Hemant Kumar And Ors vs Govt Of India Ministry Of Labour And ... on 5 March, 2024
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these relevant and vital aspects have to be examined by the
Industrial Tribunal while adjudicating upon the reference made
to it. In other words, the reasons given by the Government
would tantamount to adjudication which is impermissible. That
is the function of the Tribunal and the Government cannot
arrogate to itself that function. Therefore if the grounds on
which or the reasons for which the Government declined to
make a reference under Section 10 are irrelevant, extraneous
or not germane to the determination, it is well-settled that the
party aggrieved thereby would be entitled to move the Court for
a writ of mandamus. (See Bombay Union of Journalists v. State
of Bombay [AIR 1964 SC 1617 : (1964) 6 SCR 22 : (1964) 1
LLJ 351 : 26 FJR 32] .) It is equally well-settled that where the
Government purports to give reasons which tantamount to
adjudication and refuses to make a reference, the appropriate
Government could be said to have acted on extraneous,
irrelevant grounds or grounds not germane to the
determination and a writ of mandamus would lie calling upon
the Government to reconsider its decision. In this case a clear
case for grant of writ of mandamus is made out."