industry--Framing of scheme in modification of Previous award Validity--Gratuity, if in the nature of profit bonus--Applicability of Full Bench formula--Duty of Industrial Court--Bombay Industrial Relations Act, 1946 (Bom. XI of 1947), s. 116A--Employees Provident Funds Act, 1952 (XIX of 1952), s. 17.
HEADNOTE: This was an appeal by certain textile mills of Ahmedabad against a scheme for gratuity awarded by the Industrial Court. The Labour Association, the respondent, gave a notice of change under s. 42(2) of the Bombay Industrial Relations Act, 1946 (Bom. XI of 1947), intimating the Mill Owners’ Association that they wanted a scheme for gratuity and mentioned four categories of termination of service in the annexure. This demand was refused and so referred...