JUDGMENT

Gaurang Kanth, J. Vide this common judgement, this Court intends to dispose of the following Writ Petitions filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India:

(i) W.P. (C) No. 1929 of 2000 titled as Gujarat State Export Corporation Ltd. vs. Mukesh Tyagi and Anr. vide which the Petitioner is challenging the award dated 12.11.1999 (`impugned award') passed by the Presiding Officer, Industrial Tribunal, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi in I.D. No. 1574/90.

(ii) W.P. (C) No. 3470 of 2003 titled as Mukesh Tyagi vs. Gujrat State Export Corporation Ltd. vide which the Petitioner is praying for issuance of an appropriate writ for directing the Gujrat State Export Corporation Ltd. to regularize the services of the petitioner along with consequential benefits as a permanent employee.

2. It is the case of the workman/Sh. Mukesh Tyagi that he was appointed by the Gujarat State Export Corporation Ltd. ("management") on 08.09.1987 at its Pragati Maidan Office, New Delhi as a Typist-cum-clerk. The services of the workman were terminated by the management on 16.04.1989. A demand notice was served upon the management on 15.05.1989, however no response was received. Consequently, an industrial dis