BOMBAY HIGH COURT
B. P. Singh, J
Hotel Mazdoor Sabha v. N. J. Alvares
| Table of Content |
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| 1. petition seeks application of the act to staff canteens. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. discusses the purpose and scope of the act. (Para 3 , 4) |
| 3. arguments regarding the inclusion of canteens as 'restaurants'. (Para 5 , 6 , 9) |
| 4. legal interpretation of 'class of the public'. (Para 10 , 12 , 13) |
| 5. final conclusion on the non-applicability of the act. (Para 18 , 19) |
1. In this Petition under Art.226 of the Constitution, the Petitioners have claimed direction against Respondent 1, "Chief Inspector, Shops and Establishments", and the State Government to apply the provisions of the Bombay Shops and Establishments Act, 1948 (hereinafter referred to as "the Act" to (i) Central Railway Staff Canteen, Victoria Terminus, Bombay 1, (ii) Bombay Police Canteen at Crawford Market (Police Headquarters) and (iii) Government Law College Canteen, Churchgate, Bombay 1. The question has arisen in the following manner :
2. Petitioner No, 1 is a trade union registered under the Indian, Trade Unions Act. It claims to have a large number of employees of hotels; residential hotels. restaurants or eating houses as its members and that its activities are to safeguard the interests of the employees in the

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