Andhra Pradesh Court November 1960 Judgments

Nellimerla Jute Mills Co. Ltd. Vs. the Manager, Local Office, Employee ...

Court: Andhra Pradesh

Reported in: AIR1961AP338; 1961CriLJ188; [1961(3)FLR211]; (1961)ILLJ575AP

Jaganmohan Reddy, J. 1. This Criminal Revision arises out of an order of the 2nd Additional Munsif Magistrate, Vizianagrain made on a complaint laid before him under section 85(c) read with Section 72 of the Employees' State Insurance Act (XXXIV of 1948) (hereinafter referred to as the Act). The accused N. Mill, Principal Employer of Nellimerla Jute Mills Co.. Ltd. at Nellimerla (hereinafter referred to as Jute Mills) has been prosecuted for contravention of Section 72 of the Act as he refused to pay the salary for two days Waiting period of his employees.The complaint inter alia states that the accused in his capacity as the Principal Employer attends to the payment of wages, including the payment of wages during the period of sickness of the employees in the terms of an award dated 18-3-1953. This award is the award of the Industrial Tribunal known as the 'Sattar Award' binding on the Jute Mills and the employees according to which, the Jute Mills were given a benefit of 10 days sick...