https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=285501 A settlement under Section 18(1) of the Industrial Disputes Act binds only the parties to it, but management may extend its benefit to non-signatory employees and seek a written receipt as proof of acceptance; that condition was not unlawful because it did not impose a detriment. A reference under Section 10(1) requires an actual or apprehended industrial dispute under Section 2(k), meaning a real controversy involving a claim and denial. Where no such dispute exists on the record, a writ court may examine the reference and quash it as without jurisdiction; the reference was therefore held unwarranted. en-us Tue, 08 Nov 2005 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 16 Jan 2020 10:07:46 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=285501 A settlement under Section 18(1) of the Industrial Disputes Act binds only the parties to it, but management may extend its benefit to non-signatory employees and seek a written receipt as proof of acceptance; that condition was not unlawful because it did not impose a detriment. A reference under Section 10(1) requires an actual or apprehended industrial dispute under Section 2(k), meaning a real controversy involving a claim and denial. Where no such dispute exists on the record, a writ court may examine the reference and quash it as without jurisdiction; the reference was therefore held unwarranted. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 08 Nov 2005 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=285501