JUDGMENT

Gaurang Kanth, J.

1. By the present petition, the Petitioner lays a challenge to the award dated 08.07.2003 passed by the Labour Court-I, Karkardooma, Delhi in I.D. No. 308/98 titled as "The management of M/s. Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital Vs. Its workman Smt. Santosh Devi" ("Impugned Award"). Vide the Impugned Award dated 08.07.2003, the learned Labour Court was pleased to answer the reference in favour of the Respondent/Management and against the Petitioner/Workman.

2. It is the case of the Petitioner/Workman that she was engaged by the Respondent/Management on muster roll as a Safai Karamchari w.e.f 17.12.1988. Thereafter, the service of the Petitioner/Workman was terminated w.e.f. 17.04.1993 without assigning any valid reason thereof. After 4 years of the alleged termination, on 31.12.1997, the Petitioner/Workman through her Union issued a legal demand notice to the Respondent/Management. Subsequently on 10.06.1998, the Petitioner raised an industrial dispute before the Conciliation Officer.

3. On failure of the conciliation proceedings, the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi vide Notification dated 20.08.1998 referred the dispute to the learned Labour Cou