THE NEWSPAPERS LTD. vs THE STATE INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL, U.P.

The Supreme Court held that a dispute between an employer and a single workman does not constitute an 'industrial dispute' under Section 2(k) of the U.P. Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The Court clarified that while individual disputes are excluded, if a significant number of workmen support the individual, it may then qualify as an industrial dispute. The reference made by the Government was deemed invalid as it did not meet the statutory definition, leading to the dismissal of the appeal.