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Aug 01 1996 (HC)

The Management of State Farms Corporation of India Ltd., Melchengam We ...

Court : Chennai

Reported in : (1997)ILLJ20Mad

..... explanation - for the purposes of this sub-clause, 'agricultural operation' does not include any activity carried on in a plantation as defined in clause (f) of section 2 of the plantations labour act, 1951 (69 of 1951)'. ..... m4 dated august 1982 which is the letter of the deputy commissioner of labour madras 6 the office bearers of the different unions show a categorical statement that their demands have been settled except filling up of certain posts. 18 ..... in the subsequent proceeding when the second respondent and others raised an industrial dispute, the petitioner has specifically taken the plea that the farm is not an industry within the meaning of section 2(j) of the industrial disputes act. ..... industrial tribunal : (1970)iillj249mad wherein the learned single judge of this court has held that if the agricultural activity cannot be dissociated from the industrial activity and the main activity is industrial activity then the entire establishment will come under the purview of section 2(j) of the industrial disputes act. ..... reference to them it is stated at the end of the said paragraph that parties agreed to have further discussion on this issue alone in a subsequent meeting to be arranged by the deputy commissioner of labour, madras. in ex. ..... but, in my view, the tests are applied to find out whether an activity carried on in a particular establishment is an 'industry' within the meaning of section 2(j) of the industrial disputes act and the tests cannot be applied to an agricultural .....

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Nov 17 1997 (HC)

Parry and Co. Ltd. Vs. Presiding Officer, Ii Additional Labour Court, ...

Court : Chennai

Reported in : 1997(3)CTC209

..... will apply only to an industrial establishment which has been defined under section 25-l of the said act, which reads as follows :- '25-l definitions - for the purpose of this chapter, (a) 'industrial establishment' means - (i) a factory as defamed in clause(m) of section 2 of the factories act, 1948 (63 of 1948); (ii) a mine as defined in clause of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the mines act, 1952 (35 of 1952); or (iii) a plantation as defined in clause (f) of section 2 of the plantations labour act, 1951 (69 of 1951); (b) notwithstanding anything contained in sub-clause (ii) of clause (a) of section 2, - (i) in relation to any company in which not less than fifty-one per ..... cent, of the paid up, share capital is held by the central government, or (ii) in relation to corporation (not being a corporation referred to in sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of section (2) established .....

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Jun 05 2012 (HC)

The Planters Association of Tamil Nadu. Vs. the Secretary to Governmen ...

Court : Chennai

..... (emphasis added)3.the state government by g.o.ms.no.65, labour and employment department, dated 25.04.2005 had issued the following notification in the tamil nadu government gazette which reads as follows :notificationthe following draft of an amendment to the tamil nadu plantations labour rules, 1955, which it is proposed to issue, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 43 read with section 18 of the plantation labour act, 1951 (central act lxix of 1951) is hereby published for information of all the persons likely to be affected thereby as required by sub-section (1) of section 43 of the said act.2. ..... rules for appointment of welfare officers in plantations wherein 300 or more workers are employed by prescribing the duties, qualifications and conditions of service of the welfare officers as per section 18 of the plantations labour act 1951 based on that the state government has addressed to the government of india for approval of the draft rules and issued preliminary notification in g.o.ms.no.65 labour and employment (12) department, dated 25.04.2005 framing rules for appointment of labour welfare officers after getting the approval of government of india, ministry of labour and employment, new delhi in letter no.s-66012 .....

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Jan 29 2010 (HC)

Tata Tea Limited, Velonie Estate Vs. the State of Tamil Nadu Represent ...

Court : Chennai

..... (b) a plantation as defined in clause (f) of section 2 of the plantations labour act, 1951 (central act lxix of 1951); or4.4. ..... the agony of plantation workers (otherwise known as tea garden labours) was sought to be remedied only after india became a republic in the form of plantation labour act, 1951. ..... therefore, the provisions of the plantations labour act are applicable to all the plantations including the petitioners in these writ petitions. 6.4. ..... under section 25l(3), the plantation as defined under section 2(f) of the plantations labour act was also covered by the said chapter. ..... explanation iii states that 'plantation' as defined under section 2(f) of the plantations labour act is also covered by the said chapter and it was also declared as industrial establishment covered by the chapter. 2.3. ..... under the plantations labour act, chapter vi deals with leave with wages for the workman. ..... the act for the first time attempted to provide certain minimum safeguards in respect of health and welfare of plantation labours. ..... after setting out the objects behind the act, the state government informed that plantations are covered by the act and that since it is a social legislation protecting the interest of labours, exemption sought for cannot be granted. .....

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Apr 19 1967 (HC)

Vaikuntam Estate (Represented by S.S. Sarma, Former Superintendent, No ...

Court : Chennai

Reported in : (1968)ILLJ93Mad

..... a number (42) of workers of the estate filed claim petitions under section 33c(2) of the act contending that they were permanent field workers in the estate which maintains a plantation, that they had been denied several benefits to which they were entitled under the provisions of the plantations labour act, 1951, by the management, and that the right to these benefits should be determined and their quantum also determined. ..... there was also a reference to the fact that the workers' union had given notice of a strike on 21 july 1958 and there was a reference for settlement of the dispute to adjudication under section 10(2) of the plantations labour act, 1951, and the award of the labour court in that connexion was published in the gazette on 20 april 1960. ..... while these claim petitions were pending, the parties filed a joint memorandum agreeing to refer their disputes to arbitration, and the joint memorandum mentioned that the point referred to the arbitration, was whether any or all of the 42 workers referred to in the list attached are to be treated as permanent labourers and whether they are eligible to get the benefits under the plantations labour act, 1951.2. ..... taking up the second point about the nature of the benefits of umbrella, protective cloth, leave with wages, sickness allowance and maternity allowance, a reference to the plantations labour act, 1951, shows that these are benefit's made available to plantation labourers under the statute. .....

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Jul 14 2000 (HC)

Oothu Estate, Singumpatti Group Vs. Presiding Officer, Labour Court an ...

Court : Chennai

Reported in : (2001)ILLJ803Mad

..... as per section 15 of the plantation labour act, 1951 every employer shall provide and maintain necessary housing accommodation for every worker residing in the plantation as per the rules framed by the state government under section 16 of the said act further as per rule 50 of the tamil nadu plantation labour rules, 1955, houses shall be allotted only on the basis of one house for a worker and his family and as per scheme approved by the chief inspector, plantations under rule 47 and in such circumstances, the only obligation cast on the employer is to provide one house for ..... inter alia it is also contended by them that the labour court failed to see that as per section 15 of the plantation labour act, 1951, every employer shall provide and maintain necessary housing accommodation for every worker residing in the plantation as per the rules framed by the state government under section 16 of the said act, that the labour court failed to see that merely because the accommodation provided by the management is not sufficient that would not empower the worker to put up unauthorised construction. .....

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Dec 22 2011 (HC)

S.Sundar and ors. Vs. the State of Tamil Nadu and ors.

Court : Chennai

..... is so appointed, the head of the department; (c) in any other industrial establishment, any person responsible to the owner for the supervision and control of the industrial establishment; (2) government means the state government; (3) industrial establishment means-- (a) a factory as defined in clause (m) of section 2 of the factories act, 1948 (central act lxiii of 1948) or any place which is deemed to be a factory under sub-section (2) of section 85 of that act; or (b) a plantation as defined in clause (f) of section 2 of the plantations labour act, 1951 (central act xlix of 1951); or (c) a motor transport undertaking as defined in clause (g) of seciton 2 of the motor transport workers act, 1961 (central act 27 of 1961 ..... ); or (d) a beedi industrial premises as defined in clause (i) of section 2 of the beedi and cigar workers ( conditions of employment) act, 1966 (central act 32 of 1966); or (e) an establishment as defined in clause (6) of section 2 of the tamil nadu shops and establishments act, 1947 (tamil nadu act xxxvi of 1947); or (f) a catering establishment as defined in clause (1) of section .....

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Jan 27 1960 (HC)

The State of Madras, Represented by the Commissioner of Agricultural I ...

Court : Chennai

Reported in : (1960)2MLJ499

..... year in question; and(iii) die general practice in the ..... profits or dividend if it had not been paid as bonus:provided that the bonus is of a reasonable amount with reference to--(i) the wages and conditions of service of such worker;(ii) the income from the land in the ..... income of a person shall be computed after making the following deductions namely:* * * * * * *(e) any expenditure incurred in the previous year (not being in the nature of capital expenditure or personal expenses of the assessee) laid out or expended wholly and exclusively for the purpose of the land;* * * * * * *(l) any sum paid to a worker as defined in the plantations labour act, 1951 (central act lxix of 1951), as bonus for services rendered where such sum would not have been payable to him as .....

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Apr 19 1967 (HC)

The Managment of the Vaikundan Estate, Represented by Sri S.S. Sarma, ...

Court : Chennai

Reported in : (1968)1MLJ202

..... , there was also a reference to the fact that the workers' union had given notice of a strike on 21st july, 1958, and there was a reference for settlement of the dispute to adjudication under section 10(2) of the plantations labour act, 1951, and the award of the labour court in that connection was published in the gazette on 20th april, 1960. ..... a number of workers of the estate (42) filed claim petitions under section 33-c(2) of the act, contending that they were permanent field workers in the estate which maintains a plantation, that they had been denied several benefits to which they were entitled under the provisions of the plantations labour act, 1951, by the management, and that the right to these benefits should be determined and their quantum also determined. ..... while these claim petitions were pending, the parties filed a joint memorandum agreeing to refer their disputes to arbitration, and the joint memorandum mentioned that the point referred to arbitration was whether any or all of the 42 workers referred to in the list attached are to be treated as permanent labourers and whether they are eligible lo get the benefits under the plantations labour act, 1951.2. ..... taking up the second point about the nature of the benefits of umbrella, protective cloth, leave with wages, sickness allowance and maternity allowance, a reference to the plantations labour act, 1951, shows that these are benefits made available to plantation labourers under the statute. .....

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Feb 27 1992 (HC)

Twad Board Employees Union Vs. Twad Board and Others

Court : Chennai

Reported in : (1993)ILLJ410Mad

..... of this sub-clause, 'agricultural operations' does not include any activity carried on in a plantation as defined in clause (f) of section 2 of the plantations labour act, 1951 (69 of 1951); or (2) hospitals or dispensaries; or (3) educational, scientific, research or training institutions; or (4) institutions owned or managed by organisations wholly or substantially engaged in any charitable, social or philanthropic service; or (5) khadi or village industries; or (6) any activity of the government relatable to the sovereign functions of the government including all the activities carried on by the departments of the central government dealing with defence research, atomic energy and space; or (7) any domestic ..... service; or (8) any activity, being a profession practiced by an individual or body of individuals, if the number of persons employed by the individual .....

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