(1.) -By means of this petition, the workman has challenged the validity and legality of the award passed by the Industrial Tribunal, whereby the order of termination of the service of the petitioner has been upheld.
(2.) BRIEFLY stated, the facts of the case is that the petitioner was working as a Compounder in the Dispensary maintained by the Sugar Company, i.e., respondent No. 3, The petitioner was charge-sheeted on 6.3.1987, for being absent on duty at 12.30 a.m. on account of which a patient who was in a critical condition could not be given medical attention immediately and eventually the patient expired during the night. The petitioner was later found in a state of inebriation. Another charge-sheet was issued on the charges of drunkenness, riotous and disorderly behaviour while on duty.
(3.) BEING aggrieved by the award, the petitioner has filed the present writ petition.