( 1 ) IN this petition moved under Article 226 the Petitioners who are the Ganges Manufacturing Company Limited ('company', for short) and its Managing Director pray for quashing the impugned order No. 28 dated January 10, 1995 passed by the Judge, 4th Industrial Tribunal, West Bengal in case No. VIII-29/92 by which the learned Judge directed the Company to lead evidence first in the case arising out of a refer- ence made by the State Government under Section 10 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The Company allegedly dismissed five of its workmen after holding a domestic enquiry and also, terminated the services of 66 workmen by way of striking off their names from the register of the Company. The dispute was then referred to the said Industrial Tribunal under Section 10 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The parties filed their written statements before the Industrial Tribunal. In the written statement the Company prayed for hearing of the question of validity of the domestic enquiry in respect of five dismissed workmen as a preliminary issue and also prayed for opportunity to lead fresh evidence to establish the charges against the five wor