Ramanujam, J.

These two writ appeals are directed against the Judgment of Venkataswami, J. in W.P. No. 4024 of 1983. The first writ appeal has been filed by the Tamil Nadu Co-operative Milk Producers Federation Limited (hereinafter referred to as the Federation) and the second writ appeal has been filed by the State of Tamil Nadu. The circumstances under which the said writ petition came to be filed by the Tamil Nadu Dairy Development Corporation Employees Union (hereinafter referred to as the Union) may briefly be stated. The Dairy Development Department of the State of Tamil Nadu established two dairies one at Madhavaram and the other at Ayanavaram. Later a Corporation known as the Tamil Nadu Dairy Development Corporation was formed and the two dairies were transferred to the said Corporation. The Corporation also established and ran a third dairy at Ambattur. On 1st February, 1981 the Tamil Nadu Co-operative Milk Producers Federation was formed. The Union issued a notice of token strike in support of various demands and in fact observed a token strike on 19th November, 1980. According to the Tamil Nadu Dairy Development Corporation Employees Union and the said strike