JUDGMENT :

S.N. Prasad, J.

All these writ petitions involved the issue which pertains to Industrial Disputes raised by the workmen for their regularization under the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 giving rise to I.D. Case No. 16 of 1969 and as such all the cases have been directed to be heard together and accordingly heard together and are being disposed of by this common order.

2. W.P.(C) Nos.10540, 5859, 5861, 5862, 5863, 5864, 5865, 5866, 5867, 5868, 5869, 5870, 5871, 5872, 5873, 5874, 5875, 10541, 10543, 10544, 10545, 10546, 10547, 10548, 10555, 10838, 10849, 10840, 10841, 10843, 10844, 10846, 10847, 10848, 10850, 10867, 16206, 16208, 16213, 16215 & 10839 of 2015 having been filed by the Management of M/s.Steel Authority of India Limited, Rourkela Steel Plant, Rourkela (herein after referred as writ petitions preferred by the Management) in which the order passed U/s.33-A of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 in different miscellaneous applications pertaining to I.D. Case No.16 of 1996 has been challenged whereby and where under the maintainability of the application filed by the workmen U/s.33-A has been questioned.

3. W.P.(C) Nos.14098, 14099, 14100, 14101, 14102