ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT
Basi Reddy, J
Messrs. Express Newspapers (Private) Limited – Appellant
Versus
Andhra Pradesh Union of Working Journalists – Respondent
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| 1. dismissing employees can result in disputes requiring collective representation. (Para 1 , 2 , 4) |
| 2. union's lack of direct employee interest challenges the legitimacy of the appeal. (Para 5 , 6) |
| 3. recognition of industrial disputes relies on collective bargaining rights. (Para 7 , 9 , 10) |
| 4. direct participation from fellow employees is crucial for dispute classification. (Para 21 , 24) |
1. This is an appeal against the judgment of our learned brother Basi Reddy, J. refusing to remove an order of the Labour Court, Andhra Pradesh at Hyderabad on certiorari.
2. The facts material for the purpose of this enquiry are shortly these. The appellant i.e., Messrs. Express Newspapers (Private) Limited is a company incorporated under Indian Companies Act and has its head office at Madras. At the material time, it had a branch at Hyderabad with five employees, a branch manager, two working journalists, a staff reporter and a correspondent, who are respondents 2 and 3 in this appeal, a teleprinter operator and an attender. The appellant dismissed the two respondents from service on 28-6-1959 for misconduct and gross negligence of duties. While there was a Union of the appellant's
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