Supreme Court · 2019 INSC 225 · Decided 19 February 2019
Union of India & ANR. v. Avtar Chand ETC. ETC.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2019 INSC 225 · [2019] 4 S.C.R. 577
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 3416/2010
- Decided
- 19 February 2019
- Bench
- ABHAY MANOHAR SAPRE, L. NAGESWARA RAO (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Compensation: Claim of - Award of 200% compensation - Justification of - On facts, non-payment of minimum wages to workmen - Order by the Specified Authority directing the employers to pay to each worker the difference in wages towards the claim plus compensation at the the order - On appeal, held: In an identical case, the High Court awarded 100% compensation to similarly placed workers, thus, there was no justification to award compensation at the rate of 200% to the workers - Though it was the discretion of the Courts/ Authority to award
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