1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard finally by consent of the parties.

2. By this petition, the petitioners are assailing the judgment and order dated 29/02/2010 delivered by the Labour Court, Nanded in complaint U.L.P. No.45/2002 and the judgment and order dated 10/08/2012 delivered by the Industrial Court, Jalna in Revision U.L.P. No.29/2010.

3. The Petitioners had issued a charge sheet cum show cause notice dated 19/06/2001 to the respondent alleging commission of grave and serious misconducts. In the past,, by an order dated 30/12/2000, the respondent was punished with permanent stoppage of one annual increment. By the charge sheet at issue, the respondent was charged with having committed 3 misconducts of mixing inferior quality cotton into superior quality cotton which were said to have caused a loss of Rs.5,25,616.20/- to the petitioner Cotton Federation.

4. After completion of the domestic enquiry, a second show cause notice dated 23/01/2002 was issued to the respondent proposing the punishment of compulsory retirement coupled with conversion of the period of suspension pending enquiry into punishment. He rushed to the Labour Court Jalna by filing complaint