CALCUTTA PORT SHARMIK UNION vs CALCUTTA RIVER TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION & ORS.

The Supreme Court addressed the applicability of the Wage Board recommendations to bargemen under the Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948, specifically interpreting 'dock worker' as defined in Section 2(b). The Court upheld the National Tribunal's decision that bargemen are entitled to wages and allowances recommended by the Wage Board, emphasizing that the Tribunal's findings were valid despite the management's challenge. The Court ultimately affirmed the Tribunal's award, reinforcing the principle that judicial review should support tribunal awards wherever possible under Sections 7B and 10 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.