H.Mahapatra, J.

1. This application under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution arises out of orders passed by the Industrial Tribunal Bihar at Patna on the 2nd and 31st of January 1964. By the first order the Tribunal permitted one Mr. Ranen Roy to represent the Behar Journals Ltd. Employees Union and refused permission to one Mr. A. K. Tewari to represent the employer in an industrial dispute between the Management of the Behar Journals Ltd., Patna, and the workmen represented by the Behar Journals Ltd, Employees Union in Reference No. 15 of 1963.

2. The State Government made a reference of the dispute under Industrial Disputes Act on 14th of May 1963. It was received by the Tribunal on the 22nd of May on which date it ordered notices to be given to the parties to file written statements by the 8th June 1963. The Union filed it and after that, the Management filed their written statement on the 17th of August 1963. The hearing date was fixed for the 3rd of September 1963. It was adjourned at one stage and it was fixed for hearing on the 10th of December 1963. A few days before that date, that is, on the 4th of December 1963, the Employees Union made an application aski