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57.If the management has closed the factory it was duty bound to pay the legal compensation to the workmen. The workmen have filed on record a document marked as WW1/9 (not formally tendered or proved in evidence) which is photocopy of a notice dated 21.10.1999 purported to have been issued by the management intimating closure and directing the workman to take their dues. Even if this document is admitted to have been issued by the management the same cannot be termed as compliance with the provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act regarding closure/retrenchment etc. It was incumbent upon the management to intimate the workmen about the closure and simultaneously tender the legal compensation to them. The legal obligation of the management, as fixed by the law, cannot be delegated to the workmen.