IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION

APPELLATE SIDE

PRESENT:

THE HON’BLE JUSTICE ARINDAM MUKHEREJEE

W.P.A 2156 of 2024

M/s. Zydus Healthcare Ltd.

VS.

THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL & ORS.

For the Petitioner :: Mr. Asish Kumar Das

Mr. Sunny Nandy

Mr. Md. Baharuzzaman

Ms. Yamini Tiwari .....Advocates

For the State : Mr. Rajarshi Basu

Mr. K.M. Hossain …..Advocates

For the Respondents No. 3 : Mr. Balaram Patra

Mr. Suvadip Bhattacharjee

.....Advocates

Heard on

23rd December, 2025

Judgment on : 24th December, 2025

Arindam Mukherjee, J.:

1.

(i) The admitted facts are that there was a dispute regarding the age of superannuation of a certain class of employees in the employer

organisation including the respondent-employee through a registered Trade Union while they were absorbed in the service of the petitioner- company. This issue was considered by the State Government and referred to the Industrial Disputes Tribunal (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Tribunal”) as an industrial dispute under Section 10 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (hereinafter referred to as the 1947 Act) other Trade Unions to which the petitioner was a member had also joined such proceedings for due adjudication.

(ii)