(1.) THE Judgment of the court was delivered by
(2.) THE Workmen of M/S Delhi Cloth and General Mills, Bara Hindu Rao, Delhi, have appealed to this court by special leave from the award of the Additional Industrial tribunal, Delhi dated 17/02/1966 holding that Shibban Lal was bound by the settlement dated 9/06/1965 <PG>304</PG> and, therefore, there was no industrial dispute' on the date of reference which could be referred for adjudication.
(3.) ON these preliminary objections the following four issues were fram- ed and were taken up for decision in the first instance :