Pfizer (P) Ltd. Bombay vs The Workmen on 30 November, 1962
We are unable however to appreciate the reason which weighed with it in awarding 21 holidays though it was itself convinced that that figure was too large. As a reason for fixing 21 holidays the Tribunal has stated that there has been a practice in large number of commercial concerns to observe all public holidays and it would not be wise for the Tribunal to make any drastic reduction all at once in the case of one Company. We are not convinced by this reasoning. It may also be mentioned that in Pfizer (Private) Ltd. Bombay v. Its Workmen, this Court has fixed 16 as the number of holidays for the workmen. We see no reason why in the present case also that standard should not be followed.