BALA SUBRAHMANYA RAJARAM versus B.C. PATIL AND OTHERS
Bonus awarded by an Industrial Court, not being payable on fulfilment of contract terms but rather by virtue of the award due to an industrial dispute, is not 'wages' under s. 2(vi) of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936. The Authority under the Act lacked jurisdiction to entertain such bonus claims.
- Parties
- Appellant: Bala Subrahmanya Rajaram; Respondents: B. C. Patil and Others
- Jurisdiction
- India
- Judgment Date
- 19 March 1958
- Procedural Posture
- Civil Appeal / Supreme Court Judgment on Appeal From Bombay High Court
- Outcome
- Appeals allowed.
- Legal Topics
- Definition of Wages, Bonus Payment, Jurisdiction of Payment of Wages Authority, Interpretation of Contract of Employment
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Parties
Bala Subrahmanya Rajaram
Appellant
B. C. Patil and Others
Respondents
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Supreme Court Judgment on Appeal From Bombay High Court
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether bonus awarded by Industrial Court constitutes 'wages' under s. 2(vi) of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936
- 2 Whether the Authority under the Payment of Wages Act has jurisdiction over claims for bonus awarded by Industrial Court
Ratio Decidendi
Bonus awarded by an Industrial Court, not being payable on fulfilment of contract terms but rather by virtue of the award due to an industrial dispute, is not 'wages' under s. 2(vi) of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936. The Authority under the Act lacked jurisdiction to entertain such bonus claims.
Court Disposition
Appeals allowed.
Orders
- Decisions of the High Court and decrees of the Authority under Payment of Wages Act are set aside
- There will be only one set of costs
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