( 1. ) PETITIONER Straw Products Limited is a Public Company having its registered office at Jaykaypur, Rayagada, District Koraput (Orissa) and has one of its Division Board Mills with its office and factory at Bhopal. The Company made an application dated 8th November 1985 (Annex. A) to the Government of Madhya Pradesh under Section 25-O and/or Section 25-N of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, for permission to close machine No. 2 in the Board Mills at Bhopal resulting in retrenchment of its workmen employed in machine No. 2. The State Government by its order dated 3rd January 1986 (Annex. G) refused permission under Section 25-O of the Industrial Disputes Act to close machine No. 2 for the reasons stated therein and by its order dated 4th January 1986 (Annex. J) refused the permission for retrenchment of the workmen employed in machine No. 2 under Section 25-N for the same reasons. Aggrieved by this decision of the State Government, this petition has been filed for quashing these orders and other consequential reliefs.

( 2. ) THE facts material for the purpose of this petition may now be stated. The petitioner Company has its factory known as Board Mills at Bhopal since