Dr. AR. Lakshmanan, J.

Heard Mr. S. Parameswaran for the appellant in W.A. No. 2505 of 1999 and the 1st respondent in W.A. No. 2572 of 1999, and Mr. U.K. Ramakrishnan for the appellant in W.A. No. 2572 of 1999 and respondents 1 and 2 in W.A. No. 2505 of 1999.

2. Both the appeals arise out of the judgment dated 12.10.1999 in O.P. No. 6659 of 1998. The appellant in W.A. No. 2505 of 1999 (Koshy Varghese) filed the original petition O.P.No. 6659 of 1998 for the following reliefs:

"(A) A writ of mandamus or such other writ, direction or order directing the respondents to refer the dispute between the petitioner and the respondents referred to supra to arbitration to be arbitrated upon by any one among the panel of arbitrators submitted by the petitioner or by any other Retd. High Court Judge to be appointed by this Hon'ble Court as Arbitrator; or in the alternative;

(B) A writ of mandamus or such other writ, direction or order directing the respondents to order convening of a High Power Committee immediately and in any case within one month and to direct it to consider the claims of the petitioner and give him a personal hearing and thereafter to resolve the dispute within a re