Apprehended Industrial Dispute justifies Reference; Prior Demand Not Mandatory: Supreme Court
The Reference under Section 10 of the Industrial Dispute Act, 1947 cannot be quashed merely because no prior demand was served on the employer.
conciliation proceedings
Limitation Act is not applicable to conciliation proceedings under Section 18(2) of the MSMED Act: Supreme Court
“Time-barred claims must not be excluded from conciliation under the MSMED Act. The statute of limitation only bars the remedy but does not extinguish the underlying right”.