JUDGMENT :

R.M. Lodha, Jasti Chelameswar and Madan B. Lokur, JJ.

1. The appellant-Goa MRF Employees Union (for short, 'the Union') is a Trade Union registered under. The Trade Unions Act, 1926. The Union has filed a complaint against the respondent-M/s. MRF Limited (for short, 'the Employer') under Section 33A of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (for short, 'the Act') praying for the following reliefs:--

(i) That this Hon'ble Tribunal be pleased to hold and declare that the respondent has illegally changed the service conditions of the workmen.

(ii) That this Hon'ble Tribunal be pleased to call upon the respondent to cease and desist from changing the service conditions of the workmen.

(iii) That this Hon'ble Court be pleased to call upon the respondents not to implement the 7 day running system on the departments hitherto run on 6 day Sunday off system.

(iv) That pending the hearing and final disposal of this complaint, the respondents be restrained by an order of Injunction or an order in the nature of injunction from running departments hitherto run on 6 days Sunday off system in the 7 day running system and further restrain the respondents from making any changes in the service cond