Court NO. 2 Civil Writ Petition No. 832 (S/S) of 2003. Ester India Employees Union (EIEU) District-Udham Singh Nagar through Its Secretary. …………Petitioner Versus Presiding Officer, Industrial Tribunal, Uttaranchal, Haldwani and another. …………Respondents. …………………… Hon’ble P.C. Verma, J. Heard Sri S.N. Babulkar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri R.K. Raizada learned counsel for the employer- respondent. An objection has been filed by the employer relating to legality of the reference relating to suspension as well as seeking permission for dismissal of the petitioner-members who have been found guilty of the charges proved against them in the departmental inquiry. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the application by which the objection relating to legality or illegality of reference relating to suspension has been made may be decided first. Thereafter the application moved by the employer seeking permission may be considered. Without expressing any opinion as to whether the reference relating to suspension is illegal, I direct the Labour Court to decide the objection filed by the employer relating to the legality or illegality of reference relating to suspension order first within a period of ten days from the date of production of certified copy of this order and thereafter shall proceed to decide the application seeking permission for dismissal of the petitioner-members within a week after the date of the order passed on the aforesaid objection. Learned counsel for the parties agreed that the petition may be disposed of with the aforesaid direction. The petition is disposed of accordingly. P.C. Verma, J. 21.8.2003 P.Singh