LAWS(CAL)-1951-1-46

LLOYDS BANK Vs. LLOYDS BANK INDIAN STAFF ASSOCIATION

Decided On January 17, 1951
Lloyds Bank Appellant
V/S
LLOYDS BANK INDIAN STAFF ASSOCIATION Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This is a petition filed by Lloyds Bank Limited praying for the issue of writs of certiorari, prohibition or mandamus on the opposite parties. The Rule nisi was issued by Banerjee J. and the matter came before Bachawat J. for hearing. As the case involved points of considerable difficulty and importance the learned Judge referred the matter to the Chief Justice for the constitution of a larger Bench under Ch. V, Rule 3 of the Original Side Rules. The present Bench was accordingly constituted to hear the petition.

(2.) The Petitioners are a well-known English Bank which carry on business in India and have two branches in the city of Calcutta within the limits of the Ordinary Original Jurisdiction of this Court.

(3.) The two branch offices of the Petitioners are situated in No. 29, Netaji Subhas Road, and No. 41, Chowringhee, and at all material times the Bank employed about 600 employees at these two offices.