S. Padmanabhan, J.

1. These writ petitions raise common questions for determination. In W.P. Nos. 757 & 758 of 1980, there are some special features which will be dealt with separately. It will be convenient to deal with the facts in W.P. 4386 of 1977. The petitioner is an officer working as sub-accountant in the China Bazaar Branch of the Central Bank of India Limited. The majority of the officers of the Bank as well the other staff who are styled as the Award staff are all members of the All India Central Bank Employees' Federation. The said Federation is affiliated to All India Bank Employees Association. Pursuant to the call given by the All India Central Bank Employees' Federation, the officers and award staff staged a demonstration for a duration of 30 minutes during working hours on the morning of 11-10-1977. There was a similar demonstration for 30 minutes on 17-10-1977 and for an hour on 19-11-1977. The demonstrations were held for the purpose of pressing their demands for bonus, wage revision and other matters. On account of these demonstrations the officers including the petitioner and the award staff could not attend to their work during the period of demonstrati