( 1 ) BY this common judgment, this Court proposes to dispose of both the writ petitions, being W. P. (C) No. 507/2006 filed by the Delhi Transport corporation (DTC) and W. P. (C) No. 5724/2005 filed by the workman as both arise out of the same impugned order dated 2. 9. 2002, by which the Industrial Tribunal (hereinafter referred to as "the Tribunal") dismissed the approval application filed by the DTC under Section 33 (2) (b) of the Industrial Disputes ACT, 1947 (hereinafter referred to as "the Act" ). While DTC by way of its petition has sought for quashing and setting aside of the impugned award and for holding the dtc to be entitled to the approval sought by it under Section 33 (2) (b) of the act, the workman in his petition has prayed for directions to be issued to the dtc to reinstate him in service and pay him full back wages from the date of his termination, till the date of his reinstatement, in view of the rejection order dated 2. 9. 2002, passed by the Tribunal.

( 2 ) FOR the sake of convenience, facts of W. P. (C) No. 507/2006 are being taken note of. The respondent workman was employed as a Driver with the petitioner DTC. On 11. 12. 1991, the police a