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GAURANG KANTH
Naresh Pal – Appellant
Versus
Food Corporation of India – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Gaurang Kanth, J.
1. In the present Writ Petition, the Petitioner/Workman is assailing the Award dated 27.01.2004 (`Impugned Award'), passed by the Presiding Officer, Central Government Industrial Tribunal Cum Labour Court, New Delhi, in I.D. No. 100/1996 titled as `Naresh Pal Vs The General Manager, M/s FCI Project Implementation'.
RELEVANT FACTS FOR ADJUDICATION OF THE PRESENT WRIT PETITION
2. It is the case of the Petitioner/Workman that he joined the service of the Respondent/Management as a daily rated muster roll Driver w.e.f 01.02.1995. His last drawn wages were Rs.2100/-. It is the allegation of the Petitioner/Workman that the Respondent/Management terminated his service w.e.f 09.05.1995 without assigning any valid reason thereof.
3. Being aggrieved by the termination, the Petitioner/Workman raised an industrial dispute. The Central Government, Ministry of Labour, vide its Order No. L-22012/117/96-IR(C-II) dated 06.11.1996 has referred the following reference to the learned Industrial Tribunal for adjudication:
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