https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=166630 The Supreme Court construed the definition of "wages" under section 2(22) of the Employees State Insurance Act broadly and beneficially as part of a social welfare statute. Remuneration payable under the contract of employment, together with additional remuneration paid at intervals not exceeding two months, falls within the statutory meaning, subject only to the express exclusions in the provision. On that construction, house rent allowance, night shift allowance, heat, gas and dust allowance, and incentive allowance were treated as wages, and the special leave petition failed. en-us Tue, 04 Sep 1984 00:00:00 +0530 Sun, 02 Nov 2014 19:40:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=166630 The Supreme Court construed the definition of "wages" under section 2(22) of the Employees State Insurance Act broadly and beneficially as part of a social welfare statute. Remuneration payable under the contract of employment, together with additional remuneration paid at intervals not exceeding two months, falls within the statutory meaning, subject only to the express exclusions in the provision. On that construction, house rent allowance, night shift allowance, heat, gas and dust allowance, and incentive allowance were treated as wages, and the special leave petition failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 04 Sep 1984 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=166630