LAWS(PAT)-1959-6-1

S N SAHI Vs. VISHWANATH LAL

Decided On June 04, 1959
S.N.SAHI Appellant
V/S
VISHWANATH LAL Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This case involves the interpretation of Section 18(1) of The Working Journalists (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955, (Act 45 of 1955), hereinafter referred to as "the Act".

(2.) The sole question for determination is, Does the word "employer" in Section 1S(1) of the Act include the manager?

(3.) The circumstances leading up to the instant case are these: This Bihar Journals Limited, Patna, is a newspaper establishment, registered as a company under the Indian Companies Act, and, it carries on the business of conducting and publishing two daily newspapers from Patna -- "The Searchlight" in English, and, "The Pradip" in Hindi. The petitioner is its Manager, and as such, supervises and directs the work of his fellow employees including that of the proof-readers, who are employed under the Bihar Journals Ltd.