Mumbai Mazdoor Sabha Union for short made an application under Section 11 of the Maharashtra Recognition of Trade Unions and Prevention of Unfair Labour Practices Act, 1971 Act for short to the Industrial Court at Bombay which was registered as Application MRTU No.
A direction was given Order dated September 1, 1983 in Civil Appeal Nos.
The Union sought special leave to appeal against the decision of the Industrial Court under Article 136 of the Constitution.
During the interregnum numberhing companystructive emerged.
Keeping open the question whether the Union is entitled to recognition under the Act, it was suggested to the parties that they should strive to narrow the differences by talking across the table and with this end in view Mr. B.N. Srikrishna who appeared for the respondent Company agreed to write a letter to the appellant Union to meet on April 27, 1983 and to companytinue dialogue from day to day to sort out the difference so that the an productive strike may be discontinued.
Special leave to appeal was granted on April 20, 1983.
This application was rejected by the Industrial Court as per its Order dated March 25, 1983.
To alleviate the hardship of the workmen, the Court directed by way of an interim relief that the respondent Company shall pay leave travel companycession at the rate of Rs 350/ per annum to the workmen for the period specified in the Order as also 10 percent of the basic wages as house rent allowance.
24 of 1982.
With a view to helping the parties to break the ice the Court gave certain directions the one worth noticing being a direction to the Union to withdraw the strike by 9.30 a.m. on May 9, 1983 and asking all the workmen who were on strike to return to the table.
The matter was then adjourned to May 5, 1983.
