S. H. VORA, ANIRUDDHA P. MAYEE
Ineos Styrolution India Limited – Appellant
Versus
Shaileshbhai Manibhai Patel – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
ANIRUDDHA P. MAYEE, J.
1. All the Letters Patent Appeals are taken up for hearing with the consent of learned advocates appearing for the respective parties as common issue arises in all these appeals wherein the appellant company is seeking a direction to vacate the order to comply with the provisions of Section 17(B) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 to pay the wages from the date of the filing of the writ petition and in the alternative to hold that the respondents workmen shall not be entitled to the wages higher than the minimum rates of wages payable from time to time as per the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 as “full wages last drawn” under Section 17(B) of the Act.
2. The brief facts leading to filing of the present appeals are as follows :-
2.1 It is the case of the appellant that the respondents herein were appointed in the company and their services came to be terminated as per the terms & conditions of their appointment letter. They were also paid three months’ notice pay.
2.2 That the respondents herein raised an industrial dispute against the appellant company for reinstatement with full back wages which culminated into the Award passed by the Labour Court, Bharuch.
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