IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.12162 of 2011 Rajiv Dutta S/o Ramesh Chandra Dutta, at Present Area Marketing Manager Retail, Bhart Petroleum Corporation Ltd., Patna Region. . . . . . . Petitioner. Versus Com Amiya Chowdhuri, General Secretary, Petroleum Worker’s Union, Affiliated to C.I.T.O., Reg. No. 4482, 3A Hare Street, Kolkatta-700001. . . . . Respondent. ----------- 2/ 02.08.2011 The petitioner apprehends that in the ensuing strike on 03.08.2011, there could be a mass rampage, violence, demonstration and destruction of properties of Bharat Petroleum Corporation, as such the respondents may be restrained from going on strike on 03.08.2011. The petitioner submits that call of strike on 03.08.2011 is illegal, as Section 22 (1) (d) of the Industrial Dispute Act, 1947 prohibits such strike. The petitioner submits that the Petroleum Workers Union has called a nation wide strike on 03.08.2011 and various High Courts have cautioned the strikers to observe restrain on the occasion. Copies of such orders have been annexed as Annexure-6 Series to this application. The petitioner, as such prays that the respondents be restrained from creating in untoward situation. I too in the facts and circumstances of the case, passed the following orders: The respondent Union would restrain from obstructing functioning of the petitioner’s establishment in course of their business. The members of the Union would be restrained obstructing ingress and egress of Corporation’s Official employees and its establishment. The respondent Union would not indulge any kind of rampage, untoward demonstrations. 2 Holding of any protest or demonstrations would not be held in the near vicinity of the establishment. As the cause of action of writ application relates to ensuing strike on 03.08.2011, this writ application is disposed of with the aforesaid observation. Uday/ (Samarendra Pratap Singh, J.)