JUDGMENT - A.M. KHANWILKAR, J.:---This writ petition filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India takes exception to the order passed by respondent No. 1, dated May 12, 2000, rejecting the application preferred by the petitioner under Rule 25 of the Maharashtra Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Rules, 1971 (hereinafter referred to as the "Rules of 1971" for the sake of brevity). The petitioner prays for further direction against respondents 2 to 5 to pay to the workmen named at Serials Nos. 1 to 12 of Exhibit A w.e.f. from their respective dates of joining the respondent No. 2 establishment, the same wages and benefits as those paid and extended to the helpers/mazdoors who are directly and permanently employed by respondent No. 2 factory at Wagle Estate, Thane and also to pay to Mr. Kishore Pawar, Plant Operator, w.e.f. his date of joining the respondent No. 2 establishment the same wages/benefits extended to the skilled operators who are directly and permanently employed in the respondent No. 2 factory at Wagle Estate, Thane.

2. The petitioner is a registered trade union bearing Registration No. BY 7780. The persons employed in the establishment of respond

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