RAILWAY EMPLOYEES CO-OPERATIVE Vs. INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS is a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India against the award dated 14 -4 -1981 in Industrial Reference No. 1 of 1979 of the Industrial Tribunal, Jodhpur (for short, 'the Tribunal' here in after).

(2.) THE petitioner is a co -operative society registered under the Cooperative Societies Act (here in after referred to as 'the Act'). The respondent No. 2 Railway Employees Cooperative Banking Society, Karamchari Sangh (for short, 'Karamchari Sangh' here in after) raised some disputes with the petitioners for payment of bonus for the years 1966 -67 to 1970 -71 but their demands were not met and therefore, the Karmchari Sangh moved an application on September 28, 1973 before the Conciliation Officer, Jodhpur. The petitioner did not put in appearance before the Conciliation Officer and did not settle the matter. There upon, by notification No. F1(1) 223) L&E;/74 dated August 19, 1974, the State Government referred the following dispute to the Industrial Tribunal.

(3.) MR . Mridul, learned Counsel for respondent No. 2, filed caveat and contested the admission of the case. I, therefore, heard both the learned Counsel at length.