VIJAYA BANK vs SHYAMAL KUMAR LODH

The Supreme Court addressed the jurisdiction of the Labour Court under Section 33C(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, holding that the Labour Court at Dibrugarh lacked jurisdiction as it was not specified by the Central Government. The Court upheld the Division Bench's decision to set aside the Single Judge's orders, affirming that while the Labour Court had no jurisdiction over the initial application, it did have jurisdiction to adjudicate claims for subsistence allowance under Section 10A(2) of the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act. The outcome was that the appeals were allowed, affirming the Labour Court's jurisdiction regarding subsistence allowance claims.