1. This is a petition under Art.226 of the Constitution filed by K.Krishnankutty Nair claiming to be the General Secretary of the Jumna Thread Mills Employees' Union, Koratty and calling in question, on behalf of the employees, the award dated 16-9-1956 passed by the first respondent, the Industrial Tribunal, Trivandrum in Industrial Dispute No. 106 of 1955. The Jumna Thread Mills (Private) Ltd., Koratty who are the employers and opposite party to the Industrial Dispute are impleaded as the 2nd respondent.

2. Early in May 1955 a series of industrial disputes arose between the 2nd respondent and their workmen represented by the Union. These disputes comprising 23 questions were referred under S.10 (1) C of the Industrial Disputes Act (Central Act XIV of 1947) to the 1st respondent, on 16-8-1955 as I D No 105 of 1955. Pending this reference the Union raised 41 further demands and as the management did not agree, these demands were placed for conciliation before the Labour Commissioner on 30-5-1955. While so on 8-8-1956 the company took disciplinary action against some of the workmen in the course of which, they placed the petitioner, General Secretary herein and another un