1. Both these petitions assail the judgment and order passed by the learned Industrial Court, Jalgaon in Complaint ULP No. 482/1999, thereby allowing the complaint of the respondent union. W.P. No. 854/2003 is filed by the Janaprabha Offset works, which is the respondent No.1 in the original complaint, whereas, W.P. No. 925/2003 is filed by Dainik Janashakti Trust, Jalgaon, which was respondent No.2 in the original complaint.

2. The facts in brief, giving rise to the present petition are as under :-

That, the respondent union/complainants filed a complaint alleging therein that the complainants were members of a registered union. It was alleged that the respondent No.2 in the original complaint were publishing Daily Janashakti and it was printed by Janashakti Offset works i.e. original respondent No.1. It was alleged that the respondent No.2 (namely Shri N.B. Patil), Manager of the Dainik Janashakti Trust, was looking after all the affairs of the newspaper. It was alleged that the said respondent was getting his work done from the workers, who were members of the Union and paying them salary. It is further alleged that the respondent No.1 was one of the Departments o