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Section 25T in The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 [Entire Act]
The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
Workmen Represented By Secretary vs Management Of Reptakos Brett.And Co. ... on 31 October, 1991
[15] The question of revision of wages of workmen was examined by
the Constitution Bench in Express Newspapers (P) Ltd.(supra),
wherein the Constitution Bench of the Apex Court has laid down the
principles for fixation of rates of wages as under: (AIR P.605,
paragraph No.73)
"19............The question of revision of wages of
workmen was examined by a Constitution Bench
in Express Newspaper (P) Ltd.v. Union of
India[AIR 1958 SC 578] having regard to the
provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act and the
Minimum Wages Act and the following
principles for fixation of rates of wages were
laid down : (AIR p. 605, para 73)
"(1) that in the fixation of rates of wages
which include within its compass the
fixation of scales of wages also, the
capacity of the industry to pay is one of the
essential circumstances to be taken into
consideration except in cases of bare
subsistence or minimum wage where the
employer is bound to pay the same
irrespective of such capacity;
Delhi Transport Corporation vs D.T.C. Mazdoor Congress on 4 September, 1990
[13] The provision for wage revision under the labour laws has,
thus, been incorporated so as to enable the Labour and Industrial
Tribunal to fix a fair wage structure for the employees engaged in an
industry, falling within their jurisdiction.
[14] The Apex Court in Delhi Transport Corporation vs.
D.T.C Mazdoor Congress and others, 1991 Supp(1) SCC
600, has laid great emphasis on the concept of fair wages
intertwined with the Right to life. Paragraphs No."231" and
"232" (at pages 716 and 717) of the said decision are quoted
hereinunder:
State Of Punjab And Ors vs Jagjit Singh And Ors on 26 October, 2016
Any workman who is compelled to work at a lesser
wage does not do so voluntarily. He/ she does so to provide food and
shelter to his / her family at the cost of his/ her self-respect/ dignity.
Any act of paying lesser wages as compared to any similarly situated
workman constitute an act of exploitation and is a result of slave
mindset. Such oppressive action are deprecated through many
judgments of the Hon'ble Apex Court, more particularly State of
Punjab and others v. Jagjit Singh and others, reported in 2017
(1) SCC 148. Therefore, there cannot be any infirmity in the
observations by the learned Tribunal in giving the same Grade-pay of
Class-III and Class-IV permanent employees to the members of the
respondent Union.
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