Independent Newspapers Limited. v. Commercial and Industrial Workers’ Union – sllr 1997 volume 3 page 197

In the case between Independent Newspapers Limited and Commercial and Industrial Workers’ Union, the court addressed the issue of whether the workmen were precluded from seeking relief from the Labour Tribunal on the basis that they had previously resorted to another legal remedy under subsection 31B(5) of the Industrial Disputes Act, and how subsection 6B(2) of the Termination of Employment of Workmen (Special Provisions) Act interacted with this limitation. It was held that the workmen had not “first resorted” to another remedy within the meaning of subsection 31B(5) and that subsection 6B(2) removed the jurisdictional obstacle posed by the previous Act. The principle reaffirmed was that a legislative provision introduced subsequently may effectively remove or override limitations contai