Judgment

GROVER, J. : This is an appeal by special leave from an order of the Industrial Court, Gujarat which reversed an order made by the 2nd Labour Court, Ahmedabad.

2. Ramanlal Chamanlal and others are the workers of a canteen which is run by the Saraspur Mills Canteen Co-operative Society Limited, Ahmedabad (hereinafter called the co-operative society). The appellant company is responsible for maintaining the canteen under the provision of Section 46 of the Factories Act and the rules made thereunder. The workers mentioned above filed an application before the 2nd Labour Court at Ahmedabad under Section 79 of the Bombay Industrial Relations Act, 1946 (hereinafter called the Act), complaining that the appellant was not paying them the wages and dearness allowances as per the directions contained in the Award of the Bombay Industrial Court made in 2298 Reference No. 18 of 1947 and supplementary Award given in certain miscellaneous applications of 1956 and 1962 respectively relating to additional wages sanctioned by the said Award . It was alleged by the applicants in support of their claim that by virtue of certain amendments made in the Act in the definition of the word "employer