1. In this Petition under Art.226 of the Constitution, the Petitioners have claimed direction against Respondent 1, "Chief Inspector, Shops and Establishments", and the State Government to apply the provisions of the Bombay Shops and Establishments Act, 1948 (hereinafter referred to as "the Act" to (i) Central Railway Staff Canteen, Victoria Terminus, Bombay 1, (ii) Bombay Police Canteen at Crawford Market (Police Headquarters) and (iii) Government Law College Canteen, Churchgate, Bombay 1. The question has arisen in the following manner :

2. Petitioner No, 1 is a trade union registered under the Indian, Trade Unions Act. It claims to have a large number of employees of hotels; residential hotels. restaurants or eating houses as its members and that its activities are to safeguard the interests of the employees in the hotel industry as such in general and particularly in the City of Bombay, Petitioner No, 2 is an employee in the Central Railway Staff Canteen, Victoria Terminus. In connection with the Bombay Police Canteen, the 1st Petitioner made a grievance that the 1st Respondent was not implementing the provisions of the Act as regards the employees in that canteen. By letter d