JUDGMENT :

Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud, J

1. Leave granted.

2. The appellant was employed in the Assembly department of the respondent. He was served with a charge-sheet on 26 June 1992. The charge against the appellant was of causing disruption of work between 1050 am and 12 noon on 17 June 1992. Following a departmental enquiry, the appellant was dismissed from service on 26 November 1997. In pursuance of a reference made under the Industrial Disputes Act 1947, the Labour Court by its award dated 27 February 2008 came to the conclusion that the findings in the enquiry were perverse; that the order of dismissal was harsh and granted reinstatement in service with 25% back wages for the surplus days.

3. The order of the Labour Court was questioned before the High Court of Gujarat by the employer. A learned Single Judge of the High Court, by a judgment dated 5 February 2013, partly allowed the Special Civil Application. While affirming the order of reinstatement, the Single Judge set aside the order for payment of 25% back wages. The appellant then filed a Letters Patent Appeal. The Division Bench of the High Court dismissed the appeal on the ground that it was not maintainable.

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