Supreme Court · 1979 INSC 123 · Decided 23 July 1979

Organo Chemical Industries & ANR. v. Union of India & ORS.

Court
Supreme Court of India
Citation
1979 INSC 123 · [1980] 1 S.C.R. 61
Case number
WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 4319/1978
Decided
23 July 1979
Bench
V.R. KRISHNA IYER, A.P. SEN (2-judge bench)
Outcome
Dismissed
Case type
Writ / Constitutional
Acts & sections cited
Constitution Article 14, 39, 41

Headnote

Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Aot 1952-S. 14B and Constitution of India 1950, Art. 14-Power to recover darnages­ Absence of appellate review-Whether violates Art. 14-Damages whether to be credited to general revenues of State. Words & Phrases-'Dan1ages' meaning 14B. lnterpreta!ion of Statutes-A policy orientation interpretation necessary for a welfare legislation-Each word, phrase or sentence to be considered in the light of general purpose of the Act. The Provident rund Act 1952 as originally cinactcd provided for the insti­ tution of compulsory

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