1. On 4-6-1964 the workers of the Visakhapatnam Port Trust, through the General Secretary, The Visakhapatnam Harbour and Port Workers' Union, issued a notice to the Chairman, Visakhapatnam Port Trust, informing him that if the demands listed in the annexure to the notice were not settled, the workers would be compelled to go on strike. The workers complained that the administration was indifferent to their grievances and was not taking any steps to have them settled by negotiation though the workers were prepared for a settlement by negotiation. Pursuant to the notice the workers went on strike from 8-7-1964 to 12-7-1964. On 13-7-1964, a settlement was reached between the Port Trust authorities and the Union of workmen which was recorded by the Conciliation Officer. The Chairman of the Port Trust agreed that the demands of the workers should be referred for adjudication under the Industrial Disputes Act and the U