Supreme Court · 1981 INSC 135 · Decided 31 July 1981
Workmen of Metro Theatre LTD., Bombay v. Metro Theatre LTD., Bombay
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1981 INSC 135 · [1982] 1 S.C.R. 164
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 1558/1978
- Decided
- 31 July 1981
- Bench
- V.D. TULZAPURKAR, A. VARADARAJAN (2-judge bench)
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Industrial Disputes Act Section 17A(4)
Headnote
Labour legislation-Retrospeclivity of the award-Discretion to make the Award with retrospective effect vests with the Tribunal uuder section 17A(4) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947-Linkage of dearness allowance with some rational principle-Cost of living indeX and consumer price index should be uniform and desirable in one and the same industry-Payment of Gratuity Act, section 4(5)-Award includes any Award that would be made by an adjudicator wherein better terms of gratuity could be granted to the employees if the facts and circumstances warrant such grant. The
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