MADURA COATS LIMITED vs INSPECTOR OF FACTORIES, FIRST CIRCLE, MADURAI & ANR.

The Supreme Court held that under the Tamil Nadu Industrial Establishments (National and Festival Holidays) Act, 1958, the management's liability to pay wages for national holidays is subject to the right to call workmen to work on such holidays as per Section 5(2). The Court found that the High Court's interpretation of Section 5(1) and (2) was incorrect, emphasizing that the rights of workmen to wages for holidays are subordinate to the management's right to require work on those days. The appeal was allowed, overturning the High Court's decision.