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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
Gopinath P., J
Bai ju M. – Appellant
Versus
State of Kerala – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. nature of industrial dispute (Para 1) |
| 2. requirement for proper party inclusion (Para 2 , 3) |
| 3. court's conclusion on case law (Para 4) |
| 4. final orders issued (Para 5) |
JUDGMENT
The petitioner is a workman who raised an industrial dispute regarding his employment with the 2nd respondent company. While referring the dispute for adjudication to the Labour Court, Kannur, under Section 10 (1)(c) of the Industrial Disputes Act , 1947, the Government made the Chairman and other Directors of the company parties to the dispute without impleading the company itself.
2. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that an almost identical issue was considered by this Court in Ext.P12 judgment in W.P.(C)No. 34800 of 2025, wherein this Court found that, in a dispute between a workman and the company, the company has to be made a party to the proceedings and not the Directors.
3. Heard the learned Government Pleader appearing for respondents 1 and 7, and the learned counsel appearing for respondents 2 to 5.
4. Having heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, the learned Government Pleader, and the learned counsel appearing for respondents 2 to 5, and havin
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