Bishan Narain, J.

1. By an order, dated 3 March 1956, the State Government of Delhi referred an Industrial dispute between the management of the Delhi Cloth Mill Chemical Works and their workmen (clerks) for adjudication by the Additional Industrial Tribunal, Delhi. During the pendency of this dispute workmen applied to the tribunal that four clerks should be allowed to attend the proceedings of the tribunal as representing all the workmen and that they should be treated as on duty during their presence before the tribunal. This petition was contested by the management and by order, dated 4 July 1956, the tribunal permitted two persons to attend the hearing of the tribunal. The tribunal further directed that they should be treated as on duty on those days. The management challenges, by this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution, the validity of the direction that these two workmen should be treated as on duty on the days they attend the proceedings before the tribunal. There is force in this contention.

2. The learned Counsel for the management did not challenge before me the right of the tribunal to direct that these two workmen should attend the proceedings of th