Mumbai Court May 1956 Judgments

islampur Municipality Vs. their Workmen

Court: Mumbai

Reported in: (1956)IILLJ273Bom

Acts/Rules/Orders: Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 - Section 12 and 12(5)AWARD1. This industrial dispute between the Islampur municipality, Urun-Islampur, and the workmen employed under it was referred to me for adjudication under S. 12(5) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, by Government of Bombay, Development Department order No. AJU/1335, dated 27 October 1955. * * * 2. In Para. 3 of the written statement the following preliminary objection to the maintainability of the reference is taken :- 'The order No. AJU/1355 of the Development Department dated 27 October 1955 referring the dispute between the Islampur municipality and the workmen employed under it for adjudication to the tribunal under Sub-section (5) of S. 12 of the Industrial Disputes Act is not wholly legal and valid and the municipality submits that part of it is without jurisdiction and ultra vires. The municipality does not know as to which type of employees in the different branches of work connected with the municipal...