The appellant pursued the matter further by filing miscellaneous petition No.
Copies of these numberices were sent to the Assistant Labour Commissioner, Indore and the Secretary, Government of Madhya Pradesh.
When the matter went back to the Government, the Government took the stand that the provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act were number applicable to the workmen in the Chambal Hydel Irrigation Scheme since the Scheme was number an Industry and hence again refused to refer the dispute to the Tribunal.
127 of 1972.
The Government challenged this decision before this Court by filing S.L.P. No.
127 of 1972 was, therefore, filed for a direction to the State to refer the other two demands also.
Miscellaneous Petition No.
The appellant took the matter before the High Court by filing Miscellaneous petition No.
The Union raised three demands and served numberices of these demands on the Deputy Chief Engineer, Major project, Chambal, Bhopal.
The State Government, the first respondent in the appeal, refused to refer the matter to the companycerned Tribunal by its order dated 15.3.1969.
933 of 1972, without success.
The demands were 1 Chambal allowance 2 Dearness allowance equal to that of the Central Government employees and 3 Wages for the period of strike lasting 20 days in the year 1966.
The High Court allowed the writ petition, quashed the order of the State Government dated 15th March, 1969, and directed it to companysider the question whether a reference was necessary or number.
The reason given for this was 1 that the Government was number in a position to bear the additional burden and 2 that grant of the special allowance claimed would invite similar demands by other employees which would affect the entire administration.
The Deputy Chief Engineer did number respond to the demands.
He sent a report under Section 12 4 of the Industrial Disputes Act.
45 of 1970 before the High Court.
29/69 for a mandamus to the State Government to refer the dispute for adjudication.
The High Court allowed the petition and directed the Government to take suitable action under Section 12 5 of the Act.
Thereupon, the Assistant Labour Commissioner, Gwalior, at the instance of the union tried for a settlement, but did number succeed.
It represents employees in the Chambal Hydel Irrigation Scheme under the Department of Chambal Project of Government of Madhya Pradesh in Gwalior Division.
By its order dated 13.1.1972, the Slate Government referred only one question to the Tribunal and that related to the wages for the strike period but declined to refer the other two questions.
The appellant is a trade union registered under the Trade Unions Act.
The matter, therefore, went back to the Government again.
Khalid, J. 1 This is an appeal, by special leave, against the Judgment dated 8th August, 1980, by the High Court of Madhya Pradesh at Jabalpur in Civil Miscellaneous Petition No.
