2/ 21st June 2011 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.839 of 2010 1. SATYA PRAKASH VERMA S/O SRI SUERESH PRASAD VERMA A/117, KANKARBAGH HOUSING COLONY, PATNA 800 020……………………….Appellant Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. PRESIDING OFFICER, LABOUR COURT (CONTROLLING AUTHORITY BIHAR SHOP'S AND ESTABLISHMENT ACT 1953) EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE BUILDING, BAILY ROAD, PATNA-1 3. M/S HINDUSTAN LEVER LIMITED, HAVING REGISTERED OFFICE AT HINDUSTAN LEVER HOUSE 165/166, BACK BAY RECLAMATION, MUMBAI- 400 026 AND REGD. OFFICE INTERALIA AT BROOK HOUSE, 9 SHAKESPEARE SARNI, THROUGH MILIND PANT, REGIONAL MANAGER, HINDUSTAN LEVER LIMITED, KOLKATTA-71…………………….Respondents ----------- Heard the parties. This Letters Patent Appeal has been filed against the judgment and order dated 22.02.2010 passed in CWJC. No. 5587 of 2006 which has been dismissed on the ground that Bihar Labour Court had no jurisdiction to entertain such dispute of termination under Bihar Shops and Establishments Act. We are fully in agreement with the view taken by the learned single Judge. The forum open to the appellant was to have made 2 reference against the termination order before the appropriate Government to refer the dispute under the Industrial Dispute Act, 1947 which option has already been given by the learned single Judge. We believe that if such an application is made for the reference of dispute under the Industrial Dispute Act by the workmen-petitioner, the Government shall consider to make reference within shortest possible period. The appeal is disposed of. perwez (Prakash Chandra Verma, J.) (Aditya Kumar Trivedi, J.)