B.R. Gavai, J.

Being aggrieved by the judgment and order passed on 18/19th of August, 2006 by the learned Single Judge of this Court in Writ Petition No. 85 of 1996, thereby dismissing the writ petition filed by the present appellants, upholding the order passed by the learned Member of the Industrial Court, dated 13th of December, 1995 in Complaint (ULPN) No. 1045 of 1991, the appellants have approached this Court.

2. The facts, in brief, giving rise to the present Letters Patent Appeal are as under :

Respondent No. 1 - Union herein filed a complaint alleging indulgence into unfair labour practice as contemplated under Item 9 of Schedule IV of the Maharashtra Recognition of Trade Unions and Prevention of Unfair Labour Practices Act, 1971 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act of 1971'). The said complaint was purported to be filed by complainant respondent No. 1/Union for the benefits of alleged employees of the appellants, who were alleged to be the members of the said complainant-Union. It was the contention of complainant that the establishment of the appellants was an engineering industry and therefore its employees were entitled to receive minimum wages as fixed for engi