MANAGEMENT OF VISHNU SUGAR MILLS LIMITED,HARKHUA, DISTRICT vs THEIR WORKMEN REPRESENTED BY CHINI MILL MAZDOOR UNION,HARK

The Supreme Court held that under Section 2(a)(1) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, the 'Appropriate Government' for a controlled industry is the Central Government only if specified by it. In this case, since sugar was a controlled industry but not specified by the Central Government, the State Government was competent to make the reference. The Court followed the precedent set in Bijoy Colton Mills Ltd. v. Their Workmen and Another, affirming the validity of the State's reference in the absence of such notification.