PHILIPS INDIA LTD. vs P.N. THORAT . — SLP(C) No. 4296/2006

Case Summary: Philips India Ltd. v. P.N. Thorat (SLP(C) No. 4296/2006) The Supreme Court dismissed Philips India Ltd.'s special leave petition challenging the High Court's refusal to entertain a writ petition questioning Maharashtra's industrial dispute reference under Section 10(1)(c) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. However, the Court granted liberty to Philips to raise the jurisdiction question as a preliminary issue before the Industrial Tribunal, which was directed to dispose of it expeditiously. The petitions were dismissed with these observations. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.