( 1 ) THIS writ petition is heard as a contested application upon notice to M/s Titaghar Paper Mills Company Ltd. has appeared and has filed affidavit-in-opposition. The writ petition is directed against the adjudication made by the learned Judge, 5th Industrial Tribunal, West Bengal, under section 33a of the Industrial Disputes Act in Case No. 7 of 1980. The petitioner Sri Dilip Kumar Chatterjee was an employee as a Chemist Supervisor in the department of Laboratory at Mill No. 2 at Kankinara of the respondent No. 2 company viz. M/s. Titaghur paper Mills company Ltd. It is contended by the petitioner that the petitioner was an active member of the Titaghur Paper Mills Staff (Technical and Administrative) Association and the said Association used to take up cases of various demands of the members of the Association. The petitioner further contends that at the instance of the said Association there had been a management of the company and as such charter of demands was not acceded to by the company, a dispute arose and ultimately a reference under section 10 of the Industrial Disputes Act was made by the Government of West Bengal in Reference No. 5427-IR/ir/iii-368/75