S. R. SATHE, J.

( 1 ) MACKINNION Mackenzie and Co. Ltd. original respondent in Complaint (ULP) No. 1081 of 1992 and petitioner in Writ Petition No. 2733 of 1996 has preferred this Letters Patent Appeal against the judgment and order passed by the Honble single Judge of this Court, whereby, the order passed by the Member, Industrial court, Mumbai declaring that Respondent company has committed unfair labour practice under Item No. 9 of schedule IV of the Maharashtra Recognition of Trade unions and Prevention of Unfair Labour Practices Act, 1971 (hereinafter for the sake of convenience refer to as mrtu AND PULP Act), as there was non observance of Rule 81 of the Industrial Disputes (Bombay) Rules, 1957 and section 25g of the Industrial Disputes Act 1947 was held, legal and valid and writ petition was rejected.

( 2 ) FOR the sake of convenience hereafter the parties shall be referred to as the complainant union and respondent company. Brief facts giving rise to this L. P. A. are as under:-"the Respondent Company was engaged in the business of shipping, ship owning, managing ships and operating, clearing and forwarding, overseas recruitment and property owning and development.