(1.) HEARD Sri S.C. Tripathi, learned Counsel for the petitioner and Sri S.D. Dubey, learned Counsel for the respondents.
(2.) THIS writ petition has been filed by the petitioner -workman for quashing the award dated 30.6.1998 (Annexure -2 to the writ petition) passed by the respondent No. 1 -Labour Court, Agra published on 13.9.1988 with a prayer for being reinstatement in service with full back wages.
(3.) THE case of the petitioner, according to the written statement, is that he was a permanent employee in the establishment of the respondent No. 2 and on his being detained in prison under D.I.R. in the month of August, 1976, he could not join his services and sent application for leave. He remained on leave till 14.12.1976 and when he wanted to join his duty on 15th December, 1976, he was not allowed to work by the employers without issuing any charge -sheet or initiating any domestic inquiry.