M/S. B.P.L. LTD. AND ORS. versus R. SUDHAKAR AND ORS.

A dispute is not pending before the Tribunal for purposes of Section 33(2)(b) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 if the operation of the order of reference is stayed by court; complaint under Section 33A is not maintainable when no proceedings are pending due to such stay.

Parties: Appellant: B.P.L. Ltd. and Others; Respondent: R. Sudhakar and Others
Jurisdiction: India
Judgment Date: 06 May 2004
Procedural Posture: Civil Appeal / Final Supreme Court Decision
Outcome: Appeals allowed; preliminary objection upheld; complaint dismissed as not maintainable.
Legal Topics: Industrial Disputes Act, Stay of Reference, Maintainability of Complaint, Section 33(2)(b), Section 33 a

Labour and Industrial Law Industrial Disputes Act, Stay of Reference, Maintainability of Complaint, Section 33(2)(b), Section 33 a

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Parties

B.P.L. Ltd. and Others

Appellant

R. Sudhakar and Others

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Final Supreme Court Decision

Legal Issues

1 Whether a dispute is pending before an Industrial Tribunal for the purpose of proviso to Section 33(2)(b) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 during the period when operation of order of reference itself remained stayed

Ratio Decidendi

Court Disposition

Appeals allowed; preliminary objection upheld; complaint dismissed as not maintainable.

Orders

The preliminary objection raised by appellant companies is upheld.
The complaint by respondent-workmen under Section 33A is dismissed as not maintainable.