( 1 ) I-A. II for amendment is allowed.

( 2 ) PETITIONERS Karnataka India Tourism development Corporation Hotels Officers association, NM Hari Rao, Exec. Manager, and R. Armugham, Asst. Manager, are before this Court seeking a writ to strike down the words "for a period of one year from the closing date" occurring in sub-clause (iii) of clause 9. 4 of the agreement between the respondents 1, 4 and 7 on the one hand, and respondents 5 and 9 on the other with respect to Hotel Ashok, Bangalore and Hotel Hassan ashok, Hassan, which have been extracted by the respondent 1 in its letter dated November 16, 2001 vide Annexure P after declaring the same as being wholly against public good, unconscionable, arbitrary, mala fide, capricious, discriminatory and contrary to articles 14 of the Constitution.

( 3 ) WRIT Petition Nos. 43871 and 872 of 2001 are filed by Hotel Ashok Employees' union, a registered trade Union seeking for same/similar prayers.

( 4 ) THE petitioner states that the ITDC ltd. , was established by the Government of india, Ministry of Tourism as an autonomous public Sector Corporation. The Government of india had 90% of the equity share capital of the corpora