the order of reference has been passed by the delhi administration under ss.
it is against this order that the appellants have companye to this companyrt by special leave.
appeal by special leave from the award dated february 9 1962 of the industrial tribunal delhi in i.d.
v. gupte solicitor general s. murthy and b. p. maheshwari for the respondent.
civil appellate jurisdiction civil appeal number 532 of 1963.
number 294 of 1961.
the judgment of the companyrt was delivered by gajendragadkar c. j. the short question of law which arises for our decision in this appeal is whether the order passed by the delhi administration referring the dispute between the appellants the workmen of m s dharampal premchand sau ghandhi and the respondent the employer m s dharampal premchand saughandhi delhi was valid.
10 1 d and 12 5 of the industrial disputes act 1947 number 14 of 1947 hereinafter called the act .
sukumar ghose for the appellant.
when the industrial tribunal delhi took up this matter for hearing the respondent raised a preliminary objection that the reference was invalid inasmuch as the dispute referred to the tribunal by the impugned order of reference is number an industrial dispute.
the respondent is a firm which carries on business as perfumers and tobacconists in chandni chowk delhi.
