( 1 ) THE petitioner in the above writ petition is the Management of Kirloskar electric Co. , Ltd. , Bangalore. It has Challenged the validity of the order dt. 26-11-1973 parsed by the Labour Court, Bangalore.

( 2 ) THE facts of the case are briefly these: In or about the year 1965, an industrial dispute arose, between the petitioner and its workmen with regard to the termination of services of an employee by name Jayaramiah. The matter was taken up before the Conciliation Officer who ultimately reported to the Government that the proceedings ended in failure. By its order dt. 23-2-1967 passed under S. 12 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (hereinafter referred to as the Act), the State Government declined to refer the said industrial dispute; for adjudication to the Labour Court. The workmen challenged the said order before this Court in WP. 203 of 1968. Only the State Government was impleaded as respondent to the said Writ Petition. The present petitioner was not impleaded as a party. The said Writ Petition was allowed by a Division Bench of this Court by its order dt. 11-1-1972. In the course of its order, this Court observed that the order parsed by the State Government decli

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