Equal pay for equal work--Application of the principle of equal pay for equal work cannot be claimed merely because there was delegation of certain power--Claim of the Respondent for a higher pay scale is on the ground that he was discharging the duties of a higher post, without, giving any factual details--Claim untenable

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Accident—During course of employment—Deceased a bus driver-­Accident took place when the deceased was coming down from the roof of the bus after having his meals—Death held to be arise out of and was in course of employment.

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Interest Law--Interest-- Starting Point--Question arises as to from which date interest would be paid--Starting point is on completion of one month from the date on which claim fell due--It cannot be the date of accident--It has to be taken to be the date of adjudication of the claim-- Workman's Compensation Act, 1923, Sections 3, 4A(3)(a).

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Service Law—Re-employment—Regularization of any employee already in service does not give any right to retrenched employee for claiming re-employment in the services

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Service Law—Continuous Service—Once it is established that the employee had voluntarily abandoned his service, he could not have been in "continuous service" as defined under S.2(oo) of the Act-Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, S.2(oo).

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Service Law-Exparte Award—Industrial Courts has the jurisdiction to entertain an application for setting aside an award made after thirty days of its publication

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Service Law--Wages--Any isolated one time ex-gratia payment made by way of an interim relief cannot be regarded as wages or its component—If such amount had been paid regularly by the employer to the employee in compliance with his terms of employment, it would have been regarded as wages or its component—Industrial Disputes Act, 1947,

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Backwages--Backwages are ordinarily to be granted, keeping in view the principles of grant of damages in mind--It cannot be claimed as a matter of right. Transfer of Employee--Ordinarily an employee who has been transferred should, subject to just exceptions, join at his transferred place--Ordinarily in an industrial undertaking indiscipline should not be encouraged.

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Workmen Compensation—Interest on Compensation—Relevant date for determination of the rate of compensation is the date of accident and not the date of adjudication of the claim by the Commissioner

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