M/S ORCHID EMPLOYEES'UNION vs M/S ORCHID CHEMICALS & PHARMACEUT.LTD.

The Supreme Court upheld the Madras High Court's order allowing Civil Revision Petitions against the dismissal of interim applications under Section 22 of the Trade Unions Act, 1926. The Court emphasized the need for maintaining status quo pending resolution of disputes regarding the formation of the appellant Union, while ensuring that the rights to strike and peaceful assembly under the Industrial Disputes Act and Trade Unions Act are preserved. The Court affirmed that the appellants could not obstruct ingress and egress to the respondent's factory premises until the matter is resolved.