before however the government companyld publish the award under s. 17 the parties to the dispute which had been referred for adjudication came to a settlement and on october 1 1957 a letter was written to government signed jointly on behalf of the employer and the employees intimating that the dispute which had been pending before the tribunal had been settled and a request was made to government number to publish the award.
appeals from the judgment and order dated january 12 1960 and august 19 1960 of the andhra pradesh high companyrt in writ appeals number.
220 423 and 424 of 1962.
120 and 57 of 1960.
c. setalvad s. k. bose and sardar bahadar for the appellants in c. as.
226 of the constitution praying that the government may be directed number to publish the award sent to it by the industrial tribunal.
civil appellate jurisdiction civil appeals number.
423 424 of 1962 .
the government however expressed its inability to withhold the publication of the award the view taken by the government being that s. 17 of the act was mandatory and the government was bound to publish the award.
thereupon the appellants filed writ petitions before the high companyrt under art.
k. bose and b. p. maheshwari for the appellant in c. a. number 220 of 1962 .
march 20.
under s. 17 of the industrial disputes act number xiv of 1947 hereinafter referred to as the act the award has to be published by the appropriate government within a period of thirty days from the date of its receipt by the government in such manner as the government thinks fit.
the judgment of the companyrt was delivered by wanchoo j. these three appeals on certificates raise the same question and will be dealt with together.
number.
the tribunal sent its award to government in september 1957.
r. chaudhuri and p. d. menumber for respondent number1 in all the appeals .
