R. Gururajan, J.—Petitioner an erstwhile Assistant Secretary of the Federation of Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Federation for short) is before this Court challenging the order dated 18.12.2000 passed by the Employees Provident Fund Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi, in appeal No. ATA 176 (6) 2000.

2. The facts in brief are as under:

3. Petitioner was appointed on 24.7.1986 as an Assistant Secretary by the Federation. His services came to be terminated illegally on 23.6.1992 without any enquiry. Aggrieved by this termination the Petitioner approached the Labour Court in ID No. 90 of 1992. During the pendency of the proceedings before the Labour Court the Respondent-1 appointed a three men committee to consider the case of Petitioner and one Ms. Kumuda Kashi. The said Committee considered the matter in detail and submitted its conclusion to the Respondent 1.

4. In the report submitted by the committee it was recommended for reinstatement of the Petitioner and other benefits to be given in terms of Annexure-A. To continue the narration of the legal proceedings before the Labour Court, the Federation filed its statement of objection and contested the matter. Matter was pen