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10. Mr. Parikh cited to us Section 3(4) of the Indian Railways Act as defining the word "railway". Our, attention has also been drawn to Section 7 of the Indian Railways Act in which the words "roads and railways" are separately mentioned as two things that a railway administration may maintain. Section 51 of the Indian Railways Act also mentions establishment of railways or roadways for traffic. Mr. Pariah has also drawn our attention to Section 2(f) of the Road Transport Corporation Act, defining a "vehicle" as not to include railway. He has also cited the Carriers' act as making a distinction between a carrier and a railway. Now, all these references would not lead one to the conclusion that a railway would not fall within the meaning of the word "road". The word "road" is not defined in any one of these enactment's. Any provision for maintenance of roads and railways would not indicate that the word "railway" would not indicate that the word "railway" would not be indicated in the word "road". It may be that the Legislature has mentioned both the words to remove all doubts. Even if the word "road" had been defined in the Indian Railways Act, it would not be pari materia with the Minimum Wages Act. The first would deal with the subject of transport and the second would be a part of labour legislation and it may well be that the word 'road' may have different when the very object to be achieved by the Act is different.