Bharat Ram started his career in 1967 with the Delhi Cloth & General Mills Co. Ltd . There are large and concentrated pockets in certain regions and smaller pockets in other regions. In Bombay City and Island (including Kurla), the basic wage, according to the Report of the Wage Board, was also Rs. Union of India vs. Sarda Mills Ltd (Plaintiff) July 24, 2020 by Radhika Saxena. Ltd (C.A. The fact of demand is not material because the obligation to pay arose at the date of termination and arose at Lyallpur, but if a demand for payment is essential, then it would, along the lines of the banking and insurance cases to which we shall refer later, have to be made at Lyallpur and a demand made elsewhere would be ineffective. been granted to them by the employer voluntarily would not secure industrial peace. CITATOR INFO : . 322 Burhanpur Tapti Mills Mazdoor Sangh(x). The defendant produced all we have on record and no suggestion was made that anything had been suppressed Consequently we are not prepared to accept the plaintiffs' statement and we hold that there was no demand before 3-1- 1949. P. Das Gupta and Mrs. L. Arvind for the Appellant. On voluntary retirement or resignation after 15 years service--On the same scale as in 1 (b) above. it was urged in addition, that a uniform scheme applicable to the entire industry on the region-cumindustry basis should have been adopted and not a scheme or schemes applicable to individual units. Those letters range in date from 3-1- 1946 to 19-4-1947: (Exs. The legal position to this effect has been clarified in case of M/s. The inquiry conducted by the appellant was completely valid: II. The Tribunal was apparently of the view that in determining the question the definition of the word "wages." 4. Arun Bharat Ram is chairman of $1.1 billion (revenue) SRF, a maker of specialty chemicals and packaging film. v. Delhi High Court Bar Association and Ors. On the death of an employee while in the service of the mill company or on his becoming physically or mentally incapacitated for further service: (a) After 5 years continuous service and less than 10 years' service---12 days' wages for each completed year of service. No. 556 (S.C.), British Paints (India) Ltd. v. Its Workmen, [1966] 1 L.L.J. 6.22 lakhs in the year 1958-59, but thereafter the financial position of the Unit improved. [323 C--D] Burhanpur Tapti Mills Case, [1965] 1 L.L.J. The Supreme Court of India in the case of Union of India vs. Delhi Cloth & General Mills Co. Limited1, held that the word 'manufacture' is generally understood to mean "as bringing into existence a new substance" and does not merely mean "to produce some change in substance". The gratuity will be paid in each case under clauses 1(a) and 1(b) to the employee, his heirs or executors, or nominee, as the case may be. But the earliest demand we have on record is Ex. The history of DCM group goes back to 1889 with the Delhi Cloth & General Mills, when indus. 7 years .... Rs. Till the year 1958 there were no standardised wages in the textile industry. 575/- 11 years .... Rs. 123 of 1967), respondents Nos. The defendant itself is involved in many similar transactions. The inquiry officer found Ludhbudh Singh as guilty. D-23). CS(OS) 435/1967 But on that account the Tribunal was not justified in introducing a fundamental change in the concept of a benefit granted to the workmen in the textile industry all over the country by numerous schemes., The appropriate remedy is to introduce reservations protecting benefits already acquired and to frame a scheme consistent with the normal pattern prevailing in the industry. 2. Co. Ltd. v. Textile Labour Association, Ahmadabad(1), this Court in dealing with the question whether the Industrial Court had committed an error in dealing with the claim for gratuity on industry-wise basis negatived the contention of the employers that the unit-wise basis was the only basis which could be adopted in fixing the rates of gratuity. The first question that we must determine is the exact nature of the contract from which the obligation which the plaintiffs seek to enforce arises. The Tribunal has held that the A.T.M. As a result, the tribunal canceling the report of Inquiry Officer rejected the application to dismiss the applicant LudhBudh Singh. The inquiry conducted by the appellant was completely valid:II. 323 lower than the benefits already available to workmen in the D.C.M. The Indian Independence Act, 1947 was passed on 18-7-1947 and the district of Lyallpur was assigned to Pakistan subject to the award of the Boundary Commission. System Center Configuration Manager DCM textiles, formerly Delhi Cloth & General Mills DCM Ventures, a venture capital company Digital Cinema Media, an advertising. 1 (S.C.), and Remington Rand of India v. The Workmen, [1968] I L.L.J. No. 325 On the findings recorded by the Tribunal all the textile units in the Delhi region are able to meet the additional financial burden, resulting from the imposition of a gratuity scheme. a departure from the normal pattern should be made and gratuity should be based on the consolidated monthly wage. 1-2/1980 [DISPOSED OFF] Order(s) Judgement(s) C.S.T. On these facts we hold that the elements of this contract, that is to say, the contract 53 416 out of which the obligation to pay arose, were most densely grouped at Lyallpur and that that was its natural seat and the place with which the transaction had its closest and most real connection. no settlement could be reached. There are two workmens' Unions in the Delhi region--the Kapra Mazdoor Ekta Union hereinafter called 'Ekta Union', and the other, the Textile Mazdoor Union. 155 We do not know where the contract was made but we do know that the plaintiffs contracted in a special capacity that was localised at Lyallpur, namely as the government nominees for Lyallpur. a dispute arises between the applicant company and laborers at the time of payment of a bonus of 1964 to 1965. a general meeting was organized to determine the rate of bonus on 14th December 1965 but the dispute continued, i.e. Delhi Cloth & General Mills Ltd.'s case (1978 I LLJ 1): If the name of the workman is struck off the roll, that itself would constitute retrenchment. The expression "wages" as defined in s. 2(rr) of the Industrial Disputes Act means all remuneration, capable of being expressed in terms of money, which would, if the terms of employment, expressed or implied, were fulfilled, be payable to a workman in respect of his employment or of work done in such employment and includes among other things, such allowances (including dearness allowance) as the workman is for the time being entitled to. The Delhi Cloth And General Mills Co. Ltd. v. Harnam Singh And Others. 2168 of 1966), respondent No. But these are not exhaustive and there may be other material considerations which may have to be borne in mind in determining the terms and conditions of the gratuity scheme. Provident Fund Act, 1962, where under 8-1/3% of the basic wage and the dearnear allowance and the retaining allowance for the time being in force is contributed by the employee. (2) [1961] II L.L.J. IV. If, therefore, the 414 nominee was suddenly changed, intimation of this fact would have to be given to the defendant at Lyallpur and not at Delhi, otherwise there would be a time lag in which the defendant' Lyallpur office might easily deliver the goods to the plaintiffs as usual despite withdrawal of the recognition. In the two principal centres viz., Bombay and Ahmedabad, schemes for payment .of gratuity to workmen in the textile industry the rates of gratuity are related to basic wages. 42. Citation : 1968 Latest Caselaw 231 SC Found inside... for ascertaining as to whether “manufacture” has taken place was evolved by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Delhi Cloth & General Mills Co. 10(1)(d) and 12(5) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, relating to four matters in dispute, first of which is as follows: "Whether a gratuity for retirement benefit scheme should be introduced for all workmen on the following lines and what directions are necessary in this respect ? Then followed the partition on 15-8-1947 and at or about that time the plaintiffs fled to India. employs more than 8,000 workmen in its textile unit; the S.B.M. They observed that in a large majority of awards of the Labour Appellate Tribunals and Industrial. Found inside – Page 53A fire occurred in the Delhi Cloth and General Mills , Delhi . ... two were compromised and in one case a decree for Rs . 83-3-0 including costs was awarded ... Another point is that Delhi Cloth and General Mills was the company name for 90+ years and the split into four segments (of which DCM Ltd is but one) occurred in 1990. There is undoubtedly no statutory direction for payment of gratuity as it is in respect of provident fund and retrenchment compensation. Found inside – Page xxxvGovernment of National Capital Territory , Delhi , 2002 LLR 407 ( Del HC ) ... Industrial Tribunal , 2006 LLR 835 ( Del HC ) Delhi Cloth & General Mills Co. In fact, in a large majority of cases gratuity schemes are drafted on the basis of the units and it has never been ,suggested or held that such schemes are not permissible." Before confirming, please ensure that you have thoroughly read and verified the judgment. But either way, the result is the same when there is no express term. The defendant company delivered cloth worth Rs 43,583-0-0 to the plaintiffs against this amount at or about that time. [321 C--D, H; 322 E---F, H] Garment Cleaning Works v. Its Workmen, [1962] 1 S.C.R. of the total number of workmen employed therein subject to a minimum number of five protected workmen and a maximum number of one hundred protected workmen and for the aforesaid purpose, the appropriate Government may make rules providing for the distribution of such protected workmen among various trade unions, if any, connected with the establishment and the manner in which the workmen may be chosen and recognized as protected workmen. But despite that the English courts have never treated them as rigid. For any misconduct connected with the dispute, discharge or punish, whether by dismissal or otherwise, any workmen concerned in such dispute, save with the express permission in writing of the authority before which the proceeding is pending. and S.B.M. No. One of the places at which it carried on business before the partition was Lyallpur. 453, referred Further, on the terms of the reference the plea of the employers to fix the age of super anuation was beyond the scope of the 'reference, nor was such fixation incidental to the framing of the scheme. The English approach is to treat the debt as property and determine its situs and then, in general, to apply the law that obtains there at the date when payment is due. SC answers (Read Judgment). D-25). The only question is, what are the rights and liabilities of the parties in those circumstances? Sen, R.P. DCM Textiles, formerly known as Delhi Cloth & General Mills (founded in 1889 by Rai Bahadur Ram Kishen Das Gurwale), is a large Indian conglomerate which was initially a textile business which opened its first mill in Delhi. (J) CITATION: 1983 AIR 937 1983 SCR (3) 438 1983 SCC (4) 166 1983 SCALE (2)16 . But we are unable to hold that in determining the scope of an industrial reference, words used either in the claim advanced or in the order of reference made by the Government under s. 10 of the Industrial Disputes Act must of necessity have the meaning they have under the Industrial Disputes Act. PRINCIPLES OF LAW – In Industrial dispute case, The supreme court laid following principles of law-typeof __ez_fad_position!='undefined'&&__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-indianjudiciarynotes_com-banner-1-0'), 1. The burden of proof of misconduct is on the person who charges it. Similar considerations obtain in England when an involuntary assignment of a debt is effected by garnishment Cheshire has collected a list of English cases at pages 460 to 463 of his Private International Law from which we have quoted above. 2 (in C.A. Found inside – Page xxivEdward Keventer Ltd, (1978) 2 LLJ 209, 186 Delhi Administration v. Workmen of Edward Keventers, (1978) 2 LLJ 209 (SC),453 Delhi Cloth & General Mills Co. An enquiry into the question of fixing the age of superannuation did not arise out of the terms of reference. Moreover in a common scheme of gratuity the quantum of benefits to be provided will have to be (1) [1965] 1 L.L.J 453. 76 of 1967) and respondent No. Thus, it can be in one place for purposes of jurisdiction and in others for those of banking, insurance, death duties and Probate. Free Pro-active education on legal matters aiming to correct social imbalances. The other contention raised on behalf of the A.T.M. Soon after, an Extraordine 410 Ordinance was promulgated on 9-5-1951 (Ex. The main case will now proceed in respect of all the mills and the effect of the settlement and of the application dated 28th December, 1959, and of the 5th July 1962 will be considered at the time of the final award." The Constitution has however invested this Court with power to sit in appeal over the awards of Industrial Tribunals which are, it is said, rounded on the somewhat hazy background of maintenance of industrial peace, which secures the prosperity of the industry and improvement of the conditions of workmen employed in the industry, and in 327 the absence of principles precedents may have to be adopted as guides—some what reluctantly to secure some reasonable degree of uniformity of harmony in the process. The primary object of industrial adjudication is, it is said, to adjust the relations between the employers and employees or between employees inter se with the object of promoting industrial peace, and a scheme which deprives workmen of what has. Now at the date of the demand the Pakistan Ordinance (Ex. (4) [1966] I L.L.J. S.T. 256,9 of 1966) and respondent no. On 15-10-1949 the Ordinance of 1948 was replaced by Ordinance No. Industrial Dispute--Gratuity Scheme--When region-cum- industry principle is applicable--Whether gratuity should be related to basic wage or consolidated wage--Whether conditions prevailing in the industry in the whole country could be taken into consideration--Whether age of superannuation should also be fixed--When misconduct of workmen does not affect gratuity--When payable to badli workmen--Date of operation of award--Considerations for fixing--'Average of basic wage', meaning of. In 1975, he was a part of the six of us . It is also admitted that the plaintiffs were, what were called, “government nominees” for Lyallpur. 950/- 16 years .... Rs. Ltd.'s case(2) and Calcutta Insurance Ltd. v. Their Workmen(a). ). 2. Creating your profile on CaseMine allows you to build your network with fellow lawyers and prospective clients. D-24) and the Joint Secretary was again approached. They accordingly related gratuity with the average basic wage earned by the workman during the twelve months preceding death, disability, retirement, resignation or termination of service. It is clear that the Court rejected in that case the argument that rates of gratuity should be determined unit- wise: the Court did not rule that in all cases the region- cum-industry principle should be adopted in fixing the rates of gratuity. It is admitted that the defendant owns these mills but it is a matter of dispute before us whether the mills are a branch of the defendant Company; but 407 whatever the exact status of the Lyallpur mills may be, it is clear from the evidence and the documents that the General Manager of these mills conducted the defendant's cotton business at Lyallpur. DELHI CLOTH & GENERAL MILLS CO. LTD. V/S LUDH BUDH SINGH (A.I.R. Get 1 point on providing a valid sentiment to this 30/and by the addition of Rs. Whether against the A.T.M. It would not be out of place to remember the statement of the law made in a different context but nonetheless appropriate here---by Douglas, J., of the Supreme Court of the United States in United Steel Workers of America v. Enterprise Wheel and Car Corporation(1): "......as arbitrator does not sit to dispense his own brand of industrial justice. Tata Oil Mills Company Ltd., Vs. workman, AIR 1965 SC. Counsel argued that as Lyallpur was part of India, when the contract was made, the Indian law must be applied and that no different intention can be imputed to the parties. In the Delhi region there are four textile units; the Delhi Cloth Mills which will be referred to. 10. Found inside – Page 865 CASE STUDY ON DCM SHRIRAM CONSOLIDATED LTD : AN EARLY ADOPTER OF MIS ... SHRIRAM CONSOLIDATED LIMITED ( DSCL ) Delhi Cloth and General Mills Company ( DCM ) ... [332 G--H; 333 A--E] (6) It is not necessary, for a gratuity scheme to be effective, that here should be fixation of the age of superannuation. Found inside – Page liv1.451 Anil D. Ambani v Santosh Tyagi [2000] 99 comp case 334 (Rajasthan).......................... 1.215 Anil Gupta v Delhi Cloth & General Mills Co. But, to us, it seems unnecessarily artificial to impute an intention when we know there was none, especially in a type of case where the parties would never have contracted at all if they bad contemplated the possibility of events turning out as they did. 542 (S.C.) are conflicting and no principle can be extracted as to whether basic wage or consolidated wage should be considered for purposes of gratuity. that it was intended by the parties that the adjudication proceedings against the A.T.M. [333 C--D] [Appropriate directions modifying the schemes were accordingly given.]. Tribunals gratuity had been awarded in terms of basic wages, and that, "The basic wages reflect the differentials between the workers more than the total wages, as dearness allowance to all operatives is paid at a flat rate varying with the cost of living index. 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