S. Desai, S. T. Desai, Naunit Lai, D. H. Buch and Lalita Kohli, for the respondents In appeal No.
S. Chitale, A. K. Seti, P. D. Damania and B. R. Agarwala, or the appellant.
16331644 of 1973 Appeals by special leave from the order dated the 30th August, 1973 of the Industrial Tribunal, Maharashtra in Application No.
1634, respondent number 1 in appeals Nos.
Towards the end of October 1972 the Company discharged about 312 of its employees and filed 12 applications before the Industrial Tribunal for approval such discharge on the ground that a reference was pending before it.
The appellant pleaded before the Tribunal that the strike was illegals a reference was pending in respect of Bobhate and therefore the discharge of its workers by the appellant was in order and approval should be granted.
1633, 1635 38 1640 43 and respondent number 1 and 2 in Appeal No.
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Civil Appeals Nos.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by ALAGIRISWAMI, J. The question that arises in the appeals is the implication of section 2A of the Industrial Disputes Act.
IT 316 of 1972.
1639 and respondents number 1 3 in Civil Appeal No.
On 25th August, 1972 the appellants dismissed three other workers, Dastoor, Shome and Soman after an enquiry and this led to a strike in the appellants factory.
On 14th August, 1972 the Government of Maharashtra made a reference to the Labour Court under section 10 1 c of the Industrial Disputes Act in respect of the dismissal by the appellant of one of its employees S. Bobhate.
On August 30, 1973 the Tribunal rejected all the applications for approval and these appeals have been file, in pursuance of a Special Leave granted by this Court.
