Ramaswami, J.

1. In this case the petitioner, namely, the Bata Shoe Company Ltd., has moved the High Court for grant of a writ in the nature of certiorari to quash the proceedings taken by the Industrial Tribunal, respondent 1, on 21-5-1955 under Sec.33A, Industrial Disputes Act (Act 14 of 1947) and also the interim order passed by the Industrial Tribunal on 31-5-1955, that "the status quo should be maintained" till the disposal of the. miscellaneous case.

2. On 29-4-1955, the State Government referred an industrial dispute between the management of the Bata Shoe Company Ltd. at Dighaghat and its workmen represented by the Bata Mazdoor Union to respondent 1, the Industrial Tribunal at Patna, for adjudication under Sec.10, Industrial Disputes Act (Act 14 of 1947). The notification of the State Government is notification No. 3D(1)/ 16015/55L dated 29-4-1955.

Respondent 2 was employed by the Company, as supervisor of the Personnel Department of Dighaghat branch. It is the petitioners case that Sri Jamuna Prasad was the head of the Personnel Department doing independent supervision and control of his department. On 27-4-1955, the petitioner transferred Sri Jamuna Prasad from th