IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR FRIDAY, THE 15TH FEBRUARY 2008 / 26TH MAGHA 1929 OP.No. 18134 of 1995(H) ---------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------- 1. THE CALICUT TILE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION, VYAPARABHAVAN, BANK ROAD, KOZHIKODE REP.BY ITS SECRETARY, P.A.HAMEED. 2. SRI.P.A. HAMEED, PARTNER, MALABAR, MALABAR TILE WORKS, FEROKE. BY ADV. SRI.U.K.RAMAKRISHNAN SRI.P.V.LOHITHAKSHAN RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. THE NION OF INDIA REP.BY THE SECRTARY, GOVT. OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF LABOUR, SHRAM SAKTHI BHAVAN, NEW DELHI.1. 2. THE SECRETARY, TILE EMPLOYEES UNIO (INLC), CHERUVANNUR FEROKE. 3. THE SECRETARY, TILE LABOUR UNION(INTUC), CHERUVANNUR, FEROKE. 4. THE SECRETARY, TILE & CERAMICS WORKERS UNION (AITUC), CHERUVANNUR, FEROKE. 5. THE SECRETARY, TILE WORKERS UNION (CITU), CHERUVANNUR, FEROKE. 6. THE SECRTARY, KOZHIKODE TILE WORKERS SANGAM (BMS), VELLODI BUILDING, KALLAI ROAD, CALICUT 673 012. 7. THE SECRETARY, TILW MAZDOOR SABHA (HMS), CHERUVANNUR, FEROKE. 8. THE SECRETARY, TILE & CERAMICA EMPLOYEES UNION (TEC) CHERUVANNUR, FEROKE. 9. THE SECRETARY, MERCANTILE EMPLOYEES UNION, CHERUVANNUR, FEROKE. 10. ATHE SECRETARY, MECANTILE EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION (INTUC), CALICUT. 11. THE SECRETARY, COCHIN COMMERCIAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, COCHIN. BY ADV. SRI.GEORGE C.P.THARAKAN-S.C.G.S.C. SRI.P.RAMAKRISHNAN THIS ORIGINAL PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 15/02/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: OP. NIO.18134/1995 ORDER ON CMP. NO.32934/1995 IN OP. NO.18134/1995 DISMISSED 15.02.2008 SD/- T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE APPENDIX PETITIONERS EXHIBITS. EXT.P1:- COPY OF THE PAYMENT OF BONUS AMENDMENT ACT 1995 PUBLISHED IN THE EXTRAORDINARY GAZETTE OF INDIA PART II SECTION 1 DT. 30TH AUGUST 1995. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS EXT.R11(A):- COPY OF THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING DT. 23.1.1992. EXT.R11(B):- COPY OF THE MEMORANDUM OF SETTLEMENT DT. 18.7.95. /TRUE COPY/ P.S. TO JUDGE tss T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - O.P.NO.18134 of 1995-H - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Dated this the 15th day of February, 2008. JUDGMENT The issue concerns validity of the amendment of the Payment of Bonus Act as per the Amendment Act of 1995. In O.P.No.17727/1995, this court has upheld the constitutionality of the amendment. I am in full agreement with the view taken in the above case. Hence, the original petition fails and the same is dismissed. (T.R. Ramachandran Nair, Judge.) kav/ -2- T.R. Ramachandran Nair, J. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - O.P. No.18134 of 1995-H - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - JUDGMENT 15th February, 2008.