ISMAIL, C.J.:- This is an appeal against the order of Mohan J. dated 18-3-1980 dismissing the writ petition filed by the appellant herein, along with two other writ petitions. In the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition the appellant claimed that he is a graduate of the University of Madras, with Economics (Main) and Politics and Indian History (subsidiary subjects) and passed his degree course in 1941; in 1947 he worked as an editorial apprentice in the Hindu, and in 1948 he joined the Mail as a sub-editor, he retired from service as Chief Sub-editor in December 1976; he was closely connected with the trade union movement among working journalists from 1954; and at present he is the President of the National Union of Journalists (India); as an office bearer of trade union of working journalists, he had been appearing before Industrial Tribunals and other tribunals and courts for nearly 25 years; as a working journalist it had become possible for him to acquire

sufficient knowledge of all branches of labour legislation, and that was the reason why he wanted to do better service to the working class by acquainting himself with other branches of law and with that i