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PETITIONER: RAM PRASAD VISHWAKARMA
Vs.
RESPONDENT: THE CHAIRMAN, INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL
DATE OF JUDGMENT: 12/12/1960
BENCH: GUPTA, K.C. DAS BENCH: GUPTA, K.C. DAS GAJENDRAGADKAR, P.B. WANCHOO, K.N.
CITATION: 1961 AIR 857 1961 SCR (3) 196 CITATOR INFO : D 1985 SC 311 (20)
ACT: Industrial Dispute-Dismissal of workman-Industrial Dispute raised by union-Representation of workman before Tribunal--Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 Of 1947), ss. 2(k), 36.
HEADNOTE: On the termination of the appellant’s services by his employer an industrial dispute was raised by his union and the question of his dismissal along with a number of other disputes was referred to the Industrial Tribunal. After several adjournments of the case the management and the union filed a joint petition of compromise settling all the points in dispute out of Court. Prior to this the appellant filed an application praying that he might be allowed to be represented by two of his co-workers instead of the Secretary of the Union in whom he had no faith and who had no authority to enter into the compromise on his behalf. This prayer was not allowed by the Tribunal which made an award in terms of the compromise. The appellant, thereupon, made an application to the High Court praying for a writ quashing the order of the Tribunal disallowing him to be represen...