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PETITIONER: MANAGEMENT OF VISHNU SUGAR MILLS LIMITED,HARKHUA, DISTRICT
Vs.
RESPONDENT: THEIR WORKMEN REPRESENTED BY CHINI MILL MAZDOOR UNION,HARKHU
DATE OF JUDGMENT: 09/03/1960
BENCH: WANCHOO, K.N. BENCH: WANCHOO, K.N. GAJENDRAGADKAR, P.B.
CITATION: 1960 AIR 812 1960 SCR (3) 214
ACT: Industrial Dispute-Refercnce by State Government-Competence- Controlled industry-"Appropriate Government," meaning of- Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951 (65 of 1951). -Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 Of 1947), S. 2 (a) (i).
HEADNOTE: A dispute relating to a workman in the appellant sugar mill, situate in Bihar, was raised by the Workers Union and a reference was made by the State Government. Under s. 2 (a) (1) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, "’Appropriate Government’ means in relation to any industrial dispute concerning any industry carried on by or under the authority of the Central Government...... or concerning any such controlled industry as may be specified in this behalf by the Central Government...... the Central Government ". The question was whether the State Government was competent to make the reference, as sugar was a controlled industry under the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951. Held, that in order that the appropriate government under s. 2 (a) (1) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, may be the Central Government...