classification of the
newspaper establishment inasmuch as final
placement of the petitioner newspaper
establishment in the classification would
depend upon whether the advertisement
revenue ... that newspaper
establishment.
(b) In the case of a newspaper establishment completing two out
of the aforementioned three (3) accounting years, its
classification shall
reads:
"Classification of newspaper Establishments and Grouping of Newspaper Employee.
3. Classification of newspaper Establishments:-For the purpose of fixation or revision of rates ... classification of the newspaper establishment inasmuch as final placement of the petitioner newspaper establishment in the classification would depend upon whether the advertisement revenue
journalists from their employer, the first party newspaper establishment.
The reference was opposed by the newspaper establishment (the
Petitioner herein) on various grounds, including some ... that the matters reflected in the
reference order involved classification of the newspaper establishment as
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journalists newspaper
employees (other than the news agencies), the
newspaper establishments shall be classified
hereinafter provided
(a) (i) The classification of newspaper
establishments shall ... that
newspaper establishment.
(b) In the case of a newspaper establishment
completing two out of the aforementioned three
(3) accounting years, its classification shall
Wage Board for Working Journalists and Non-Journalists Newspaper Employees, further contemplates classification of newspaper establishment.
6. It is submitted by the learned Senior Counsel ... gross revenue of the petitioner newspaper establishment for the relevant periods and then fixation of newspaper establishment in the relevant class and thereafter applying
newspaper establishment with a view to its
classification. Profit and loss of newspaper establishment
should. be the proper test and if that
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test were ... country as one establishment for fixing rates
of wages.
Some sort of classification was inevitable when the
newspaper establishments all over the country
newspaper establishments should be classified on the basis of their gross revenue.
3. For purposes of classification, revenue from all sources of a newspaper establishment ... should be taken for ascertaining gross revenue.
4. Classification of Newspaper Establishments :
Dailies - Newspaper Establishments should be classified under the following five classes :-
Class Gross
said award pertains to classification. It
reads as under :
"6. Classes of newspaper
establishments:- Newspaper
establishments shall be classified under
the following classes ... classified. Clause (a-1)
thereof is as under:
(a-1) : Classification of newspaper
establishment shall be based on the
average gross revenue of three
Chandra Prakash Pandey vs M/S Nns Online P Ltd on 12 February, 2025
IN
March 2017 are fixed on the basis of VIII of classification of
Newspaper Establishment. It is also correct that the VIII of
classification is meant
