ORDER :— The special leave petition is directed against the dismissal of Writ Petition No. 2305 of 1986 filed by the petitioner in the High Court of Allahabad against the award of the Labour Court in a reference made to it under Section 4(K) of the U. P. Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (hereinafter the Act) in favour of the respondent employee and substituting the order of termination of service of the respondent by an order of reinstatement together with 75% back wages. The, respondent too had filed a writ petition i.e. W. P. No. 6769 of 1986 to challenge the Labour Courts award in so far as it provided only for 75% back wages instead of full back wages. The High Court heard both the Writ Petitions together and by a common order dismissed both the petitions. This special leave petition is directed against the dismissal of W.P. No. 2305 of 1986 and there is no challenge by the respondent against the dismissal of his writ petition W. P. No. 6769 of :1986.

2. Notice was ordered on the special leave petition and the respondent, appeared in person and has filed his affidavit in reply. We have heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the respondent and after a careful consid