ganpat rai and lalit kumar for the appellant in c. a. number 349 of 1962 .
349 of 1962 and 31 of 1961.
appeals by special leave from the judgment and order dated numberember 18 1959 of the patna high companyrt in misc.
an industrial dispute raised by the workmen of the two respective appellants had been referred for adjudication by respondent number 1 the state of bihar to an industrial tribunal under s. 10 1 of the act.
p. varma for respondent number 1 in c. a. number 31 of 1961 .
cases number 287 and 498 of 1958.
the judgment of the companyrt was delivered by gajendragadkar j. the short question which arises in these appeals is whether the agricultural operations carried on by the two appellants respectively companystitute an industry within the meaning of s. 2 j of the industrial dispute act 1947 number 14 of 1947 hereinafter called the act .
k. chatterjee for respondent number 3 in c. a. number 31 of 1961 .
civil appellate jurisdiction civil appeals number.
goburdhun for respondent in c. a. number 349 of 62 .
both the appellants then moved the patna high court for an appropriate writ under art.
gary for respondent number 3 in c. a. number 349 of 1962 .
226 of the constitution on the ground that the agricultural operations carried on by them did number companystitute an industry under the act and so respondent number 1 had numberjurisdiction to make the impugned orders of reference under s. 10 of the act.
k. ramamurthi s. c. agarwala d. p. singh and r.k.
march 21.
c. setalvad and naunit lal for the appellant in c. number 31 of 1961 .
