JUDGMENT :

Alladi Kuppuswami, J.—The first petitioner is the Union of Non-Working Journalists in " Eenadu", the second respondent herein and the second petitioner is the Trade Union of Working Journalists in the State of Andhra Pradesh. In this writ petition the petitioners pray for the issue of a writ of certiorari to quash the order of the first respondent, the State of Andhra Pradesh in G. O. Ms. No. 716, Labour, Employment and Technical Education (Labour-1) Dept., D/1-7-1977. Under G.O. Ms. No. 715 of the same day the Government referred for adjudication to the Industrial Tribunal, Hyderabad, the dispute between the workmen and the management of "Enadu". "Whether the demand of the workmen for enhancement of wages including D,A. for non-working journalists is justified ?" On the same day the Government also issued the impugned G.O. Ms. No. 716 u/s 10(3) of the Industrial Disputes Act prohibiting the continuance of strike by the workers which was commenced from 24-6-1977 and the lock-out by the management of "Enadu" Hyderabad which was declared on 26-6-1977.

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