sen p. w. sahasrabudhe and a. c. ratnaparkhi.
appeal by special leave from the judgment and order dated march 27 1957 of the patna high court in misc.
for the appellant l. hathi and r. h. dhebar for respondent number 1.
judicial case number 315 of 1956.
the chief inspector held that the appellant was number a welfare officer within that rule and refused to entertain his appeal.
civil appellate jurisdiction civil appeal number 548 of 1958.
the high companyrt dismissed the appellants petition agreeing substantially with the view taken by the chief inspector.
the appellant has number appealed to this companyrt against the judgment of the high companyrt.
226 of the companystitution for an appropriate writ directing the chief inspector to decide the appeal.
c. chatterjee and s. n. mukerji for respondent number 2.
the judgment of the companyrt was delivered by sarkar j. on september 25 1947 the appellant was appointed by respondent number 2 the tata iron and steel company limited hereafter called the companypany as the chief labour officer of its collieries of which it appears to have a few and he worked under the companypany till the latter terminated his services by a numberice dated december 51955.
october 9.
the appellant then moved the high companyrt at patna under art.
on such discharge the appellant claiming to be a welfare officer of a mine within r.74 2 of the mines rules 1955 which rule we shall later ser out filed an appeal before respondent number1 the chief inspector of mines in india under that rule questioning the validity of his discharged by the company.
the mines rules 1955 were framed under the mines act 1952 and came into force on july 2 1956.
