C. HARI SHANKAR, J.

1 The Standing Conference of Public Enterprises (known, to the citizenry by the acronymous appellation “SCOPE”) has moved this Court, by means of the present writ petition, challenging the order dated 16th February 1996, as well as the award, dated 2nd December 2003, of the Industrial Tribunal-II (hereinafter referred to as “the Tribunal”) passed in ID No. 212/1995 (Management of M/s. Standing Conference of Public Enterprises v. Workmen as represented by New Delhi General Mazdoor Union).

2 The petitioner claims to have entered into a contract with M/s. Delhi Guard and Security Services (DGSS), for providing security personnel in the SCOPE complex. It claims that the said contract had been terminated w.e.f. 11th May 1991, whereafter all dues, in respect of the workmen engaged through DGSS were settled, and no further service was rendered by the said workmen. The Tribunal, by the impugned order dated 16th February 1996, has held the contract, between the petitioner and DGSS, not to be genuine. Following thereupon, and as a sequel thereto, the Tribunal has, vide the impugned award dated 2nd December 2003, directed the regularization, of the workmen who had