( 1 ) THE petitioner-Union has prayed for the following reliefs:

(I) Issue an appropriate writ, order, or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding the respondents to regularise the services of the casual workmen mentioned above with retrospective effect i. e. from the date they got their first appointment. (ii) Direct respondents to follow the directive of equal pay for equal work and to pay the casual workmen accordingly.

( 2 ) THE petitioner is praying for regularisation of the servicc of the casual labourers, who according to the petitioner-Union, have been working with the first respondent since 1985 as operators, loaders and peons. Accordingto the petitioner-Union the nature. of the work done by the workers is of permanent nature. The petitioner-Union has given a list of workmen who according to petitioner-Union are entitled to regularisation and to payment as permanent workmen on the basis of equal pay for equal work. It is stated in paragraph 7 (iv) of the writ petition as under:

"it is humble submission of the petitioner that as against a strength of 250 permanent employees, 200casual labourers have been engaged by the respondent No. 2 in different capacit