JUDGMENT - P.V. KAKADE, J.:---The petitioners have filed this writ petition challenging the Award dated 22nd April, 1997, passed by the President of the Central Government Industrial Tribunal, Mumbai, whereby the order of dismissal of the respondent from service is set aside and it is further directed that the respondent workman should be reinstated with continuity of past service with full back wages.

2. I have heard the learned Counsel for the petitioners. None present for the respondent. It may also be noted that none was present for the respondent on the last occasion also when the matter came up for hearing on 3rd February, 2000.

3. The facts involved in the dispute, in brief, are thus :-

The respondent workman Shri Londhe joined the services of the petitioners Bombay Port Trust on 30th July, 1997. At the time of his involvement in the incident i.e. 8th July, 1985, the respondent was working as scavenger and his duty was to clean the assigned area within the docks. The case of the petitioners is that on the said date the respondents reported for duty at 6.30 a.m. and started doing the cleansing work along with other scavengers. At about 9.00 a.m. one clerk Mr. Warule noticed tha

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