THE WORKMEN OF WESTERN INDIA MATCH CO. LTD. vs THE WESTERN INDIA MATCH CO. LTD.,

The Supreme Court held that under Section 19(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, a charter of demands presented by the Union, along with a request to treat it as a notice of termination, suffices as a formal notice despite the absence of a prior formal termination of the settlement. The Court ruled that factory employees cannot claim parity in pay scales with sales office employees due to differing nature of work and applicable regulations, thus upholding the Tribunal's decision that denied higher dearness allowance but justified a revision of pay scale. The judgment emphasized that employers are not obligated to provide uniform terms of employment across different establishments based on various operational considerations.