Supreme Court of India
Vizagapatam Dock Labour Board v. Stevedores Association, Vishakhapatnam & Ors.
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What the Court ordered
In the result, the order of the Industrial Tribunal, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, dated May 24, 1968 is set aside, and this appeal allowed.
Judgment, page 13
From the headnote
The claim for bonus of the Dock Board Workers employed at Vizakhapatnam was referred to the Industrial Tribunal. The parties to the reference included the Vizagapatnam Dock Labour Board (the appellant), the Stevedores Association, and two Unions representing the workers. The Industrial Tribunal after referring to the nature of the duties performed by the Board as well as the Stevedores Association and its members and their relationships with the Dock Labour Board held that it was the Board that was the employer of the dock workers and that the Board was liable for meeting the claim for bonus.
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