Deputy SGI
Ms. A. Bhattacharya, Advocate
Mr. P. Kalita, Advocate
– BEFORE –
HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. ASHUTOSH KUMAR
HON’BLE MRs. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY
05.08.2025
(Ashutosh Kumar, CJ)
We have heard Mr. D. Das, learned Senior Advocate, assisted by Ms. N.
Upadhyay, learned Advocate for the petitioner; and Mr. R.K. Dev Choudhury,
learned Deputy Solicitor General of India for respondent Nos. 1 and 2; Ms. A.
Bhattacharrya, learned Advocate for respondent No. 5.
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The petitioner, which is a society registered under the provisions of the
West Bengal Societies Registration Act, 1961 and is the pioneer and the oldest
association of tea producers in India, has challenged the constitutionality and
validity of the Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Act, 2015 (in short, “Act of
2015”), which received the assent of the President on 31.12.2025 but was
published in the Gazette of India only on 01.01.2016.