Reviewed case brief

Associated Cement Companies Ltd. v. Their Workmen

AIR 1959 SC 967

## Summary

bonusfull-bench-formuladeferred-wageprosperity-sharingavailable-surplus
Court
Supreme Court of India
Year
1959
Subjects
Labour Law II
Reviewed
2026-06-18

Rule established

Bonus is a deferred wage and a share in the prosperity of the enterprise. The Full Bench Formula provides the framework for computing available surplus from which bonus is payable.

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    Issues

      Held

        Ratio decidendi

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        AIR 1959 SC 967; verified from chapter content

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