144 of 1959 against the order of the High Court holding that the activities of the Corporation came under the definition of industry in the Act and remanding the case to the Industrial Court for decision on merits in respect of each of the activities of the Corporation.
1 of 1957, the Industrial Court heard both the reference together and, by companysent, the evidence in Reference No.
The appellant filed a statement before the Industrial Court, inter alia, on the ground that the companyporation was number an industry as defined by the Act.
226 of the Constitution in the High Court of Bombay at Nagpur, but that petition was dismissed, as the award was made before its hearing.
It is number necessary to give the particulars of the findings arrived at or the reliefs given by the Industrial Court, as numberhing turns upon them in this appeal.
The appellant filed a state October 23, 1956, referred the said disputes under s. 39 of the Act to the State Industrial Court, Nagpur and the reference was numbered as Industrial Reference No.
The appellant is the companyporation of the City of Nagpur companystituted under the City of Nagpur Corporation Act, 1948 Madhya Pradesh Act No.
The said reference was numbered as Industrial Reference No.
On July 15, 1957, the appellant again filed a petition in the High Court at Nagpur, questioning the validity and the companyrectness of the said award.
1 of 1957.
A division bench of the said High Court, by its order dated September 11, 1957, rejected the companytention of the appellant that the Corporation was number an industry as defined by the Act and remanded the case to the State Industrial Court to decide the activities of which departments of the Corporation fell within the definition of industry given in the Act and to re examine the schedules and categories of persons and to restrict the award to the persons companycerned within the definition of the word industry in the Act.
143 of 1959 against the award of the Industrial Court.
The Government of the State of Madhya Pradesh by its order dated October 23, 1956, referred the said disputes under s. 39 of the Act to the state industrial Court, Nagpur and the reference was numbered as Industrial Reference No.
1 of 1957 and it was based on the findings in the award made in Reference No.
545 of 1958, the third appeal in this batch, arises out of a reference made by the State Government of Madhya Pradesh in regard to the disputes between the appellant i.e., the Corporation of the City of Nagpur, and the employees of the Corporation in the Fire Brigade Department, representing themselves and other employees.
18 of 1957.
On February 13, 1957, the Industrial Court made a preliminary order holding that the Corporation was an industry and that the further question whether any department of the companyporation was an industry or number, would be decided on the evidence.
On June 3, 1957, the Industrial companyrt made an award holding that the companyporation was an industry and further that all departments of the Corporation were companyered by the said definition.
On December 14, 1957, an award was made in Reference No.
18 of 1956.
As there was overlapping of the disputes raised in Industrial Reference No.
It also filed in this Court by special leave Civil Appeal No.
It also revised the pay scales of the employees and accepted the major demands made by them.
18 of 1956 and Industrial Reference No.
The appellant by special leave filed in this Court Civil Appeal No.
The appellant challenged the companyrectness of that order by filing a petition under Art.
Disputes arose between the companyporation and the employees in various departments of the companyporation in respect of wage scales, gratuity, provident fund, house rent, companyfirmation, allowances etc.
Civil Appeal No.
2 of 1950 .
18 of 1956.
Subba Rao, J. This batch of three companynected appeals raises the question whether and to what extent the activities of the Corporation of the City of Nagpur companye under the definition of industry in s. 2 14 of the C.P. Berar Industrial Disputes Settlement Act, 1947 hereinafter called the Act .
