( 1 ) M/s. Vissa Television Network Limited, has filed these writ petitions assailing the orders passed by the 2nd respondent, namely the Authority under Section 48 ot the A. P. Shops and Establishments act-cum-Assistant Commissioner of Labour-ll, Hyderabad, setting aside the orders of termination passed by the petitioner against the 1st respondent-workman and directing the petitioner to reinstate the 1st respondent-workman into service and pay half of the back wages from the date of termination to the date of reinstatement.

( 2 ) THE learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that due to non-renewal of their licence, the petitioner stopped its operations temporarily, and the licence having been renewed, it started its operations from December, 2004. Even though the 1st respondent has not been attending to duties, he has made a false claim before the 2nd respondent stating that the petitioner had not been paying him salary and had illegally terminated his services in January, 2005. However, the 2nd respondent without looking into the stark realities, without looking into the legal position and without providing opportunity to the parties to adduce evidence, has