Nainar Sundaram. J.

This writ appeal is directed against the order of the learned single Judge in W.P. No. 14664 of 1989. The petitioner in the writ petition is the appellant herein. The respondents in the writ petition are the respondents herein. Convenience suggests that wherever it is necessary we adopt the nomenclature assigned to the parties in the writ petition, while discussing the relevant aspects in this judgment of ours. The petitioner filed the writ petition putting forth the following prayer :

"For the reasons stated in the accompanying affidavit, the petitioner herein prays that this Honourable Court may be pleased to call for the records relating to the Circular of the third-respondent bearing. No. Per. 59, dated 12th October 1989 including the said circular and quash the same by issue of writ of certiorarified mandamus or any other appropriate writ of like nature under Article 226 of the Constitution of India and consequentially direct the respondents not to make deduction of one day's wage from the salary and allowance payable to the workmen (Award Staff) for the month of November, 1989 or for any subsequent month/months for their resorting to strike on 16