Section 22(1)(a) in The Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation Of Employment And Conditions Of Service) Act, 1979
(a)if the industrial dispute is relatable to an establishment referred to in sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 2, be referred under the provisions of the said Act, by the Central Government to any of the authorities referred to in Chapter II of that Act (hereafter in this section referred to as the said authorities),—(i)in the State wherein the establishment is situated;(ii)in the State wherein the recruitment of such workman was made if he makes an application in that behalf to that Government on the ground that he has returned to that State after the completion of his employment;