JUDGMENT :

D.K. Deshmukh, J.

Rule returnable forthwith. Heard finally by consent of the parties.

2. The learned Counsel for the petitioners submits that in view of the finding by the Industrial Court that no unfair labour practice has been proved, there is no power left for the Industrial Court to make any order granting interim relief in favour of the complainant. The learned Counsel for the Respondents, on the other hand, submits that the interim order that was made by the Industrial Court has been complied with by the petitioners. This statement is disputed by the learned Counsel appearing for the petitioners. He submits that by the impugned order not only meetings were to be held, but minutes of the meetings were also to be submitted before the Court. In the submission of the learned Counsel, therefore, the learned Counsel for the Respondent is not right in submitting that the order has been complied with. The learned Counsel for the petitioners submits that the order of the Industrial Court set a bad precedent in the sense that the Industrial Court even if found that there is unfair labour practice makes an interim direction.

3. I have heard the learned Counsel for both sides. I f