PEPSICO INDIA HOLDING P.LTD. vs GROCERY MARKETS & SHOPS BOARD .

The Supreme Court interpreted the Maharashtra Mathadi, Hamal and Other Manual Workers (Regulation of Employment and Welfare) Act, 1969, and the Grocery Markets or Shops Unprotected Workers (Regulation of Employment and Welfare) Scheme, 1970, holding that the provisions of the 1969 Act apply to Supreme Petro-Chem Limited. The Court affirmed the State Government's decision that the Mathadi Act and the 1970 Scheme are applicable to the chemical manufacturing sector, emphasizing that the purpose of the legislation is to protect workers in all relevant industries. The appeals were dismissed, upholding the applicability of the Act and Scheme to the appellants' operations.