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Supreme Court clarifies implementation of Majithia Wage Board Award: Avishek Raja & Ors. vs. Sanjay Gupta (2017) INSC 530 (19 June 2017)

June 19, 2017 / Contempt of Court, Judges, Labor Law, Minimum Wages, Navin Sinha, Ranjan Gogoi, Wage Boards, Working Journalists Act, 1955, Working Journalists Act, 1955 with Section 12, Working Journalists Act, 1955 with Section 16, Working Journalists Act, 1955 with Section 17

Date of the Judgment: 19 June 2017 Citation: (2017) INSC 530 Judges: Ranjan Gogoi, J., Navin Sinha, J. Can newspaper employees be denied the wages as per the Majithia Wage Board Award? The Supreme Court addressed this crucial question in a batch of contempt petitions, clarifying the scope and implementation of the Majithia Wage Board […]

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Majithia Wage Board Award: Supreme Court clarifies implementation in Contempt Case (2017)

LEGAL ISSUE: Implementation of the Majithia Wage Board Award for working journalists and non-journalist employees. CASE TYPE: Contempt of Court / Labour Law Case Name: Avishek Raja & Ors. vs. Sanjay Gupta Judgment Date: 19 June 2017 Can newspaper establishments be held in contempt for not fully implementing the Majithia Wage Board Award? The Supreme