Supreme Court of India

The Corporation of the City of Nagpur v. Its Employees

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Reported as [1960] 2 S.C.R. 942
Bench P.B. Gajendragadkar J.
Decided 10 February 1960

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What the Court ordered

We hold that this department is also an industry. (iv) Lighting Department : Lighting Department looks after the arrangements for lighting the streets in the Corporation area.

Judgment, page 26

From the headnote

Industrial Dispute-Services undertaken by City Corporation-If and when industry-Test-'Inditstry'. Meaning of--Central Pro­ vinces and Berar Industrial Disputes Settlement Act, r947 ( .P. & Berar XXIII of r947). s. 2 (r4)-City of Nagpur Corporation Act. r948 (Madhya Pradesh 2 of Ig50). The question for determination in these appeals was whether and to what extent the municipal activities of the Corporation of ' - - - -,. S. .R. SUPREME COURT REPORTS 943 Nagpur City fell within the term 'industry' as defined bys. 2 (14) z960 of the .P. and Berar Industrial Disputes Settlement Act, 1947·

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