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MLE Updates - Jan 2016



Interim Stay on retrospective amendment of Payment of Bonus Act, 1965


This act was notified on January 1, 2016 with retrospective from 01st April 2014 and is applicable to all Businesses covered under Payment of Bonus Act 1965.

The Karnataka Employers’ Association and the United Planters' Association of Southern India (UPASI) has filed a petition before the High Court of Karnataka and High Court of Kerala, respectively,on the retrospective operation of the Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Act 2015.

High court of Karnataka:

The court has passed an interim order on the petition filed by the petitioner, Karnataka Employers’ Association. However, the court allowed implementation of the new Act from 2015-16 subject to final outcome of the petition.

High court of Kerala:

The court has passed an interim order on the petition filed by the petitioner United Planters' Association of Southern India (UPASI),stating the amendment to the extent it gives retrospective effect from April 1, 2014 is hereby stayed, pending disposal of the writ petition.



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