Honble SHETHNA, J.–The petitioner-Pali Central Cooperative Bank Ltd., Pali (for short ``the Bank) has filed this petition under Article 226/227 of the Constitution and challenged the impugned order dated 22.7.99 (Annex. 2) passed by the Industrial Tribunal, Jodhpur-respondent No.1 granting an application of the respondent No.2 workman prohibiting the petitioner Bank to contest the claim of the workman through its Advocate.

(2). Learned counsel Mr. Mehta for the Bank vehemently submitted that having granted implied permission to represent the Bank through a lawyer, it was not open to the learned Tribunal to revoke such permission by subsequent order dated 22.7.99 on an application submitted by the workman. Mr. Mehta has taken me through the order-sheet at Annex.1 dated 22.6.98. The order-sheet dated 22.6.98 shows that Mr. M.P. Srivastava, the representative of the workman, and Mr. R.K. Kapoor Advocate presented his vakalatnama for the Bank. On subsequent date i.e. on 31.7.98, on behalf of the workman, his representative Mr. M.P. Srivastava was present and for the Bank Mr. Onkar Singh was present and the reply was filed by the Bank.

(3). The order-sheet dated 28.8.98 shows that Mr. M.P

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