Is subsistence allowance treated as salary or wages under the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965?

Subsistence allowance is what an employee receives while under suspension (pending inquiry). Courts have held that subsistence allowance is not treated as “salary or wages” under the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965, because it is not remuneration for work done, but a compensatory allowance during suspension.

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