JUDGMENT

SAWANT, J. :—The appellants - 42 workmen -working in the canteens at four different offices of the respondent-Corporation in Calcutta, are involved in the present proceedings. In 1985, they had approached this Court for certain reliefs by a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution. By its order of 19th July , 1986, this Court had directed them to aproach the High Court. Hence they had withdrawn the writ petition with liberty to move the High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution, which they did and the present appeal arises out of the said proceedings. Since on behalf of the respondents an objection is raised that the appellants have been claiming in these proceedings relief which they had never prayed for in the writ petition before the High Court, we may at the outset summarise the contents of the writ petition filed by them in the High Court.

2. In Para 2 of the writ petition, the appellants have averred that they are canteen employees of the Corporation and working in the canteens managed by the Corporation. In para 3, they have stated that they are employed in the canteens of the Corporation and some of them for decades, since the inception of the Corpo