K.N. SINGH, J.

1. ALL India Loco Running Staff Association, Izatnagar Bareilly has filed this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issue of a writ of mandamus directing Union of India, Divisional Railway Manager, North Eastern Railway, Izatnagar, Bareilly; Divisional Personnel Officer, North Eastern Railway, Izatnagar, Bareilly and Senior Divisional Mechanical Engineer, North Eastern Railway, Izatnagar, Bareilly not to give effect to the order dated 13-2-1981 declaring break in service of 376 employees.

2. THE petitioner is an Association of Railway Employees working in categories of drivers, fireman, shunters and other running staff of Locomotive in the division of Izatnagar of North Eastern Railway, liareilly. It appears that employees of the Locomotive of Izatnagar raised certain demands before the Railway Authorities. Conciliation proceedings went on and ultimately some compromise was arrived at between the Railway authorities and the workmen. It is alleged that later on the terms and conditions of the compromise were not implemented, as a result of which there was agitation amongst the members of petitioner Union. It further appears that in the m