Reviewed case brief
Bombay Union of Journalists v State of Bombay
AIR 1964 SC 1617
AIR 1964 SC 1617 · Supreme Court of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 1964
- Subjects
- Labour Law
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02
Rule established
The appropriate government's power to make a reference of an industrial dispute for adjudication involves a subjective satisfaction as to the existence of an industrial dispute, but this satisfaction must be based on relevant material and not be exercised arbitrarily; the government can decline reference where no genuine industrial dispute is shown to exist.
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Ratio decidendi
How to use it in an exam
Editorial source
AIR 1964 SC 1617; standard casebook authority on the government's reference power under Section 10 ID Act, cross-verify citation before exam use
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