D. Murugesan, J.

The management of Tiruttani Co-operative Sugar Mills Limited, Thiruvalangadu, Chengai-Anna District, is the writ petitioner. The second respondent is the Tiruttani Co-operative Sugar Mills Employees Union, Thiruvalangadu, Chengai-Anna District, represented by its Secretary.

The writ petitioner is referred to as the management and the second respondent is referred to as the Union, in this order.

The Union submitted a charter of demands on 21.8.1989 to the Assistant Commissioner of Labour (Conciliation) listing out 18 demands. One of the demands was that Promotion Policy should be formulated and the petitioner/management should stop giving promotions in its discretion. The said demand was made on the ground that about 395 workers were appointed as daily rated by the management during the year 1985 and they were appointed without reference to the employment exchange. There were 300 posts vacant, for which the members of the Union could be promoted as per the seniority following the qualifications contained in second wage board. The management for the purpose of promotion insisted additional qualifications. Such additional qualifications for the purpose of pro