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PETITIONER: STRAWBOARD MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
Vs.
RESPONDENT: GUTTA MILL WORKERS’ UNION.THE STATE OF U. P: INTERVENER.
DATE OF JUDGMENT: 17/12/1952
BENCH: DAS, SUDHI RANJAN BENCH: DAS, SUDHI RANJAN MAHAJAN, MEHR CHAND BHAGWATI, NATWARLAL H.
CITATION: 1953 AIR 95 1953 SCR 439 CITATOR INFO : E&D 1957 SC 676 (20) F 1958 SC 187 (3,6) E&D 1958 SC1018 (17,20) R 1963 SC 274 (37) R 1970 SC 385 (6) C 1984 SC 87 (21)
ACT: U. P. Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, s. 6-U. P. General Clauses Act, 1904, ss. 14, 21-Industrial Dispute-Reference- Power to extend time for making award-Award made after time- Validity-Subsequent extension of time-Effect.
HEADNOTE: On February 18,1950, the Governor of Uttar Pradesh referred an industrial dispute to the Labour Commissioner or a person nominated by him with the direction that the award should be submitted not later than April 5, 1950. The award, however, was made on April 13, and on April 26, the Governor issued a notification extending the time for making the award up to April 30: Held, (i) in view of the language of s. 6 of the U. P. Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, and in the absence of a provision like that contained in the proviso to r. 16 of the Governor’s notification dated in March 15, 1951, the State Government had no authority whatever to extend the time, and the adju...