https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=195488 Under section 25-O of the Industrial Disputes Act, a Government order granting or refusing closure permission does not lose legal force merely because a reference is made under section 25-O(5); it continues to operate unless stayed, varied, replaced, or otherwise ceases under the statute. The phrase "refer the matter" is broad enough to include the closure application, the proceedings before the Government, and the order passed under section 25-O(2), rather than the application alone. On reference, the Industrial Tribunal must decide the closure issue independently on the statutory criteria and does not function as an appellate authority over the Government's order. en-us Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 01 Nov 2017 17:11:49 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=195488 Under section 25-O of the Industrial Disputes Act, a Government order granting or refusing closure permission does not lose legal force merely because a reference is made under section 25-O(5); it continues to operate unless stayed, varied, replaced, or otherwise ceases under the statute. The phrase "refer the matter" is broad enough to include the closure application, the proceedings before the Government, and the order passed under section 25-O(2), rather than the application alone. On reference, the Industrial Tribunal must decide the closure issue independently on the statutory criteria and does not function as an appellate authority over the Government's order. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=195488