Supreme Court of India

Bombay Union of Journalists & Ors. v. The State of Bombay & Anr.

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Reported as [1964] 6 S.C.R. 22
Bench P.B. Gajendragadkar J.
Decided 19 December 1963

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Industrial Dispute-Reference by Government-Discretion of Govern· ment-Industrial Disputes Act (XIV of 1947), s. 25F-Scope of-Duty of Government to make a reference. The appellants 2 and 3 were working journalists and they 14-:re retrenched on payment of three months salary in lieu of notice. The first appellant took up their case and alleged that the retrenchment was not bona fi.de and they were in fact victimised. On the failure of conci· liation procee'din.gs a report was submitted to the State Government (respondent No. I). After hearing the parties concerned the Govem­ a111t pup<! aa

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