PUNJAB STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD vs AVTAR SINGH

The Supreme Court held that an application under Section 33C(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 was not maintainable in the absence of an order of termination of services by the employer. The Court noted that the issue of whether the employer could refuse work to available workmen without termination could constitute an industrial dispute under Section 10 of the Act. The appeal was allowed, and the matter was directed to be considered in the context of a subsequent industrial dispute reference.