period 1.1.86 to
30.6.88. The settlement inter alia provided that VDA
(variable dearness allowance) shall be paid at Rs. 2/- per
point of rise ... AICPI 450 and the wages of
the employees were linked with the VDA. The employees union
issued a notice of its intention to terminate
workmen. However, on the CPI exceeding 1450, the
Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA) was payable on every 10
points rise at 5% of basic wage ... workmen should not be
paid any FDA. So far as VDA is concerned, it was contended
that it should be subject to a maximum
union were entitled to the benefit of Variable Dearness Allowance (for brevity, VDA') of basic wages plus fixed allowance in accordance with paragraph ... permanent injunction restraining the defendant-appellant from withdrawing the payment of VDA on the interim fixed amount of Rs. 150/- being paid to the members
towards Dearness Allowance/Variance Dearness Allowance (hereinafter referred to as "DA/VDA ").
2. Heard Ms. Kritika Singh, Advocate holding brief ... Dispute Act (hereinafter referred to as "Act") for DA and VDA. Petitioner filed the written statement stating therein that the DA and VDA
point is that the Government of Bihar in revising Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA) at 4 paise per point of increase in the cost of living ... been challenged, whereby it has revised the Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA) at 4 paise per point of increase in the cost of living index
existing wages of Rs. 19.65/- per 1,000 Beedis rolled and VDA at 2 paise over the above 976 points has been enhanced ... Beedis rolled besides VDA at the rate 3 paise per point in excess of 1,513".
When the writ petitions were admitted interim stay
service conditions of the workmen for payment of variable dearness
allowance (VDA) to be given to all categories of workmen, in the industrial
establishment ... since the
dispute raised by the workmen with regard to VDA could not be settled
between the parties as the appellant-employer has taken
salary of the employee calculated on payable basic and Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA) and equal contribution from the employer, from the first day of October
included diverse heads like basic
wage, Variable Dearness Allowance ("VDA", for short),
Earned Leave, Gratuity and retrenchment compensation. So as to
explain
before the learned single Judge was that fixation of Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA) is only for the purpose of neutralizing the price rice on account ... Government while revising the minimum wages can fix the VDA in such manner that the neutralization can be 100% but not more than that
