1. The MysoreCity Corporation aggrieved by the award dated 30th Jan. 2009 in Ref. No.122/2004 of the Industrial Tribunal, Mysore, directing regularization of the services of respondents 4 to 26 w.e.f. 2.11.2006 has presented this petition.

2. The 3rd respondent Employees Association espoused the cause of respondents 4 to 26 for regularisation of their service on the premise that though appointed by the petitioner Corporation were denied regularization, by initiating conciliation proceeding under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (for short ‘the I.D.Act’). The conciliation having ended in a failure report led to the Government Order dated 9.11.2004 referring the points of dispute for adjudication to the industrial Tribunal, Mysore. Suffice it to refer to point of dispute no.4 which reads thus”

3. Respondent no.3 filed the claim statement on 15.7.2005 interalia contending that the 23 workmen are rendering unblemished record fo service from the date of their joining service in the petitioner Corporation and having not been regularized, the petitioners actions are illegal and against all cannons of law and principles of natural justice and hence the relief of regularisation