(1.) HEARD learned counsel for the parties.
(2.) AS per award dated August 08, 1996, the Industrial Adjudicator found appellant's service being terminated by DTC to be illegal and as a consequence directed reinstatement with back wages.
(3.) LEARNED counsel for the appellant urges that paragraph 6 of the impugned decision is being interpreted by the department to mean that upon being reinstated in service, the appellant would be entitled to be brought in the regular pay-scale with effect from June 01, 2004, notwithstanding the appellant re-joining with effect from May 26, 1998.