petitions and ap
DATE OF JUDGMENT:
08/01/1958
BENCH:
ACT:
Working journalists-Regulation of Conditions of Service-
Constitutionl validity of enactment-Decision of Wage ... Board
fixing rates of wages-Validity-Working journalists
(Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Pro visions
Bombay Union Of Journalists And ... vs The, Hindu', Bombay, And Another on 27 September, 1961
Equivalent citations ... Bench: J.C. Shah , K.N. Wanchoo
PETITIONER:
THE BOMBAY UNION OF JOURNALISTS AND OTHERS
Vs.
RESPONDENT:
THE, HINDU', BOMBAY, AND ANOTHER
DATE
cause in multiple States;
(ii) The need for the law to protect journalistic freedom within the ambit of Article
19(1)(a) of the Constitution ... have a lot of respect of Mr Arnab, he‟s
a senior journalist, and he has handled the media well
till now but what happened
what should be its limit?
(5) Should private citizens (to with, journalists, freedom-fighters, artists and social workers) be accommodated in Government quarters ... dearth in accommodation, persons belonging to so called special categories like journalists, freedom fighters, artists etc., who are not on the pay roll
establishments and newspaper employees, as defined in Section 2 of the Working Journalists (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act. 1955, come into force ... question, it is also necessary to examine certain provisions of the Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions
instant case, included the pro-
nouncement upon gratuity" to non-journalists by the
Tribunal.
HEADNOTE:
The Central Government made a reference to the Industrial ... following terms :
"Whether, the recommendations of the Wage
Board for non-journalist employees as accepted
by Government by its Resolution
Bombay Union Of Journalists & Ors vs The State Of Bombay & Anr on 19 December, 1963
Equivalent citations ... Gajendragadkar , K.N. Wanchoo , K.C. Das Gupta
PETITIONER:
BOMBAY UNION OF JOURNALISTS & ORS.
Vs.
RESPONDENT:
THE STATE OF BOMBAY & ANR,
DATE
KAPUR, J.L.
CITATION:
1958 AIR 507 1959 SCR 1
ACT:
Working journalist-Claim against employer for recovery of
dues-Reference by State Government ... specified authority-If
authority also empowered to determine amount due-Working
journalists (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous
Provisions
RANJAN GOGOI, J.
1. The Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees
(Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act,
1955 (hereinafter for short ... enacted to
regulate the conditions of service of working journalists
and other persons employed in newspaper establishments
throughout the country. The Act is a comprehensive
spyware attack.
6. On 18th July 2021, a consortium of nearly 17 journalistic
organizations from around the world, including one Indian
organization, released the results ... these
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numbers belonged to Indians, many of whom are senior
journalists, doctors, political persons, and even some Court staff.
At the time of filing
