ORDER :

1. In these writ petitions, series of actions taken by the Madras Rubber Factory as against the workers in their Pondicherry Unit, hereinafter described as the "Management", are called in question by the MRF Employees Union, hereinafter called "Union", and M.R.F. Thozhilalar Sangam, hereinafter called the "Sangam".

2. In W.P.No.20270 of 2001, mandamus is sought for by the Union to direct the management not to give effect to the order of dismissal dated 9.10.2001 passed as against D.Ramachandra Reddy, Secretary of the Union.

3. In W.P.No.20591 of 2001 mandamus is sought by the MRF Thozhilalargal Sangam (Sangam) for reinstating 116 workers together backwages and for all consequential benefits and to direct the management to strictly comply with the provisions of the Model Standing Orders and the provisions of the Factories Act.

4. In W.P.No.19 of 2002, Sangam prays for the mandamus against the management not to recruit any new workers or to recruit any workers juniors to the members of MRF Thozhilalargal Sangam without giving employment to the members of the Sangam.

5. Inasmuch as maintainability of the writ petitions is seriously objected to by the management and had been argued