Judgment

K.N. SAIKIA, J.- This analogous cluster of seventeen appeals by special leave, and a special leave petition involves a common question of law though they arise out of the following respective facts:

CA. Nos. 3241-3248 of 1981

These eight appeals by the Land Development and Reclamation Corporation, Chandigarh are from the judgment and order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissing its writ petitions challenging the award dated August 2, 1980 of the Labour Court, Chandigarh holding that the respondents were entitled to reinstatement with back wages except Yaspal (C.A No. 3242 of 1981) who was to get wages up to October 10, 1978, with benefits of continuity of service. The respondents were workmen under the management of the Corporation and their services were terminated on the ground that the Chairman had no power to appoint them. The Labour Court in its award held that their services were terminated illegally without payment of retrenchment compensation under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, hereinafter referred to as the Act, and that they were entitled to reinstatement.

CA. No. 686(NL) of 1982

2. This appeal is from the judgment dated November 9, 1981 of the High Cou