Hindustan Steel Works Construction ... vs Hindustan Steel Works Construction ... on 10 February, 1995
18. In the writ petition the respondent was mainly
concerned with receiving wages in accordance with the
Minimum Wages Act and for inclusion of the period spent
in Conciliation Proceedings for the calculation of
financial benefits. The High Court without examining the
factual situation, and placing reliance on the judgment
in M/s. 14 Hindustan Tin Works Pvt. Ltd. vs. The
Employees of M/s. Hindustan Tin Works Pvt. Ltd. and ors .
held that the normal rule of full back wages ought to be
followed in this case. We are of the considered opinion
that such a conclusion could have been reached by the
High Court only after recording cogent reasons in support
thereof. Especially since the award of the Labour Court
was being modified. The Labour Court exercising its
discretionary jurisdiction concluded that it was not a
fit case for the grant of back wages.