C. HARI SHANKAR, J.

1. The impugned Award, dated 12th February, 2004, passed by the Central Government Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court (hereinafter referred to as “the Tribunal”) holds the termination, of the services of the respondent, by the petitioner, to be illegal and unjustified and, consequently, directs her reinstatement with all consequential benefits, including full back wages. The petitioner, aggrieved thereby, is before this Court in the present writ petition.

2. The facts of the case, as projected before this Court in the present writ petition, by the petitioner, maybe set out thus:

On 23rd January, 1984, the respondent was engaged, as a casual labourer, at wages of Rs. 12/– per day. No appointment order was issued to her, purportedly “since her services were engaged only on purely casual basis” (as stated in the writ petition). As the respondent became irregular in attending office, she was cautioned in this regard. On 29th September, 1989, the respondent submitted an application, to the petitioner, for being granted leave for the period 3rd October, 1989 to 7th October, 1999, as she had some urgent work, which required her to go to Delhi. The petitioner a