1. By this writ petition, the petitioner seeks direction to the Union of India/respondent No.1 to renotify the notifications dated 05.12.2000 and 15.12.2000.

2. The facts giving rise to the petition are that for the purpose of enabling the Central Government to fix or revise the wages in respect of journalists and non-journalists newspaper employees and news agency employees, two Wage Boards were constituted under Sections 9 and 13C of the Working Journalists and other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955 (in short WJ Act) on 02.09.1994 by the notifications of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour. The recommendations were submitted to the Central Government on 25.07.2000. By notification dated 05.12.2000, the Ministry of Labour, Government of India in exercise of its power under Section 12 of the WJ Act issued the orders for implementation of the recommendations of the Wage Board which is called as Manisana Wage Board Award to be effective from 01.04.1998.

3. Another notification dated 15.12.2000 was issued by the Government of India, Ministry of Labour, under Section 12 of the WJ Act making certain modification in the