1. The petitioner being the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, a Public Sector Unit (PSU) is once again before this court for a similar relief, i.e., seeking for a declaration declaring that the strike notice dated 06.07.2011 issued by the respondents 1 and 2 trade unions and the strike notice dated 16.7.2011 issued by the third respondent trade union, i.e., Petroleum Employees Association having its base at Kochi, are illegal and violative of sections 22 and 23 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 and to pass such other order as it may deem it fit in the circumstances of the case.

2. It is the case of the petitioner Corporation that it is engaged in the business of marketing and distribution of Petroleum products. Its regional office at Chennai is having over all control over the business in the Southern region. They are also having installations and LPG bottling plants, aviation stations, depots, offices throughout the Country. It supplies LPG cylinders, kerosene, petrol and diesel to industries and domestic consumers in the State. It also supplies Aviation turbine fuel to the Air Crafts operated by various Airlines including Indian Airlines Corporation. The petitio