( 1 ) THIS appeal is directed against an order passed by the learned single judge of this court in writ petition No. 3513 of 1986, dated 30th june, 1986 confirming the order passed by the labour court (central), Bangalore, in cca No. 2 of 1984, dated 29-1-1986 whereby the application was allowed directing that the 1st appellant to pay arrears of wages to the applicants as claimed in the application with a further direction that the 1st appellant is at liberty to recover the same from the 1st respondent herein.

( 2 ) A few facts are:applicants 50 in number filed an application before the labour court under Section 33 (c) (2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (hereinafter referred to as the act) seeking for computation of the amounts due to them on the ground that they were working as porters under the 1st respondent herein at Bangalore AIR port. The 2nd appellant was overall in-chargc of the Bangalore AIR port. The services at the bangalors AIR port, viz. , The porterage services, were entrusted to the 1st respondent by the appellants the 1st respondent was the licensee. From 1979 the 2nd appellant was holding the porterage services contract at Bangalore AIR por