Authority: Supreme Court of India, Partial Court Working Days Bench (Justices S.V.N. Bhatti & Atul S. Chandurkar)

Order Date: 18 June 2026

Case Overview

  • Petitioners: D.B. Corp Ltd. (also noted as D.B. CORP LTD. (DAINIK BHASKAR)) filed Special Leave to Appeal (C) Nos. 22013‑22027/2026 challenging a High Court of Rajasthan at Jaipur final judgment and order dated 27‑05‑2026 in multiple DBSAW cases (Nos. 523, 524, 525, 526, 529, 546, 548, 549, 571, 424, 477, 514, 539, 544, 538).
  • Respondents: Sanjay Gautam & Ors.
  • The impugned High Court order directed the Labour Court to determine the amount payable under Section 33(c)(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, and denied the petitioners’ request to raise objections to the computation.
  • Petitioners argued that the Labour Court should allow them to object to the workmen’s calculation and sought an ordinance.

Court Observations

1. The Court heard counsel for the petitioner and noted that the challenge is confined to paragraph 10 of the impugned order, which states that objections cannot be permitted because the amount computation is based on the already‑passed order under Section 33(c)(2).

2. The Court does not interfere with the substantive portion of the High Court order.

3. To meet the ends of justice and the requirement of Section 33(c)(2), the Court observes that the Labour Court must furnish a copy of the calculation filed by the workmen.

4. The petitioner is given a period of two weeks to file any objections to that calculation.

5. Upon receipt of objections, the Labour Court will decide the matter, and the petitioner may file a letter before the Labour Court informing it of the Supreme Court order dated the same day.

Final Outcome

  • The Special Leave Petitions (Nos. 22013‑22027/2026) are disposed of.
  • Any pending applications, if any, are also disposed of.
  • The Labour Court is directed to provide the workmen’s calculation copy and allow the petitioner a two‑week window to raise objections, after which the Labour Court will make a determination.

Topics: Industrial Disputes, Supreme Court Orders