Supreme Court of India · 2022-07-11
UNION OF INDIA ETC. vs THE UNITED PLANTERS ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN INDIA ETC. ETC.
- Citation / case number
- SC 2016/16882
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- UNION OF INDIA ETC.
- Respondent
- THE UNITED PLANTERS ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN INDIA ETC. ETC.
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH MAHESHWARI
- Bench
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH MAHESHWARI
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the transfer petitions filed by the Union of India seeking to consolidate various writ petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Act, 2015. The court emphasized the need for uniformity in adjudication of similar issues arising in different High Courts. Consequently, the petitions were allowed, and the matters were transferred to the Supreme Court for a comprehensive hearing.