M.S. Ramachandra Rao, J.

1. As the parties to these Writ petitions are common and the subject matter of these Writ petitions are interconnected, they are being disposed of by this common order.

The facts leading to the filing of these cases are as under:

2. Sri U. Venkat Ramana (hereinafter referred to as the 'employee') was employed as a Managing Consultant in HCL Technologies Limited HOB SCJ U-II (hereinafter referred to as the 'employer') under an offer-cum-appointment letter dt. 30.08.2010. He joined the service of the employer on 13.09.2010. He was re-designated as Senior ERP Specialist on 28.1.2011 and as Senior Management Consultant for EMC Global Project, a client of the employer, under an On-site EMC Contract for the period upto March 2013.

3. According to the employer, the employee resigned voluntarily on 11.10.2011, but according to the employee, the resignation was obtained from him under duress.

4. The employee filed an application on 07.12.2011 under Section 48(1) of the Andhra Pradesh Shops and Establishments Act, 1988 (for short, 'the Act') before the Assist