Tamil Nadu Shops and Establishments Act, 1947

The Supreme Court examined whether an employer who prescribes working hours below the statutory maximum under the Tamil Nadu Shops and Establishments Act, 1947 must pay overtime at the statutory rate for work beyond those prescribed hours up to the statutory ceiling. Philips India Ltd. and the State Bank of India had f…

The Supreme Court considered a series of civil appeals arising from dismissals of bank employees who sought relief under various State Shops and Establishments Acts. The banks argued that the Acts did not apply to them because they were "establishments under the Central Government" and thus fell within the exemption in…

The Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation (TNMSC), a government‑owned company, employed a number of workers who sought regularisation under the Tamil Nadu Industrial Establishments (Conferment of Permanent Status to Workmen) Act, 1981. An Inspector of Labour found that 53 workers had completed the requisite 480 days …

P. Sarathy, a former branch manager of State Bank of India, was suspended and removed from service after a departmental enquiry. He first appealed to the Bank's Local Board, which dismissed his appeal, and then filed an appeal under Section 41(2) of the Tamil Nadu Shops and Establishments Act before the Deputy Commissi…

The respondent, K.G. Sangameswaran, an accountant employed by United Planters Association, was dismissed for alleged misappropriation. He appealed the dismissal under Section 41(2) of the Tamil Nadu Shops and Establishments Act, 1947, claiming that no domestic enquiry had been held. The Appellate Authority set aside th…