[Civil Appeal No. 1497 of 2011]. This appeal is directed against the impugned judgment and order dated 20.01.2010 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Nagpur Bench in Writ Petition No. 2069 of 2009, for setting aside the impugned order and quashing the order of reference dated 18.2.2009 passed by the State Government of Maharashtra - respondent No.1 herein, raising certain questions of law and urging grounds in support of the same. The factual matrix and the rival legal contentions urged on behalf of the parties are briefly stated hereunder with a view to find out whether the impugned judgment and order warrants interference by this Court in this appeal. The appellant is the employer and respondent nos. 4 to 8 herein are the representatives of its workmen. The workmen raised an industrial dispute under the provisions of the Bombay Industrial Relations Act, 1946 (for short "the B.I.R. Act") read with the relevant provisions of the Bombay Industrial Relations Rules, 1947 (for short "the B.I.R. Rules") in relation to the service conditions of the workmen for payment of variable dearness allowance (VDA) to be given to all categories of workmen, in the industrial establishment of the appellant with an increased rate from time to time as per the Government notification dated 1.4.1993.
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