( 1 ) THE management of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) has filed this writ appeal being aggrieved by the judgment and order of the learned single Judge dated 12-4-2001 in WP No. 15099 of 2000 dismissing the writ petition. In the writ petition, the management assailed the validity of the award dated 17-12-1999 passed by the Industrial Tribunal-I, Hyderabad in ID No. 20 of 1998. By the said award, the Industrial Tribunal directed the Management to regularise services of 26 workmen mentioned in Ex. W2 list against the existing vacancies applying rules of reservation in the order of seniority in the respective categories and if there are no vacancies, then to regularise their services as and when the vacancies arise. Further, the Industrial Tribunal directed that those 26 workmen are entitled to pay scales on par with regular employees with effect from 1-12-1999 and they should be paid arrears also.

( 2 ) IN the writ petition, the Management has not only questioned the validity of the award passed by the Industrial Tribunal as regards the relief of regularisation in services granted to 26 workmen, but also direction to the Management to pay wages to thos