Appeal by special leave from the Award dated September 2, 1964 of the Industrial Tribunal, Madras in industrial Dispute No.
19 of 1964.
R. Dolai, E. C. Agarwala, Champat Rai, Kartar Singh Suri, Ambrish Kumar and P.C. Agrawala, for the appellant.
The Madras Gymkhana Club Employees Union number appeals to this Court by special leave.
572 of 1966.
For the former, it maintains a golf companyrse, tennis companyrts, rugby and football grounds and has made arrangement for billiards, pingpong and other indoor games.
R. Gokhale, M.R. Narayanaswamy Iyer and R. Ganapathy Iyer, for the respondent.
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The income and expenditure of the club are of the order of four and a quarter lakh rupees, its movable and immovable properties are worth several lakh rupees and its wage bill is between one and two lakh rupees.
As part of the latter activities it arranges dance, dinner and other parties and runs a catering department, which provides and refreshments number only generally but also for dinners and parties on special occasions.
Guests, both local and from outside, are admitted subject to certain restrictions as to the number of days on which they can, be invited to the club.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by Hidayatullah, J. The Industrial Tribunal, Madras by its award, September 2, 1964, has held that the management of the Gymkhana Club, Madras is number liable to pay bonus to its workmen for the year 1962 as the Club is number an industry.
The object of the club is to provide a venue for sports and games and facilities for recreation and entertainment.
