JUDGMENT - (1) By this petition, the petitioners challenge the decision of the State of Maharashtra, being the first respondent herein, contained in the letters dated 25th September 1965 (Ex. M to the petition) and 6th November 1965 (Ex O to the petition), whereby the first respondent refused to refer the dispute between the second respondent and the workmen employed in it at its head office at Bombay.

(2) The relevant facts that are not in dispute shortly, stated are:

The second respondents are a limited company incorporated under the Indian Companies Act, having its sugar factory at Harigaon and its head office at Bombay. The second respondents have more than 4000 workers employed at its factory at Harigaon and have about 21 employees working at its head office at Bombay. There are two Union of workers-One representing the workers employed at the second respondents factory at Harigaon and the other representing the staff employed at the 2nd respondents head office establishment at Bombay. The Union representing the workers employed at the factory at Harigaon is Sakhar Kamgar Sabha, Shrirampur (hereinafter referred to as the said Union). The workers employed at the second responde

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