KAN SINGH, J.—This is a writ petition under Art. 226 of the Constitution by the Rajasthan State Electricity Boards hereinafter to be referred as the "Board" and is directed against two orders of the Labour Court; the first one dated 9.7.62 (Ex-O), and the second one dated 1.8.62 (Ex-Q), by which, on applications made by respondents Narsanghlal and Dwarka Prasad workmen in an undertaking of the Board, under sec. 33(c) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, hereinafter to be referred as the "Act", the Labour Court ordered the Board to pay retrenchment compensation to these respondents.

2. The petitioner Board is a public undertaking for the purpose of generation and supply of electricity in the State of Rajasthan and has its power houses at various places. It maintains a power house at Bikaner also. Prior to the formation of Rajasthan the power house at Bikaner was run by the ex-Bikaner State as a State department and on formation of Rajasthan the State of Rajasthan continued to maintain the power house as a departmental undertaking. Sometime in 1957 the Board was constituted as a body corporate and the power houses were taken over by the Board. The employees of the State in these depa

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