Prabhakar Baburao Bokde vs Bank Of Baroda

The Supreme Court held that the High Court's one-word rejection of the Appellant's application under Section 17B of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 was improper. The Court emphasized that the application should be decided on its merits, as the Appellant had been out of work since 1985 and was in dire financial straits. Consequently, the Court set aside the High Court's rejection and restored the application for a timely re-decision.