T. Ramprasada Rao, C.J.

In C.M.P. No. 8395 of 1976 filed in the course of the hearing of the above writ appeal, an expeditious lisposal of the appeal was asked for. The division Bench before whom it came consisting of Kailasam, C.J, and Balasubrahmanyan, J., referred the subject-matter to a Full Bench. It is in these circumstances this writ appeal is coming before us.

2. The facts which are relevant for purposes of our adjudication may be set out. A labour dispute is said to have arisen against M/s. New Horizon Sugar Mills Private Ltd., Ariyur, Pondicherry, in connection with the non-employment of Thiru G. Muthukrishnan, who was employed in the mills as a stores attender. A conciliation as usual was attempted. But no amicable settlement could be arrived at before the conciliation officer as between the worker represented by the New Horizon Sugar Mills National Workers Union, Ariyur and the Management of the Mills. On such failure, the Government, Law and Order department, Pondicherry, was asked to refer the subject-matter for adjudication to the Labour Court, Pondicherry. By its order dated 14th January, 1976 the Government regretted its inability to refer the issue, for