Allowed
Smti. Sewali Haloi Barua v. the Unon of India and 6 Ors.
Gauhati HCI.A.(Civil)/434/2019
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
The Gauhati High Court allowed joint applications for benefit under Section 17-B of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The Court directed the management to pay full wages last drawn to workmen whose reinstatement had been awarded by a Labour Court and who were challenging the award in the High Court, rejecting the argument that project closure precluded relief.
What did the court decide?
Directed the management to pay full wages last drawn inclusive of maintenance allowance to the applicants during the pendency of proceedings challenging the reinstatement award.