JUDGMENT

B. P. JEEVAN REDDY, J. —CIVIL APPEALS NOS.4079-80 OF 1985:

These two appeals are preferred against the judgment of a Division Bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court allowing Writ Appeal No.1529 of 1984 filed by the respondent- Union and dismissing Writ Appeal No 1528 of 1984 preferred by the appellant Management. The matter arises under the Industrial Disputes Act.

2. The appellant ( Hindustan Steel Works Construction Limited is a company wholly owned and controlled by the Government of India. It is engaged in the construction of industrial and engineering plants both within the country and abroad. Among other works, it had undertaken the construction of a steel plant at Bokaro in the State of Bihar, construction of a super-alloy project and a nuclear fuel complex at Hyderabad. It has also undertaken some works at Visakhapatnam. For its Hyderabad projects, it engaged about 230 workmen. These works were completed by January, 1980 except for some very minor works.

3. Apprehending that the workers may be retrenched on the completion of the works at Hyderabad, the respondent Union had a meeting with the Management of the appellant Corporation on September 5, 1979. The minutes of