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PETITIONER: TEA DISTRICTS LABOUR ASSOCIATION,CALCUTTA
Vs.
RESPONDENT: EX-EMPLOYEES OF TEA DISTRICTS LABOURASSOCIATION AND ANOTHER
DATE OF JUDGMENT: 09/03/1960
BENCH: GAJENDRAGADKAR, P.B. BENCH: GAJENDRAGADKAR, P.B. WANCHOO, K.N.
CITATION: 1960 AIR 815 1960 SCR (3) 207 CITATOR INFO : R 1964 SC1617 (9) R 1968 SC1002 (7) R 1969 SC 90 (8) RF 1970 SC1960 (3)
ACT: Industrial Dispute-Closure of business centres held mala fide--If no closure in the eye of law in spite of actual closure-lndustrial Disputes (Appellate Tribunal) Act, 1950 (XLVII Of 1950), SS. 22, 23,25F(C).
HEADNOTE: As there was appreciable decline in the activities and busi- ness of the appellant it decided, by means of a resolution, to close down two local agencies at Koraput and Berhampur (Ganjam) by May 31, 957. About the same time the appellant also thought of retrenching its employees and decided to retrench ten of its employees with effect from December 1, 1956. An industrial dispute having arisen as a result of the said closure and 208 retrenchment it was referred to the industrial tribunal for adjudication. Before the industrial Tribunal it was conceded on behalf of the appellant that the retrenchment of ten employees was invalid as the statutory notice required by S. 25F(c) of the Industrial Disputes (Appellate Tribunal) Act had not been serve...