RAMNAGAR CANE AND SUGAR CO. LTD. vs JATIN CHAKRAVORTY AND OTHERS.

The Supreme Court ruled that under Section 18(3)(d) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, a settlement reached during conciliation proceedings binds all employees, regardless of union affiliation. The Court held that a strike initiated by one union while another is in conciliation constitutes a contravention of Section 22(1)(d) and is illegal under Section 24(1)(1) of the Act. Consequently, the acquittal of workmen for participating in an illegal strike was set aside, affirming the legality of the settlement reached in conciliation.