DMAI vs

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the Principal Labour Court, which found the closure of Gordon Woodroffe Agencies P. Ltd. to be genuine under Section 10(1) of the Industrial Disputes Act. The Court affirmed that the appellant had complied with legal requirements for closure and rejected the workmen's claim for alternate employment in a separate entity. However, it also upheld the Labour Court's directive for enhanced compensation on compassionate grounds, emphasizing the principle of social justice in industrial adjudication.