JUDGMENT :

[Gaurang Kanth, J.]

1. This Court, proposes to dispose the following two writ petitions, vide the present common Judgment:

(i) W.P(C) No.6347/2006 titled as DTC Vs Rameshwar Dayal. In this Writ Petition, the Petitioner management is challenging the Award dated 31.05.2003 passed by the Presiding Officer, Industrial Tribunal No.1, New Delhi in ID No.102 of 2001 titled as The Management of Delhi Transport Corporation and its Workman Rameshwar Dayal (Impugned Award-I)

(ii) W.P (C) No. 2631/2007 titled as Rameshwar Dayal through his legal heirs Vs DTC. In this Writ Petition, the Respondent Workman is challenging the Award dated 21.02.2007 passed by the Presiding Officer, Industrial Tribunal-II, Karkadooma Courts, Delhi in O.P No. 28/1992 titled as The Management of Delhi Transport Corporation and its workman Rameshwar Dayal (Impugned Award-II)

2. The Petitioner/Management terminated the service of the Respondent/Workman vide letter dated 17.01.1992 after conducting a domestic enquiry. At that time, a dispute between the Petitioner/Management and its Workmen relating to the implementation of the 4th Pay Commission report was pending before the learned Labour Court. Hence the Pe