1. Ext.PI award is challenged in these two Original Petitions. An industrial dispute arose between Fertilisers and Chemicals Ltd., Udyogamandal (hereinafter referred to as the Company) and its workmen represented by eight unions. The Government of Kerala referred the dispute by Ext.Rl dated 17.6.1972, under S.10 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (hereinafter called the 'Act'), to the Industrial Tribunal, Calicut. The issues referred are:

1) Production bonus. (2) Annual bonus for 1970 71. (3) Staffing of IV stage plants and service departments. (4) Reorganisation of chemical control and instrumentation departments. (5) promotion policy. (6) Review of of agreement relating to Personnel Assistants and Stenographers. (7) Deployment of surplus personal. (8) Common pool of helpers; (9) Disciplinary action against workmen suspended in connection with strike. The Award of the Tribunal dated 31.7.1975 was received by the Government on 29.8.1975. It was published in the gazette dated 30.9.1975 in accordance with S.17 of the Act and it became enforceable in terms of S.17-A on the expiry of 30 days from the date of its publication.

2. The petitioners in O.P.No.5805 of 1975 are wor