JUDGMENT

Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral)--This hearing has been done through video conferencing.

2. The present petition challenges the impugned award dated 7th April, 2015 by which the Labour Court has awarded compensation to the Respondent-Workman (hereinafter "Workman"), in ID No.461/04 (Old LID No. 84/87) in Ajay Shankar v. School of Correspondence Courses and Continuing Education (Presently known as School of Open Learning, University of Delhi), in the following terms:

"In my considered opinion, in the totality of facts and circumstances of this case, grant of lump sum compensation equivalent to 50% of full back wages/full salary of workman in the scale for the post workman was holding as on 15.09.1982 (the last date on which workman was on sanctioned leave without pay) alongwith annual/other increments in salary as per University Non-teaching Employees (Terms and Conditions of Service) Rules, 1971 sine 05.01.1983 (on which date workman had reported for duty but was not allowed to join the duties) till the date of his retirement as per University Non-Teaching Employees (Terms and Conditions of Service) Rules, 1971 to the workman for illegal/unjustified termination of his servic