Judgment

GAJENDRAGADKAR, J. : The principal question which arisen in this appeal is whether the respondent B. Somayajulu is a working journalist under S. 2 (b) of the Working Journalists Industrial Disputes Act, 1955 (No. 1 of 1955) (hereinafter called the Act ). That question arisen in this way. On the 19th February 1935, the respondent was appointed a Correspondent at Guntur by the appellant, the management of the Express Newspapers Ltd. He did that work continuously until the 20th of October, 1955 on which date his services were terminated. The Andhra Union of Working Journalists, Elluru, then took up the respondent s cause and alleged that his services had been terminated by the appellant without any justification and that as a working journalist, he was entitled to reinstatement and compensation for the period during which he was not allowed to work by the appellant in consequence of the order passed by the appellant terminating his services. This dispute was referred by the Government of Andhra Pradesh for adjudication to the Labour Court, Guntur. The question referred for adjudication was whether the termination of services of Mr. B. Somayajulu, Correspondent of Indian Expre