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A.K. MATHUR, J. —

1.This Appeal is directed against the order passed by the High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi in Letters Patent Appeal No. 382/1997 whereby the Division Bench by order dated 23rd December, 2003 set aside the order passed by the learned Single Judge as well as the Award of the Industrial Tribunal holding that the workers of the canteen of Metallurigical and Engineering Consultant (India) Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the Mecon) run by Mecon Welfare Committee be treated at par with the employees working in the VIP Guest House and Tea Club of Mecon and granting them all the benefits given to those employees and to treat them as employees of Mecon. The writ petition was filed by the Canteen Mazdoor Sabha in the Apex Court and this Court by order dated 23rd February, 1987 directed to list the matter after the judgment was pronounced in writ petition Nos. 12143-12214 of 1984. On 19.10.1992, the writ petition came up for final disposal and it was stated in the order that the parties agreed that a joint reference under Section 10(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) be made to the Industrial Tribunal for adjudication of the