( 1 ) THIS writ petition by the Workmen of the Davanagere Cotton Mills ltd. , represented by the Davanagere Cotton Mills Employees' Association, is directed against an award dt. !2th July, 1967 made by the Industrial tribunal in Mysore at Bangalore in Industrial Dispute 145 of 1966 referred to it by the State Government. The contesting respondent is the 2nd respondent, the Management of the Davanagere Cotton Mills Ltd. , represented by its Secretary.

( 2 ) THOUGH several points of dispute were considered by the Tribunal, the only two matters pressed before us for consideration by Mr. Byra reddy, Advocate General, on behalf of the petitioners are (1)the retrenchment of 77 workmen on 20th June, 1966 and (2) the dismissal for misconduct of six workmen after a disciplinary enquiry held by the Management. On both these matters, the Tribunal has rejected the case of the workmen.

( 3 ) REGARDING the retrenchment, the admitted facts are that consequent upon a change effected by the Management in the pattern of production and end products of the Mills, 77 workmen in the Keeling Department were found to be surplus and that the said 77 reelers were retrenched from service on