JUDGMENT - C.S. DHARMADHIKARI, J.:---Writ Petition No. 1776 of 1986 is filed by the Association of Engineering Workers, a trade Union against the order passed by the Industrial Court, Bombay dated 10th of February, 1986 accepting the request of respondent-automobile products of India Employees Union for registration as a recognised union under section 14 of the Maharashtra Recognition of Trade Unions and Prevention of Unfair Labour Practices Act, 1971 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act'). The petitioner-trade union filed an application on 12th January, 1977 under section 11 of the Act for being recognised as a recognised union in the Undertaking of the respondent No. 1 Automobile Products of India. By an order dated 30th of March, 1977 the Industrial Court, Thane granted the said application and ordered that it may be recognised as a recognised union in the said Undertaking. Accordingly a certificate of recognition was also issued in favour of the petitioner union. It is the case of petitioner union that thereafter since 1981 some of the employees resigned from the petitioner union and formed respondent No. 2 union. The respondent No. 2 union then filed an application for cancel

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