JUDGMENT - REBELLO F.I., J.: - Rule. Heard forthwith. The petitioner aggrieved by the Award of the Central Government Industrial Tribunal No. II, dated 3rd June, 2003 has preferred the present petition.

2. A few facts may be set out. The respondent No. 1 was initially appointed on 19th January, 1996. His services came to be terminated by notice dated 31st March, 1997. The notice reads as under :-

The services of Shri Madhe Singh Samant, Substitute Bungalow Peon S.D.G.M., in scale Rs. 750-940 (R.P.S) are terminated with immediate effect. A cheque for Rs. 3,319/- (Three thousand three hundred and nineteen), is enclosed herewith being payment towards retrenchment compensation and one month's wages in lieu of notice period as detailed below: This has the approval of the competent authority .

The contention of the respondent-workman was that his services were illegally terminated. Pursuant to that a reference came to be made to the Industrial Tribunal. The subject-matter of the reference was whether the services of the respondent No. 1 were legally terminated; whether the action of the General Manager in terminating the services of the respondent workman with effect from 31st March, 1997

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