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PETITIONER: BOMBAY DYEING &MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
Vs.
RESPONDENT: THE STATE OF BOMBAY AND OTHERS
DATE OF JUDGMENT: 20/12/1957
BENCH: AIYYAR, T.L. VENKATARAMA BENCH: AIYYAR, T.L. VENKATARAMA BOSE, VIVIAN BHAGWATI, NATWARLAL H. DAS, S.K. SARKAR, A.K.
CITATION: 1958 AIR 328 1958 SCR 1122
ACT: Labour Welfare-Law creating a fund for welfare activities Companies called upon to pay fines realised from employees and unpaid accumulation of wages-Constitutional validity -Bombay Labour Welfare Fund Act (Bom.XL of 1953), ss. 3(1), 3(2)(a)(b)-Constitution of India, Arts. 31(2),19(1)(f).
HEADNOTE: The Bombay Labour Welfare Fund Act (Bom. XL of 1953) was enacted by the State Legislature with the object of constituting a fund for the financing of activities for the welfare of labour and S. 3(1) of the Act provided as follows:- "There shall be constituted a fund called the Bombay Labour Welfare Fund and, notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, the sums specified in subsection (2) shall be paid into the Fund." Section 3(2) provided, inter alia, as follows "The Fund shall consist of :- (a) all fines realised from the employees; (b) all unpaid accumulation;" Notices were served on the appellant’s company as also on other companies similarly situated, by the Welfare Commissioner, appointed un...