Choudhary, J.

1. This application by the petitioner, National Coal Co. Ltd., P. S. Katrasgarh District Manbhum, is for issue of an appropriate writ under Article 226 of the Constitution of India with regard to an award given by the Industrial Tribunal under Sec.33A, Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (hereinafter to be referred to as the Act).

2. An industrial dispute with regard to the payment of full pay and allowance to the workmen for the holidays on the 15th of August, 1950, the 26th January, & the 15th of August, 1951 and the 26th of January, 1952, and for the holidays on the Independence Day and the "Republic day" in future existed or was apprehended between the employers of 1078 collieries and their workmen. The Central Government, therefore, by Notification No. S. R. O. 810 and Order No. L. R. 2(365) dated 5-5-1952, referred it, in exercise of the powers conferred by Sec.10 of the Act, for adjudication to the Central Government Industrial Tribunal at Dhan-bad of which Sri L. P. Dave, opposite party 1, was the sole member and chairman, and it was registered as Reference No. 6 of 1952. The list of these 1078 collieries was given in Schedule 1 of the Notification. On 26-9-