Judgment

S.B. SINHA, J. - Leave granted.

2. Whether direction to pay back wages consequent upon a declaration that a workman has been retrenched in violation of the provisions of Section 6 - N of the U.P. Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (equivalent to Section 25 - F of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947) as a rule is in question in this appeal which arises out of a judgment and order dated 6 - 2 - 2004 passed by a Division Bench of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad in Civil Misc. Writ Petition No. 23890 of 1992 dismissing the appeal preferred by the appellant herein arising out of a judgment and order dated 8 - 7 - 1992.

3. The appellant is an undertaking of the State of Uttar Pradesh. The respondent herein was appointed on 23 - 7 - 1984 in a project known as Project Peetal Basti by the appellant for looking after the construction of building, cement loading and unloading. He worked in the said project from 23 - 7 - 1984 till 8 - 1 - 1987. He was thereafter appointed in non - ferrous rolling mill. By an order dated 12113 - 2 - 1987, the competent authority of the non - ferrous mill of the appellant passed the following order:

"Following two persons are hereby accorded approval