NAROTTAMDAS vs STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH

The Supreme Court upheld the validity of the Madhya Pradesh Minimum Wages Fixation Act, 1962, which fixed minimum wages retrospectively, stating that the legislature was exercising independent legislative power and not merely validating a prior notification. The Court ruled that the retrospective effect did not impose unreasonable restrictions on the appellant's rights under Article 19(1)(f) and (g) of the Constitution. The Court clarified that defining terms in reference to another Act does not render the new Act dependent on the old one, thus affirming the Act's constitutionality.