Landmark case · Labour Law – II · Semester 4

Express Newspapers (P) Ltd. v. Union of India

AIR 1958 SC 578 · Supreme Court of India

Wage-board fixation for working journalists was upheld; industry capacity is relevant but cannot defeat a living wage policy.

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Related sections:

Code on Wages, 2019, 26–41 — Payment of bonus, computation and disqualification
Payment of Bonus Act, 1965, 8–10 — Eligibility, disqualification and minimum/maximum bonus (pre-code)
Payment of Bonus Act, 1965, 32 — Act not to apply to certain classes of employees