https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287989 The meaning of "appropriate Government" under the Industrial Disputes Act depends on whether the industry is carried on by or under the authority of the Central Government. A company operating its own catering and mineral water business under an exclusive railway-property contract was not treated as a Government-owned or Government-run industry merely because the contract imposed control. The employees were therefore the company's workmen, and the dispute was one between the company and its employees. On that basis, the State Government was competent to refer the industrial dispute, and the reference was upheld. en-us Wed, 09 May 1951 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 13 May 2020 13:55:46 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287989 The meaning of "appropriate Government" under the Industrial Disputes Act depends on whether the industry is carried on by or under the authority of the Central Government. A company operating its own catering and mineral water business under an exclusive railway-property contract was not treated as a Government-owned or Government-run industry merely because the contract imposed control. The employees were therefore the company's workmen, and the dispute was one between the company and its employees. On that basis, the State Government was competent to refer the industrial dispute, and the reference was upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 09 May 1951 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287989