Bharath, the Managing Director of a company unilaterally announced the target in the Production Section that 9000 units of a particular type of Annunciator are to be manufactured in a month as against the normal producti

Section 22 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 provides that no person employed in a public utility service shall go on strike in breach of contract - (a) without giving to the employer notice of strike, as hereinafter provided, within six weeks before striking; or (b) within fourteen days of giving such notice; or (c) before the expiry of the date of strike specified in any such notice as aforesaid; or (d) during the pendency of any conciliation proceedings before a conciliation officer and seven days after the conclusion of such proceedings. Further, Section 24 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 states that a strike shall be illegal if it is commenced or declared in contravention of the above-mentioned Section 22 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. Therefore, the workers deciding to go on strike instantly without observing the procedure as prescribed under Section 22 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 will render the strike illegal.