In Brief
A municipal corporation challenged an interim order from the Industrial Court (upheld by the High Court) that directed it to pay membership dues collected from employees' wages to a trade union during the pendency of an unfair labour practice complaint. The Supreme Court set aside the interim order, holding that interim directions should not grant mandatory substantive relief. Instead of examining the merits, the Court directed the Industrial Court to expeditiously decide the complaint within three months while preserving the status quo, ensuring the substantive issues would be determined without prejudgment from interim mandates.
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