( 1 ) THIS writ petition is directed against an award passed by the Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court at Warangal in I. D. No. C2/96, dated 22-1-1999, dismissing the application filed by the workman under stction 2-A (2) of Industrial Disputes Act complaining that his services were terminated by the respondents without following the procedure as required under section 25-F of the Industrial Disputes Act.

( 2 ) THE case of the petitioner is that he was appointed as a Tabulator on a consolidated pay of Rs. 280-00 per month vide proceedings S1/rdd/80/1, dated 24-4-1981 and worked continuously at the office of the regional Joint Director of Census, khammam from 24-4-1981 to 27-2-1982. The regional Joint Director, Census used to maintain Payment Register, Attendance register and worked under the respondent continuously for a period of 240 days. All of a sudden the Regional Joint Director, Census operations, Khammam Region prevented him from attending to duties violating the provisions of Section 25-F of Industrial disputes Act and neither the petitioner was paid notice pay nor retrenchment compensation, though worked continuously for a period of 240 days. After termin