M/S. BHARAT PROCESS & MECH.ENGINEERS LTD vs BPMEL EMPLOYEES UNION . — C.A. No. 7623/2004

The Supreme Court granted leave and disposed of the appeal challenging the Calcutta High Court's order upholding the closure of Bharat Process & Mech. Engineers Ltd under Section 25-O of the Industrial Disputes Act. The Court struck down the High Court's directions regarding implementation of a Voluntary Retirement Scheme and directions to the Central Government as beyond the scope of the original writ petition, but directed the Official Liquidator to take expeditious steps and prioritize payment of employee dues. The order was communicated to the Official Liquidator on November 25, 2004. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.