( 1 ) THE matter has been referred to this Full bench as per the directions of the Chief Justice and has come up before us.

( 2 ) THE matrix of the case leading upto this reference in brief are that the petitioner was working with the 1st respondent - Karnataka state Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC for short) for the last 15 years before the filing of this petition. On the allegation that the petitioner remained absent from duty from november 7, 1997 to January 7, 1998, the divisional Controller (Disciplinary Authority) of the 1st respondent-KSRTC, by order dated april 13, 1999, terminated the services of the petitioner- workman. An industrial dispute was raised under Section 10 (4-A) of the Industrial disputes Act (ID Act for short), which was registered as I. I. D. No. 179/1999. After the pleadings, the Labour Court posted the matter for recording the evidence on the validity of the domestic enquiry. In the meanwhile the order of the Divisions Bench of this Court in divisional Controller, KSRTC v. G. M. D. Murthy, s/o Mallappa, W. A. 2685/2000 dated december 12, 2001 was circulated to all the labour Courts and the Industrial Tribunals in the State with certain di