The petitioner is the Management. They have come forward to file the present writ petition seeking to challenge the order of the fourth respondent – Industrial Tribunal made in I.D.No.31 of 2006 dated 18.11.2008 and after setting aside the same seeking for a direction to the Industrial Tribunal to admit the petitioners application in M.P.SR.No.286/2009 in I.D.No.31 of 2006 and dispose of the same on merits.

2. When the matter came up on 12.03.2010, this Court directed the petitioner to give notice to the learned counsel appearing for the fifth respondent before the Industrial Tribunal. Accordingly, notice was given. When the matter came up on 15.03.2010, the learned Additional Government Pleader took notice for the first respondent and Mr.P.Solomon, learned counsel took notice for the fifth respondent. The matter was directed to be posted for orders on 19.03.2010.

3. It is seen from the records that the State Government-the first respondent by its order in G.O.(D)No.738 Labour and Employment (A2) Department dated 30.10.2006 referred the issue of

i) "Whether the demand of the Union that without any discrimination annual increment should be given for all the workers was