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4. Mr Thakur contends that the order of Reference
dated 21.1.2010 is bad as it does not show any application of
mind by appropriate Government and it also suffers from
vagueness. He contends that what is referred is not an industrial
dispute at all, and in any case, points raised in petitioner's
written notes of arguments before Conciliation Officer have not
been kept open. He contends that as clause 33 of the
Settlement prohibited the workmen and Union from raising any
dispute either individually or collectively demanding any benefit
tending to cast additional financial burden on the Company
during the currency of the Settlement, appropriate Government
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should not have permitted Reference to be made contrary to
clause 33. It is further pointed out that the demand itself is
contrary to law as settled by Honourable Apex Court in National
Engineering Industries Ltd v. State of Rajasthan at (2000) 1 SCC
371 & Air Freight Limited v. State of Karnataka reported at
(1999) 6 SCC 567. Article 141 of the Constitution of India,
therefore, required respondent no. 2 not to make any such
Reference. Lastly, it is contended that grounds raised in defence
to assail the demand on merit have not been referred and since
those grounds are not referred, petitioner is not in a position to
urge those grounds before the Industrial Tribunal in Reference
proceedings. It is, therefore, urged that there is failure to
exercise jurisdiction on the part of respondent no. 2.