JUDGMENT :- Petitioners before this Court have challenged the order passed by Member, Industrial Court dated 16th Oct. 1995 below Exhibit 28 in Reference (ICN) 4/1978, holding that the petitioners have no legal right or locus standi to appear and prosecute said Reference. Said reference has been made by appropriate Government i.e. State Government at the instance of respondent No. 4, a representative trade union under provisions of Bombay Industrial Relations Act, hereinafter referred to as B.I.R. Act. Respondent No.2 before this Court is the Employer (successor of earlier employer company) while respondent No.1 was its earlier holding company. Member, Industrial Court has been joined by name as respondent No. 3 because of some allegations made against him in the matter.

2. It is not in dispute that the present petitioners were working in Empress Mills Retail Sales Division since when it was managed by respondent No.1 and after its nationalization, came under present respondent No.2. It appears that there were differences in service conditions of employees working in Sales Division and working on production side. Hence certain demands for equal treatment to employees in Sales Divis

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