1. THIS petition is directed against two orders of transfer made by the Government of Uttar pradesh on 1 January and 10 June 1981, transferring a miscellaneous case commenced on an application of respondent 4, Munna lal, under S. 33c (2) of the Industrial disputes Act, 1947 (Central Act ). By the first order, the case had been transferred from the Labour Court, Bareilly, to the Fourth labour Court, Kanpur, and by the subsequent order the case was transferred from the Fourth labour Court, Kanpur, to the Labour Court, Gorakhpur.

2. THE petitioner is a public limited company. It published two newspapers from Lucknow, one in English known as the Pioneer and the other in Hindi called The swatantra Bharat. Munna Lal, respondent 4, herein was employed as a correspondent of pioneer at Goraknpur. On 18/8/1973, the managing editor of the Pioneer terminated the services of the said respondent with immediate effect. This gave rise to an industrial dispute which was referred by the State government under S. 10 (1) of the Industrial disputes Act (Central,) by a notification, dated 8 June 1974. The dispute was adjudicated by the Labour Court, Gorakhpur, which gave an award, dated 9 Decemb