Swatanter Kumar, J.

( 1 ) BY this judgment I would dispose of two writ petitions being WP (C)No. 5561/2000 filed by Delhi transport Corporation challenging the validity and illegality of the order dated 4. 9. 1997 and 17. 8. 1997. Annexure P-16 and P-17 respectively to the writ petition passed by the Industrial Tribunal-II, Delhi and wp (C)No. 6344/1999 filed by the workman praying therein that the respondents be directed to allow the petitioner to join duty and also pay him back wages from 29. 1. 1991 (the date of his alleged termination ). The relevant facts to the present writ petitions are that the workman was employed as a Conductor with the corporation on 19. 3. 1986. He was stated to be having dual employment i. e. with Delhi Transport Corporation as well as UBS programmes w. e. f. 25. 4. 1989. After conducting a fact finding enquiry the workman was served a charge-sheet on 15. 11. 1990 for the alleged misconduct to which the workman filed a reply denying all the articles of charges. Enquiry officer was appointed who started the enquiry proceedings on 8. 8. 1991. Despite opportunities the workman is stated to have not joined the departmental proceedings. Taking ex parte proc

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