In Brief
The appellant newspaper challenged the High Court's dismissal of its objection to interim relief payable to eleven employees under a Wage Board award. The High Court had declined to consider the objection, citing procedural grounds. The Supreme Court held that substantive eligibility questions cannot be rejected on procedural grounds alone. Finding that the employees' ineligibility had been a specific issue raised before the High Court, the Court allowed the appeal and directed the Labour Commissioner to reconsider the eleven employees' eligibility within six weeks.
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