BANK OF INDIA vs T.S. KELAWALA AND ORS.WITHS.U. MOTORS PRIVATE LTD.V.THE WOR

The Supreme Court held that under Sections 7(2) and 9 of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936, an employer can deduct wages for misconduct such as participation in a strike, but such deductions must be justified. The Court found that the Bank's circular to deduct full wages for a four-hour strike was unjustified, as the employees resumed work thereafter. In the second case, the Court upheld the Industrial Court's decision that the company's deduction of wages for 'go-slow' tactics was also unjustified, affirming that mass actions do not require individual inquiries for wage deductions.