Judgement

S.R.DAS J:. This is an appeal by special leave from the order of the Labour Appellate Tribunal, Bombay Bench, dated 18-11-1954 which was made on an application made by the appellant company on 6-9-1954 under S. 22, Industrial Disputes (Appellate Tribunal) Act, 1950 (Act 48 of 1950) which is hereinafter referred to as the 1950 Act.

2. The appellant company carries on business as assemblers of motor vehicles from "completely knocked down" assemblies imported into India. There was some appeal pending before the Labour Appellate Tribunal arising out of, disputes between the appellant company and its workmen. It is alleged that the name of the appellant company had been removed by the Government of India from the list of approved manufacturers maintained by them and that, in the result, it had been unable to secure further import licenses for the import of completely knocked down assemblies of motor vehicles and that consequently on and from 1-11-1953 the company had to lay off a number of its workmen, for it had to operate the various departments of its factory at greatly reduced strength.

As the appellant company saw no prospect of any increase in the scope of its present opera