The petitioner applied under Article 226 of the Constitution for the issue of a writ of certiorari to set aside the Order of the Government Ms. No. 1086 dated 26th April, 1954.

The petitioner is a firm, Radhakrishna Mills (Pollachi) Ltd., at Pollachi. The fourth respondent, Ponnai Goundar, was one of the employees of the mills. On 5th October, 1953, the management framed some charges against the fourth respondent. After an enquiry on 7th October, 1953, the fourth respondent was suspended from his office till 15th October, 1953, as a punishment. He resumed office on 16th October, 1953. The fourth respondent alleged that it was a case of victimisation and that he had been unjustly punished. But on 21st October, 1953, he withdrew those allegations and expressed his regret to the managment by a letter. On 23rd October, 1953, the fourth respondent revived the allegations of victimisation that he had made and resiled from the position he had taken up in the letter said to have been sent by him on 21st October, 1953. Thereafter he abstained from work. The management terminated his services on 26th October, 1953, for staying away from work. The workers in the mills espoused the cause o