Bombay High Court Allows Employer's Petition in Working Journalists Act Recovery Case — Summary Remedy Under Section 17(1) Cannot Adjudicate Disputed Entitlement. The Labour Commissioner's order directing payment of arrears under the Majithia Wage Board Award was quashed as the employer had raised a bona fide dispute regarding the employee's status as a newspaper employee, which could not be decided in summary proceedings.
9 Aug 2018This group of writ petitions, led by D.B. Corp. Ltd. (the petitioner), challenged orders passed by the Assistant Labour Commissioner, Mumbai City, und...
