the erstwhile contractor. In regard to two
judgments of this Court both titled M/s.
Delhi Cloth and General Mills, supra,
wherein it was held that State Government
after promulgation of the CLRA Act, 1970 has
no jurisdiction to refer dispute under
Section 10 of the Act, it was argued that
these judgements proceeded on the premise
that CLRA Act, which is Central Act, will
override the State amendment in the
definition of workman under Section 2(s) and
employer under section 2(g) in the Act of
1947 because Section 30 of the CLRA Act
clearly provides that this Act shall have
effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent
therein contained in any other law. It was
held by the judgements of this Court in M/s.
Delhi Cloth Mill & General Mills, supra that
CLRA Act being special enactment, which has
been indicated by the legislature to apply
on the subject of contract labour, would
prevail. Learned counsel sought to
distinguish the judgement of this Court in
the aforesaid cases on the premise that
these judgements are based on the earlier
