In Brief
A worker approached the High Court challenging denial of work by a cooperative bank, seeking relief under the Industrial Disputes Act. The single judge's decision directing him to pursue an alternative remedy was not communicated to him, causing a delay of over eleven years. The Division Bench had dismissed the appeal citing excessive delay. The Supreme Court, sympathetic to the circumstances and non-communication of the earlier judgment, disposed of the appeal while granting the appellant liberty to pursue the alternative remedy within two months, directing that any forum considering such remedy shall not dismiss it on the ground of delay.
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