(1.) Since both these petitions are ordered to be heard together and issues are similar in nature and both these petitions arise out the common order, the petitions are taking up for disposal on the premises stated herein after.
(2.) The petition being Special Civil Application No.8604 of 2005 is directed against the order dated 17.3.2004 passed by learned Presiding Officer, Industrial Tribunal in Reference (I.T.C.) No.16 of 1996.
(3.) The respondent workman, who is petitioner in Special Civil Application No.18941 of 2005 in so far as learned Industrial Tribunal has not granted 100% backwages and granted only 50% backwages, so qua for that portion of order passed by the learned Industrial Tribunal, feeling aggrieved by the petitioner, the petitioner has filed the petition Special Civil Application No.18941 of 2005 .