On 29th July, 1977 the Industrial Court made an award directing the appellant to treat the 124 workers as permanent employees, the permanent status being vested in them with effect from the year 1974 75.
It operates a sugar factory and its labour force includes seasonal workers.
Conciliation proceedings were taken and having failed, the dispute was referred to the Indus trial Court, Gujarat.
The appellant filed a writ petition before the High Court of Gujarat, and the writ petition was rejected in limine.
On 10th April, 1973, the Khand Udyog Kamdar Mandal served numberice under Section 42 2 of the Bombay Industrial Relations Act, 1946 demanding that 124 seasonal workers should be given permanent status.
S. Pathak, J. This appeal by special leave is directed against an order of the High Court of Gujarat dismissing in limine the appellants writ petition challenging an industrial award.
The appellant is a companyoperative society, whose members include cultivators of agricultural produce.
