M/S Hari Fertilizers vs State Of U.P. & Ors

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision that the settlement agreement dated 19.10.1989 under the U.P. Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 did not apply to the respondents whose services were terminated in 1985, prior to the agreement. The Court emphasized that the union could not settle disputes regarding individual terminations without the consent of the affected workmen, as per the interpretation of Clauses (7), (10), and (14) of the agreement. Consequently, the appeal was dismissed, affirming the Labour Court's ruling that the settlement was not applicable to the respondents' cases.