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PETITIONER: THE RASHTRIYA MILL MAZDOOR SANGH,PAREL, BOMBAY AND ANOTHER
Vs.
RESPONDENT: THE APOLLO MILLS LIMITED AND OTHERS
DATE OF JUDGMENT: 10/03/1960
BENCH: HIDAYATULLAH, M. BENCH: HIDAYATULLAH, M. DAS, S.K. SARKAR, A.K.
CITATION: 1960 AIR 819 1960 SCR (3) 231 CITATOR INFO : D 1986 SC1514 (17)
ACT: Industrial Dispute-Compensation for closure of Mills-Partial closure due to shortage of Power-Government Order curtailing supply of power-Standing Ordeys-Scope of-Bombay Electricity (Special Powers) Act, 1946 (Bom. XX of 1946), ss. 6A(1), 11(1)--Bombay Industrial Relations Act, 1946 (Bom. XI Of 1947), ss. 40 (1), 73.
HEADNOTE: In 1951 on account of the failure of the monsoon, generation of electricity from the Hydro-Electric System was affected and it was found necessary to reduce the consumption of electricity. The Government of Bombay passed an order under s. 6A(1) of the Bombay Electricity (Special Powers) Act, 1946, regulating the use of electrical energy and the respondent Mills were compelled to reduce the working time. For the period during which the short working continued the workers claimed their wages and dearness allowances or compensation in lieu thereof.’ The Industrial Court to which the matter was referred for arbitration under S. 73 Of the Bombay Industrial Relations Act, 1946, made an award directing all the responde...