https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=772416 Under Section 25-O of the Industrial Disputes Act, a closure application can be defeated only by a lawful written order of the appropriate Government passed after due consideration and reasons; an informal communication that does not decide the request on merits is insufficient and does not prevent deemed permission after sixty days. The Deputy Secretary was not the competent authority, as the statutory power lay with the appropriate Government and the Minister for Labour had to apply mind independently. Internal file notings could not cure the defect, so the application remained undisposed of in law and deemed closure followed. en-us Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 09 Jun 2025 07:29:43 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=772416 Under Section 25-O of the Industrial Disputes Act, a closure application can be defeated only by a lawful written order of the appropriate Government passed after due consideration and reasons; an informal communication that does not decide the request on merits is insufficient and does not prevent deemed permission after sixty days. The Deputy Secretary was not the competent authority, as the statutory power lay with the appropriate Government and the Minister for Labour had to apply mind independently. Internal file notings could not cure the defect, so the application remained undisposed of in law and deemed closure followed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=772416