The Bata Shoe Co. (P) Ltd vs D. N. Ganguly & Others on 15 December, 1960
Learned counsel for the appellant then submitted that the
settlement was not arrived at with the assistance and concurrence of
the Conciliation Officer. It was submitted, relying upon the decision
of this Court in : The Bata Shoe Co. (P) Ltd. vs. D.N. Ganguly and
others : AIR 1961 SC 1158 that a settlement which is made binding
under Section 18(3) of the Act on the ground that it is arrived at in
the course of conciliation proceedings is a settlement arrived at with
the assistance and concurrence of the Conciliation Officer. Such a
settlement brought about while conciliation proceedings are
pending, are made binding on all parties under Section 18 of the Act.