(1.) THIS appeal, by special leave, is from an award passed by the Industrial Tribunal, Maharashtra, Bombay, on 3/03/1967.
(2.) THE Government of Maharashtra referred to the Tribunal on 31/12/1965, under section 10 (i) (d) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, the industrial dispute between M/s. Jaydip Industries, Thana, and the workmen employed under them, arising out of the following demands made by the workmen:
(3.) DURING the pendency of the dispute before the Tribunal, the Government of Maharashtra fixed the minimum rates of wages for the employees employed in scheduled employments including the paper and paper-board manufacturing industry under Section 3 of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, hereinafter called the Act, by a notification published in the Maharashtra Government Gazette dated 4/08/1966. In implementation of the notification, the wages of the workmen concerned were raised with effect from October, 1966. The workmen were being paid wages at the following rates, before the date of the award, in pursuance of the notification. <FRM>JUDGEMENT_302_3_1972Html2.htm</FRM>