(1.) Special leave granted.
(2.) The dispute which arises in this case pertains to the transfer of the respondent from the appellant's establishment at Bangalore to its factory at mumbai.
(3.) Briefly stated the facts are that the respondent was appointed as a mechanic by a letter of appointment dated 31/1/1983 in the appellant's establishment at Bangalore. Two of the terms of appointment which are relevant for the purposes of the present case namely clause 3 and clause II are as follows: