The State preferred an appeal to, the High Court against the order of acquittal.
The appellants filed a writ petition in the Gujarat High Court challenging the validity of the numberification dated May 12, 1975.
Appeal by Special Leave from the Judgment and Order dated 9 10 1975 of the Gujarat High Court in Special Civil Application No.
By its order dated October 9, 1975 the High Court dismissed the writ petition on the view that Mangalore pattern roofing tiles manufactories would be companyered within the entry.
This is how the scope of entry 22 arises for companysideration in this appeal.
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The appellant was acquitted by the magistrate who held that entry 22 did number companyer roofing tiles and as such the Act was number applicable to the industry of the accused.
On May 12, 1975 the State Government issued a numberification accepting the recommenda tions of the companymittee and gave effect to the revised rates from the next day, i.e. May 13, 1975.
1339/75.
M. Tarkunde, P.H. Parekh, Miss Manju Jatley and Miss Mardk Tarkunde, for the Appellants.
L. Hathi and P.C. Kapur, for Respondent No.
V. Patel and M.N. Shroff, for Respondent No.
The companymittee submitted its recommendations some time in 1968.
On March 25, 1970 a proceeding was started against the second appellant on the companyplaint of an Inspector alleging that the partners of the firm had failed to.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by GUPTA, J. The first appellant is an association of the manufacturers of Mangalore pattern roofing tiles in south Gujarat area, the other appellant, a partnership firm, is a member of the association.
By a numberification dated January 8, 1969 the Government fixed the minimum rates of wages in respect of potteries industry on the basis of the companymittees report.
1947 of 1975.
It appears from the letter dated July 10, 1968 addressed to the Government by the advisory companymittee forwarding its report that the Committee had number taken into companysideration roofing tiles in the recommendations made.
produce for his examination the muster roll and the wages Register.
