(1.) Employer - Gujarat Vidhyut Board (erstwhile) now Gujarat Energy Transmission Corporation Ltd., (hereinafter referred as Corporation) has filed this petition challenging the award of Industrial Court, Rajkot dtd. 6/2/2017 in Reference (IT) No.79 of 2015 (Old Reference (IT) No.51 of 2004) wherein the petitioner was directed to count service of the respondent - employee as continuous in the establishment from his initial date of appointment.
(2.) Facts in brief as referred in the petition are as under:
(3.) Heard Mr. Dipak Dave, learned advocate for the petitioner - employer and Mr. Kiritdev Dave, learned advocate for respondent No.1 - employee.