( 1 ) THIS petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenges the decision of the Lt. Governor, Delhi dated October 29, 1988. refusing the petitioners permission under Section 25-0 of the Industrial Disputes Act 1947 to close its industrial undertaking Delhi Cloth Mills at Bara Hindu Rao, Delhi.

( 2 ) THE petitioners had earlier filed a petition, being C. W. P. 1281/85 ("d. C. M. Ltd. v. Union of India and Others") under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a writ of certiorari to quash the decisions of the Lt. Governor, Delhi communicated in the letter dated April 16, 1985 rejecting the petitioners application dated March 27, 1985 and refusing-the petitioners premission under Section 2-0 of the Industrial Disputes Act, r-47 (for short called the ID Act) to close its industirial undertaking Deibi Cloth Mills at Bara Hindu Rao, Delhi (for short called the Mill) with effect from July, 1985. The furthei relief claimed was to declare that the provision of Section 25 0 ID Act as inserted by Act 46 of 1982 are ultra vires Article 14 and 19 (l) (g) of the Constitution of India.

( 3 ) THE stand of the petitioners of that petition was that the Mill i