Supreme Court · 1986 INSC 109 · Decided 6 May 1986
Mumbai Mazdoor Sabha v. Bennet Coleman & Company LTD. & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1986 INSC 109 · [1986] 2 S.C.R. 1008
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 4519/1985
- Decided
- 6 May 1986
- Bench
- V. BALAKRISHNA ERADI, R.B. MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution
Headnote
Maharashtra Recognition of Trade Unions and Preven­ tion of Unfair Labour Practices Act, 1971, sections 3( ii), 1 i-t· and 19, scope of construction of labour legislation - Court should adopt a conmonsense construction and where two con­ structions are possible, the one which is Respondent giving up the objections before the Investigation Officer appointed by thei Tribunal would be estopped from raising the same before the Tribunal later - New case cannot be carved out by the Tribunal either. Section 11 of the Maharashtra Recognition of Trade Unions and Prevention of
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