JUDGMENT

Gaurang Kanth, J.

1. This Court proposes to dispose of the abovementioned two Writ Petitions vide the present common judgment.

(i) In W.P.(C) 3689/2001, titled as `Delhi Transport Corporation Vs Narender Kumar & Anr.', the Delhi Transport Corporation (`Petitioner Management') is challenging the order dated 27.09.2000 (`Impugned Award- I') passed by Sh. B.B. Chaudhary, Presiding Officer, Industrial Tribunal-II, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi in O.P. No. 91/1989 titled as `Delhi Transport Corporation Vs Sh. Narender Kumar'. Vide the Impugned Award-I, the learned Labour Court was pleased to dismiss the approval application filed by the Petitioner Management under Section 33 (2) (b) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (hereinafter referred to as `I.D. Act') seeking approval of the learned Labour Court of its decision of removing the Respondent Workman from service.

(ii) In W.P.(C) 7865/2005, titled as `Narender Kumar Vs Delhi Transport Corporation & Anr.', Narender Kumar (`Respondent Workman') is assailing the ex-parte Award dated 21.11.2003 (`Impugned Award-II') passed by Sh. P.S. Teji, Presiding Officer, Industrial Tribunal-II, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi in I.D. No. 7/2002, titled