( 1 ) THE appeal and the stay application are directed against the order, dated 2 March, 1988, passed by his Lordship Justice Sri Suhas Chandra Sen dismissing the writ application of the appellants. Briefly the case of the appellants writ petitioners is as under:

( 2 ) THE appellant 1 is a trade union of workers of the company, Philips India, Ltd. , (now known as Pieco Electronics and Electricals, Ltd.), at Calcutta, and the said appellant 2 is the president of the factory unit of the said union. The Philips Workers' Union was registered under the Trade Unions Act, 1926, some 33 years back after framing a constitution and rules as required under the said Act, the registered number being 3086. The mode and manner of the election of the members of the central executive committee have been provided under Rule 8 of the constitution as required by Section 6 (h) of the Trade Unions Act. There are two branches of the union, namely, factory unit and commercial unit, and for transacting the business there are two executive committees, one each for the factory unit and the commercial unit. It is stated in the petition that the union has a long heritage of political neutrality but