https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=282513 An industrial dispute under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 may arise without any formal written demand, because the statute requires only a real dispute or difference connected with employment or non-employment. A written demand is not a condition precedent unless the statute expressly makes it so, and the existence of the dispute and the need for reference under Section 10(1) are for the appropriate Government to assess administratively. On the facts, the workman's repeated pursuit of reinstatement through disciplinary, appellate and conciliation stages showed an existing dispute. The reference was therefore valid, the Tribunal erred in rejecting it for want of a formal demand, and the matter was remitted for decision according to law. en-us Thu, 02 Feb 1978 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 10 Aug 2019 13:07:45 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=282513 An industrial dispute under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 may arise without any formal written demand, because the statute requires only a real dispute or difference connected with employment or non-employment. A written demand is not a condition precedent unless the statute expressly makes it so, and the existence of the dispute and the need for reference under Section 10(1) are for the appropriate Government to assess administratively. On the facts, the workman's repeated pursuit of reinstatement through disciplinary, appellate and conciliation stages showed an existing dispute. The reference was therefore valid, the Tribunal erred in rejecting it for want of a formal demand, and the matter was remitted for decision according to law. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 02 Feb 1978 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=282513