Satyam Kumar vs Union Of India Represented By The Labour ... on 1 April, 2026
7. Having heard the submissions made at the bar and after going
through the materials on record, this Court is of the considered view that
the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in the case of Dayle De' Souza Vs.
Government of India (supra) has taken note of the judgments of that
Court indicating that in order to make the person vicariously liable for
the company it has to be specifically averred that such person was the in
charge of the company and was responsible to company for the conduct
of the business of the company. Now coming to the facts of the case as in
the complaint of this case the complainant has not made any averment
that the petitioner was the in charge of the company and was responsible
to company for the conduct of the business of the company, namely State
Bank of India. The complainant having not done so, this court has no
hesitation in holding that the provisions of Section 29 of the Payment of
Bonus Act, 1965, cannot be pressed into service to implicate the petitioner
in this case.