Allahabad High Court
SURENDRA NATH SINGH YADAVversusPRESIDING OFFICER/DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER BAJAJ ECO TECH PRODUCTS LTD. AND ANOTHER
- Decided
Holding
The Court disposed of the writ petition and directed the respondent to consider the application under Section 2‑A of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 expeditiously, preferably within three months.
Summary
The petitioner, a workman, filed a writ petition seeking a direction to the respondent, the Presiding Officer/Deputy General Manager of Bajaj Eco Tech Products Ltd., to consider his application under Section 2‑A of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 for conciliation and reference of an industrial dispute that has been pending for more than eight years. The High Court observed that the post of the prescribed officer was earlier vacant but has now been filled. The Court held that the writ petition could be disposed of and ordered the respondent to decide the pending application expeditiously, preferably within three months. The direction was intended to ensure a timely resolution of the long‑standing dispute. Accordingly, the petition was disposed of with the said direction.
Issues considered
- Whether the High Court can direct the respondent to decide the application under Section 2‑A of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 expeditiously
- Whether the vacancy of the prescribed officer affects the pendency of the application
Legislation cited
- Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — s. 2-A
Subjects
- Industrial Disputes Act
- Section 2‑A
- conciliation
- industrial dispute
- writ petition
- expeditious disposal
- prescribed officer
Judgment
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
WRIT - C No. - 38293 of 2026
Surendra Nath Singh Yadav
.....Petitioner(s)
Versus
Presiding Officer/Deputy General Manager Bajaj
Eco Tech Products Ltd. And Another .....Respondent(s)
Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ganga Prasad Gupta
Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C.
Court No. - 36
HON'BLE SAURABH SHYAM SHAMSHERY, J.
1. Heard Sri Ganga Prasad Gupta, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned
Standing Counsel for State-Respondents.
2. Petitioner is a Workman and has filed an application under Section 2-A of
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 for conciliation and for a reference of an
industrial dispute which is pending for last more than 8 years.
3. Court finds that this writ petition can be disposed of and is accordingly
disposed of with a direction that concerned respondent will consider the said
application expeditiously.
4. According to Order Sheet, post was vacant, however, it has been informed
that now Prescribed Officer has been appointed, therefore, the pending
application be decided in accordance with law expeditiously, preferably within
a period of three months.
(Saurabh Shyam Shamshery,J.)
September 23, 2026
AK
Digitally signed by :-
AWADESH KUMAR
High Court of Judicature at Allahabad
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