JUDGMENT - Chandrachud, J.

(1)This petition is a sequel to the dispute between the Air India International Corporation and its employees.

(2) Pursuant to a scheme of nationalization of air transport, the Indian Parliament passed an Act called The Air Corporations Act (Act No. XXVII of 1953). Under the said Act, two Corporations called the ""Air India International Corporation"" and the ""Indian Airlines Corporation"" were set up. The Air India International Corporation took over the assets of the Air India International Ltd., a company which used to operate on the international route, while the Indian Airlines Corporation took over the assets of all other air Companies which used to operate on the inland routes.

(3) First in October, 1954 and then in September 1956, the Air Corporations Employees Union (hereinafter referred to as the Union), submitted a list of demands to the Management of the Air India International Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the Corporation). The dispute was referred to the Conciliation Officer of the State Government who reported failure of the conciliation proceedings in January 1958. After the failure of the conciliation proceedings, the Union approa

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