(1.) BY means of this petition, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, Ganganath Jha Kendriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth, Moti Lal Nehru Park, Allahabad, the petitioner seeks to assail the validity of the award of the Labour Court, Allahabad dated 23rd/26th April, 1982, rendered in Adjudication Case No. 154 of 1989 and a copy whereof is to be found as Annexure-10 to the petition.
(2.) MADAN Lal, the respondent no. 1, worked with the petitioner as a part time sweeper during the period between 1st February, 1970 and 31st October, 1975. Thereafter, he worked as a full-time sweeper on daily wages during the period between 1st November, 1975 and 36th May, 1977. With effect from 30th May, 1977 he started functioning as a wholetime employee of the petitioner till his services were terminated by means of the order dated 4th July, 1979. This led to a reference by the Government of Uttar Pradesh, the respondent no. 3, to the Labour Court, Allahabad, the respondent no. 2, under section 4-K of the U. P. Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, hereinafter called the Act.
(3.) HEARD Sri Rakesh Dwivdl, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Sri K. P. Agarwal learned Senior Advocate, representing the respondent no. 1, at length and in detail.