WESTERN INDIA MATCH CO. LTD. vs THEIR WORKMEN

The Supreme Court held that the sales office and factory of the appellant company were part of the same unit of industrial production under the U.P. Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The Court established that there was functional integrality and interdependence between the two, as evidenced by shared financial management and operational reliance. Furthermore, it was determined that inspectors, salesmen, and retail salesmen qualified as 'workmen' under the Act, thus entitling them to the Production Bonus Scheme previously applicable to factory workers.