JUDGMENT

TULZAPURKAR, J.:— The only point raised by counsel for the Appellants in this appeal is whether the respondents who are employees working in the Factory of India Security Press, Nasik are entitled to overtime wages at twice the normal rate of their wages under Section 59 of the Factories Act, 1948 read with Section 70 of the Bombay Shops and Establishments Act, 1948 and the question depends upon the true construction of Section 70 of the latter Act. Since in our view the question of proper construction of the said Section 70 is concluded by a decision of this Court in B. P. Hira v. C. M. Pradhan, (1960) 1 SCR 137 it is unnecessary to indulge in any elaborate statement of facts or discussion of all the rival contentions that were urged before the Central Government Labour Court, Bombay, whose decision rendered on December. 31, 1971 is challenged in this appeal.

2. Briefly stated the admitted facts are : The India Security Press, Nasik is a very big establishment of the Central Government headed by the General Manager, who is also known as Master, India Security Press. Apart from administrative offices it has a factory. The Press has four wings, namely, (a) the stamp press,