Supreme Court · 1998 INSC 407 · Decided 29 October 1998
The Daily Pratap v. The Regional Provident Fund Commissioner
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1998 INSC 407 · [1998] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 482
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1802/1988
- Decided
- 29 October 1998
- Bench
- S.B. MAJMUDAR, M. JAGANNADHA RAO (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 226
Headnote
Employees' Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1959: Preamble-Held, Act is a beneficial social welfare legislation. Section 2(b) Exception (ii) and Section 6-Definition of"basic wages"­ Applicability of-Production Bonus Scheme-Extra payment made to workmen under provident fund contribution was required to be payable on such extra payment-Held, extra payment under the Sr;heme made at a flat D rate and not on sliding scale proportionate to extra output-Such payment was not exempted from provident fund contribution-Thus, Exception (ii) not attracted-Extra
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