Supreme Court of India · 1974-03-26
THE STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER vs SHRI AMBICA MILLS LTD., AHMEDABAD, ETC.
- Citation / case number
- SC 1968/60300
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- THE STATE OF GUJARAT AND ANOTHER
- Respondent
- SHRI AMBICA MILLS LTD., AHMEDABAD, ETC.
- Bench
- RAY, A.N. (CJ),KHANNA, HANS RAJ,MATHEW, KUTTYIL KURIEN,CHANDRACHUD, Y.V.,ALAGIRISWAMI, A.
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court held that the provisions of the Bombay Labour Welfare Fund (Gujarat Extension and Amendment) Act, 1961, particularly Section 6A, which deemed unpaid accumulations as abandoned property, violated Article 19(1)(f) and were thus unconstitutional under Article 13(2). The Court emphasized that unpaid accumulations are the property of employees and cannot be appropriated by the State without due process. The High Court's ruling was overturned, affirming the rights of employees to their unpaid dues.