Per S. Sankarasubban, J.

Both these Original Petitions are filed against the same order passed by the Chairman, Kerala Headload Workers Welfare Fund Local Committee, Kozhikode dated 26.11.1999. The above order is produced as Ext. P2 in O.P. No. 5266 of 2000 and produced as Ext. P3 in O.P. No. 1653 of 2000. In O.P. No. 1653 of 2000, petitioners are transporting and handling contractors and forwarding agents. Petitioners in O.P. No. 5266 of 2000 are two employees union and two members of the unions. Short facts in these cases are as follows :

There are three railway yard houses/goods sheds in Calicut. They are one at Kallai, one at Kozhikode and one at West Hill. The work load in both Kallai and Calicut stations is high. But the Railways have decided to expand the goods shed at West Hill with the result most of the handling of goods will be at West Hill. The railway goods shed is an establishment coming under the Kerala Headload Workers Act. The Committee under the headload workers of Calicut railway goods shed passed a resolution that as soon as there will be more work at West Hill goods shed and comparatively less work at Calicut and Kallai railway goods sheds, 100 headlo