In Brief
Currency Note Press (a government-owned corporation under the Ministry of Finance) appealed a High Court order that allowed 17 employees to recover overtime wages for work performed during 1986-1990. The Labour Court had dismissed the employees' application under Section 33C(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision without examining the legal questions raised, citing five factual reasons: all respondents had since retired or died, the amount was modest, the matter was decades old, payment had already been made, and the overtime was admittedly performed. The Court left unresolved the legal questions regarding the Bombay Shops and Establishment Act and Factories Act for future determination.
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