IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED vs THE WORKMEN(AND CONNECTED APPEAL)

The Supreme Court held that the Tribunal's award could not deprive workmen of pre-existing benefits, as it placed them in a worse position regarding work done on festival holidays. The Court emphasized that the age of retirement should be determined based on relevant factors and recent trends, noting that the common practice in Bombay was to set the retirement age at 60. The Tribunal's decision to fix the retirement age at 58 was deemed inappropriate, as it failed to consider significant evidence presented by the workmen.