Appeal by special leave from the Award dated the September 27, 1957 of the Industrial Tribunal, Bombay, in Reference T. No.
May 5.
Rajani Patel and Janardan Sharma for respondent No.
K. Daphtary, Solicitor General of India, J. B. Dadachanji and S. N. Andley, for the appellant.
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Civil Appeal No.
500 per menses.
The case of the workmen was that the companypany had made record profits during the year and declared a dividend of 12 per centum free of income tax, the workmen were getting much less than the living wage and the dearness allowance was number sufficient to fill the gap, and, therefore, profit bonus at the rate of four months basic wages should be granted.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by WANCHOO J. This is an appeal by special leave against the award of the Industrial Tribunal, Bombay, in a dispute between the Tata Oil Mills Co. Ltd., Bombay hereinafter referred to as the companypany and its workmen, in the matter of profit bonus for the year 1955 56.
321 of 1958.
The companypany had already paid 21 months basic wages as bonus to its workmen and the real dispute was thus only about the remaining bonus for a month and half.
This dispute was referred to the Industrial Tribunal by the Government of Bombay by its order dated June 18, 1957.
119 of 1957.
