( 1 ) THE relations between the Patiala Cement Works and its employees were not satisfactory. A conciliation Board was appointed but it failed to resolve the disputes. Accordingly, on 5-11-1951, H. H. the Rajpramukh of the State of Pepsu issued a Notification under Section 10 (1) (c) Industrial Disputes Act (14 of 1947) referring to the Industrial Tribunal the disputed points.

"by a subsequent Notification dated 10-1-1952, the number of matters referred to arbitration was increased. Later it seems to have been discovered that these Notifications were defective inasmuch as, although the points referred were common to all the workmen, the parties to the dispute were stated to be the Management: of the Bhupendra Cement Works and certain workers. Accordingly on the 23-8-1952 another Notification was issued superseding the earlier notifications and referring to the Tribunal an industrial dispute "between the workmen and the management of the Bhupendra Cement Works. "

( 2 ) IN the meanwhile, on 12-8-1952, it must now be accepted as a fact in view of the findings of the Industrial Tribunal and the Appellate Tribunal, that some of the workers, including Mahnga ram, Janak Raj Soni