Industrial Disputes Act, 1947–Sec. 12(4)–Code of Civil Procedure, 1908–Order 9, Rule 13–Ex parte award–Declined to set aside–Appreciation of–Earlier, the petitioner had approached before this Court and he was directed to file an application before the Labour Court–Thereafter, the application was filed before the Labour Court and it came to be dismissed–Petitioner remained inactive for the period of approximately three years and three months after the disposal of writ petition–Further, during the pendency of proceedings, petitioner was given ample opportunities in order to plead it’s case–Repeated non-appearance breaks the back of litigants–There is not violation of principles of natural justice and no palpable error has crept in the order of the Court below–Interference declined.
