In Brief
The appellants sought a reference of their matter to the Labour Court but were rejected by the High Court on grounds of delay. The Supreme Court found that in similar cases, this Court had already directed such references to be made. Allowing the appeals, the Court directed that the appellants' cases must also be considered for reference to the Labour Court, setting aside the delay objection as no longer tenable once similar cases had been referred. The State was directed to complete the reference within two months.
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