Nainar Sundaram, J

There are two suits. The defendants are same in both the suits. The Management of an industrial concern is the plaintiff in each suit. Admittedly, there is a trade dispute prevailing as between the management and its workmen in each of the suits pursuant to certain character of demands made by the workmen through their unions, the defendants in the suits. The defendants resorted to "stay-in-strike". As a result, there is cessation of work in the concerns of the plaintiffs in the two suits. Apprehensive of the position, the plaintiffs have filed the suits, praying for a permanent injunction. In C.S. No. 340 of 1979, the main reliefs asked for run as follows :

"The plaintiff accordingly prays for judgment and decree restraining the defendant, its members, office bearers, servants, agents and other representatives by an injunction from;

(a) in any manner preventing any of the customers and plaintiff from removing the goods and other properties belonging to the said customers from the premises of the plaintiffs at No. 73/76, Mount Road, Madras-2.

(b) from in any manner preventing the customers of the plaintiff from entering into or leaving the premises of the