GOODRICKE GROUP LTD. Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The Court : The petitioner is a company incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 (hereinafter referred to as 'said Act'). This writ petition has been filed by the said company assailing the order dated January 15, 2016 passed by the learned Judge, 2nd Labour Court, Calcutta in Case No.13 of 2007 under Section 10- 1B(D) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. By the order impugned the application dated November 5, 2015 filed by the petitioner- company was rejected. By the said application dated November 5, 2015 the company made a prayer for rejection of the application/reference filed by the predecessor-in-interest of the respondent nos.3 to 7, namely, Devanand Singh, since deceased.

(2.) The contention before the learned tribunal made on behalf of the company was that the application before the tribunal having arisen as per the provisions of Section 2A of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 the same could not continue before the said tribunal at the instance of the respondent nos.3 to 7.

(3.) The background of the case is as follows: