JUDGMENT - R.M.S. KHANDEPARKAR, J.:---Heard the learned Advocates for the parties. Perused the records.

2. Since a common question of law arises in all these five petitions, they are being heard together and being disposed of by this common judgment.

3. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith by consent.

4. The petitions arise from the judgments and orders dated 6th April, 1999 passed by the Labour Court, Jalgaon, in Complaint (ULP) Nos. 152/1995, 138/1995, 134/1995, 153/1995, and 135/1995 and confirmed by the Industrial Court, Jalgaon in Revision Application (ULP) Nos. 778/1999 by judgment and order dated 16-1-2001, No. 782/1999 by judgment and order dated 19-1-2001, No. 779/1999 by judgment and order dated 23-1-2001, No. 781/1999 by judgment and order dated 25-1-2001, and No. 780/1999 by judgment and order dated 29-1-2001. The challenge to the impugned judgments and orders is on the ground that the petitioner-employer was not given an opportunity to lead evidence in support of disciplinary action by the petitioner against the respondents, after the Labour Court has held that the findings arrived at by the Enquiry Officer were not based on legal and acceptable evidence and hence, were p

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