PREMIER AUTOMOBILES LTD. vs KAMLEKAR SHANTARAM WADKE OF BOMBAY & ORS.

The Supreme Court held that under Section 18(1) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, a settlement between an employer and workmen is binding and cannot be questioned in civil courts. The Court clarified that disputes arising from such settlements fall within the jurisdiction of Labour Courts or Tribunals, not Civil Courts, thus overruling the trial court's decision which asserted jurisdiction based on common law rights. The appeal was allowed, and the injunction granted by the trial court was set aside.