( 1 ) THIS is an upplication filed by the petitioner under Section 15 of the Civil Procedure Code for direction to the respondents to permit the petitioners to participate in the meetings of the Bipartite Wage Negotiation Committee and to allow it to sign the wage settlement and the reimbursement of Travelling Allowances. It is stated that the Committee is going to start its deliberations w. e. f. 4th November, 1999.

( 2 ) IN support of the aforesaid application Dr. Sumant Bhardwaj, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner argued that on 3rd December, 1998, the then Minister of State had passed order to the effect that representative of the petitioner-union be included in Bipartite Wage Negotiation Committee (hereinafter referred to as BWNC, for short) and if that is not possible then atleast they may lie allowed to participate in the deliberations of the BWNC as observers as was done in earlier meeting of BWNC. It is further stated that this decision was reiterated by the Minister of Slate on 20th May, 1999.

( 3 ) REPLY to this application is filed by the respondents in which it is stated that percentage of strength, as per check up results, of the peti