( 1. ) THIS is a petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India for quashing the orders of the State Industrial Court and State Labour Court. By this order, the connected Petition Misc. Petition No. 297 of 1974 (Gomti Prasad v. The Industrial Court, M. P. , Indore and others) is also disposed of, wherein also the prayer is for quashing of the orders of the State industrial Court and the Labour Court.

( 2. ) IN this petition, the petitioner Ajit Singh was employed as a driver on the Work-charged Establishment of the Construction Department of the bhilai Steel Plant from 6-5-1963 and his services were terminated with effect from 3-4-1968. In the connected case, the petitioner Gomti Prasad was also employed as a driver in the same department since 29-11-1963 and his services were terminated with effect from 31-3 1966. Both filed separate applications along with others similarly placed under section 31 (3) of the M. P. Industrial relations Act, 1960, before the Labour Court, Raipur. Their application were opposed by the respondent No. 3 and a preliminary objection was raised by the management that both were employed in the construction side of the steel Plant