N. Kumar J.

1. This appeal is preferred by the Management challenging the order passed by the learned Single Judge, who has set-aside the order passed by the Assistant Labour Commissioner refusing to recognize the protected workmen as sought for by the Union. Further he has directed the Management that all the persons in respect of whom a request was made to recognize as protected workmen should be recognized.

2. For the purpose of convenience, the parties are referred to as they are referred to in the writ petition.

3. The petitioner Fouress Engineering Karmika Sangha is a Trade Union and represents the workmen of the 2nd respondent i.e., Fouress Engineering (India) Limited since the year 1998. The petitioner approached the Management of the 2nd respondent by a letter dated 21.04.2000 seeking recognition of five workmen under Section 33(4) of the Industrial Disputes Act read with Rule 62 of the Industrial Disputes (Karnataka) Rules, 1957. According to the petitioner, there was no response from the 2nd respondent. Therefore, the petitioner approached the Assistant Labour Commissioner by letter dated 08.05.2000 seeking intervention in the matter and to accord recognitio