STATE OF MAHARASHTRA Vs. KAMANI EMPLOYEES UNION

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This appeal, on certificate, by the State of Maharashtra is directed against the judgment and order of the Bombay High Court dated March 15, 1967, in Special Civil Application No. 1067 of l964, quashing the order of the State Government dated January 18, 1864, making a reference to the Industrial Tribunal:

(2.) At the outset, it must be stated that the workman who filed the Writ Petition in the High Court and got an order in their favour, have not appeared before us to support the order of the High Court. On behalf of the management which was a party before the Tribunal and before the High Court, it has been represented that it is no longer interested in these proceedings.

(3.) It is necessary to state a few facts leading upto the filing of the writ petition in the High Court. On December 19, 1962, the State Government referred certain disputes for adjudication to the Industrial Tribunal. The matters in disputes included various items; but it is only necessary to refer to dispute No. 3 which related to the Production bonus. That dispute relating to Production bonus in Part I for Daily Rated workmen was as follows:-