Rajiv Sahai Endlaw, J.

1. This writ petition seeks quashing of the award dated 31st March, 2004 of the Labour Court, finding that the respondent/workman had upon being engaged as a casual worker as a Switch Board Attendant with the petitioner (Garrison Engineer, Palam (North), Air Force), had completed 240 days in service before his termination and holding the termination to be bad under Section 25 F of the Industrial Disputes Act and directing the petitioner to reinstate the respondent with continuity in service and of other consequential benefits. However, the respondent/workman was denied the relief of back wages. This Court vide order dated 23rd February, 2005 stayed the operation of the award and the said order has continued till now. Vide order dated 30th January, 2008, the application of the respondent/workman under Section 17 B was allowed and the petitioner was directed to pay to the respondent the last drawn wages or the minimum wages whichever is higher from the date of the award and during the pendency of this petition subject to the respondent/workman filing an undertaking that in the event of the petition being allowed, he shall refund or repay the difference of last d