Judgement

AHMADI, J.:- This batch of petitions brought under Art. 32 of the Constitution of India challenges certain actions taken by the officers of the Trade Fair Authority of India (TEAI) in exercise of their disciplinary jurisdiction whereby the services of certain regular workmen have been terminated and several casual or daily rated workers are rendered jobless. Put briefly, the facts giving rise to these petitions are as under:

2. The Trade Fair Authority Employees Union (Union hereafter) was demanding housing facilities, regularisation of at least 50 of. casual or daily rated employees and upward revision of the salaries and allowances of the workers of (TEAI) These demands were discussed with the Chief General Manager of (TEAI) on August 29,1986 and thereafter from time to time but nothing concrete emerged. The case of the Union is that the Chief General Manager had assured the Union representatives that although it may not be possible to regularise the service of casual labour to the extent of 50 some posts had already been identified and the Standing Committee of (TEAI) which was seized of the matter would take a decision at an early date. On the question of upward revis