ORDER :- In this writ petition, Mr. M. M. Abdulkhader, learned counsel for the petitioner, challenges the arbitration award passed by Sri V. U. Joseph, Industrial Tribunal, Kozhikode, to whom the dispute was referred by agreement of parties under section 10A of the Industrial Disputes Act. There is no controversy that the procedure and the various formalities indicated under section 10A of the Act were amply complied with and ultimately the State Government has published the award under section 17 of the Act.

2. The petitioner, Union, challenges the arbitration award on the ground that the decision rendered by the arbitrator on the two main questions that were referred to him for adjudication is erroneous and illegal.

3. The question that was referred to the arbitration of Mr. V. U. Joseph related to the claim of the piece-rated workers for additional bonus for the year ending 31-12-1959 to be paid on the total wages that they were getting at the material time. The claim also related to bonus for the same period regarding the temporary workers. The actual question that was referred for the opinion of the arbitrator and as extracted in the arbitration award is as follows :

"The managem

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