Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions 1952

Note on the Hon’ble Supreme Court recent Judgement in a bunch of appeals on the scope of ‘Basic wages’ under section 2(b) of the Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions 1952 Genesis of dispute: The dispute in the bunch of appeals before the Hon’ble Supreme Court centers around the interpretation of Basic wages under Sec.2(b) of the P.F.& Misc. Provisions Act 1952. Before going into the details of the dispute, let us know what Sec.2(b) is all about. Sec.2(b) defines “Basic wages’. [...]