S.R. BRAHMBHATT, J.

1. Heard learned advocates for the parties.

2. Special Civil Application No. 2074 of 2000 and Special Civil Application No. 1401 of 200 have been interalia containing the challenge to the orders dated 25.8.1999 and 21.10.1999 respectively passed by the authorities under Section 7A as well as Section 7D of The Employees' Provident Funds and Misc. Provisions Act, 1952 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act' for short), holding and confirming that the establishment i.e. petitioner in Special Civil Application No. 2074 of 2000 is liable to make contribution equivalent to the cash value of food concession being available to the employees in the canteen run by M/s. Deepak Nitrite Limited Credit Cooperative and Multi purpose Co-operative Society (society).

The petitioner of Special Civil Application No. 1401 of 2000 are the employees and office bearers of union and by this petition, they have challenged, as stated hereinabove, the aforesaid two orders and in addition thereto, prayed that the employer be restrained from withdrawing its subsidized food facilities on account of aforesaid two impugned orders passed by the authorities under the provisions of the Act, w