R.C.TIWARI vs M.P. STATE CO-OP. MRKG. FEDR. LTD .

The Supreme Court addressed the maintainability of a reference under Section 10(1) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, in light of Section 55 of the M.P. Co-operative Societies Act, 1960. The Court held that the Labour Court lacked jurisdiction to entertain the reference due to the binding nature of the Registrar's decision on employment disputes as stipulated in Section 55. Consequently, the High Court's ruling that the reference was invalid was upheld, affirming the finality of the Registrar's decision regarding the petitioner's dismissal.