JUDGMENT :

Pendse, J.—The petitioner is the Vice President of General Employees' Union which is a Trade Union registered Under the Trade Unions Act. M/s. Narang Motels (Private) Limited has employed about 350 workmen and majority of them are members of the General Employees' Union. The respondent No. 1 is a Personnel Manager, while respondent No. 2 is a Director of Narang Motels (Private) Limited. The management had issued charge-sheets to 41 workmen who claim to be the members of the Union. The General Employees' Union thereupon filed Complaint (ULP) No. 501 of 1982 against M/s. Narang Motels (Private) Limited and respondent No. 1 who had signed the charge-sheets alleging commission of unfair labour practices under Item 1 (a) and 4(a) and (b) of Schedule II of the Maharashtra Recognition of Trade Unions and Prevention of Unfair Labour Practices Act, 1971 (hereinafter referred to as the "Act"). The Union also filed an application for interim relief and the Industrial Court passed an ex parte order restraining the management from taking any action on the basis of the alleged ex parte inquiries against the workmen and from discharging or dismissing and of the 41 workmen against whom c