https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168577 The Supreme Court explained that the State Government's power to refer an industrial dispute under Section 4-K of the U.P. Industrial Disputes Act is discretionary and must be exercised on the materials before it. The refusal to make a reference was not shown to rest solely on a secret report or on any breach of natural justice in conciliation, because the proceedings were exploratory, the parties were heard, and no comparable denial of fair hearing was established. The Court further stated that, if reconsideration was needed, the High Court could not direct the Government how to exercise its statutory discretion or require it to disregard relevant reports; the later reference made in obedience to those directions could not survive once the directions were set aside. en-us Wed, 30 Jul 1975 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 13 Mar 2015 14:17:54 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168577 The Supreme Court explained that the State Government's power to refer an industrial dispute under Section 4-K of the U.P. Industrial Disputes Act is discretionary and must be exercised on the materials before it. The refusal to make a reference was not shown to rest solely on a secret report or on any breach of natural justice in conciliation, because the proceedings were exploratory, the parties were heard, and no comparable denial of fair hearing was established. The Court further stated that, if reconsideration was needed, the High Court could not direct the Government how to exercise its statutory discretion or require it to disregard relevant reports; the later reference made in obedience to those directions could not survive once the directions were set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 30 Jul 1975 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168577