Judgement

SATYANARAYANA RAJU J.; This is an appeal, by special leave, against the judgment of a Division Bench of the Bombay High Court dismissing an application for the issue of a Writ of certiorari under Art 226 of the Constitution to quash the order of the State Industrial Court at Nagpur.

2. For a proper appreciation of the questions that have been raised in the appeal it would be necessary to state the material facts. That Model Mills, Nagpur (hereinafter referred to as the Mills) is a public limited company incorporated under the Indian Companies Act . On July 18, 1959 in exercise of the power conferred by S. 18-A of the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act 1951 the Central Government took over the management of the Mills and appointed the 3rd respondent as the authorised Controller of the Mills. On March 25, 1960 the State of Bombay (now the State of Maharashtra) in exercise of the powers conferred by Ss. 3 and 4 of the Bombay Relief Undertakings (Special Provisions) Act 1958 (hereinafter referred to as the Bombay Act) made a notification declaring the Mills to be a "relief undertaking" for a period of one year commencing from March 26, 1960 and ending with March 25, 19