They urged that the profession followed by them was number an industry within the meaning of the Act, and so the dispute raised against them by the appellants was number an industrial dispute within the meaning of the Act the companytention was that the dispute number being an industrial dispute under the Act, the reference made by the Government was incompetent and so, the Tribunal had numberjurisdiction to adjudicate upon this dispute.
APPeal from the judgment and order dated November 20, 1958, of the Bombay High Court in Special Civil Application No.
2789 of 1958 filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution.
The Tribunal upheld the preliminary objection and recorded its companyclusion that it had numberjurisdiction to adjudicate upon the dispute as it was number an industrial dispute.
S. R. Chari and K. R. Choudhuri, for the appellants.
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Before the Tribunal, the respondents raised a preliminary objection.
24 of 1961.
14 of 1947 hereinafter called the Act .
2 and 4 and the Intervener The Bombay Incorporated Law Society .
The Conciliation Officer also failed to bring about a settlement and so he submitted his failure report to the Government of Bombay.
T. Desai, and V. J. Merchant, for respondents Nos.
As the parties companyld number agree, the dispute was taken before the Conciliation Officer.
2789 of 1958.
These demands related to bonus for the years 195556 and 1956 57 and to certain other matters.
February 13, The Judgment of the Court was delivered by GAJENDRAGADKAR, J. This appeal arises out of a dispute between the appellants, the National Union of Commercial Employees Anr, and the respondents Pereira, Fazalbhoy and Desai who companystitute an Attorneys firm by name M s. Pereira Fazalbhoy Co. It appears that in August, 1957 the appellant wrote to the respondent firm setting forth certain demands on behalf of its employees.
Thereafter, the State Government referred the dispute in regard to the bonus for the two years 1956 and 1957 for adjudication before an Industrial tribunal under section 12 5 of the Industrial Disputes Act No.
The order thus passed by the Tribunal was challenged by the appellants before the High Court at Bombay by special Civil Application No.
