D. C. SRIVASTAVA, J.

( 1 ) THE above two Special Civil Applications and the connected Civil Application are proposed to be disposed of by a common judgment and order.

( 2 ) BRIEF facts giving rise to the above metters are as under :the prayer in Special Civil Application No. 10750 of 1998 is for quashing and setting aside the Award dated 15. 9. 1998 delivered by the Labour Court, Jamnagar, whereas the prayer in the connected Special Civil Application No. 11179 of 1998 is for maintaining the Award aforesaid in so far as it directs reinstatement of the employee, but the prayer is that the said Award be modified to the extent it has denied backwages to the employee. The prayer in the Civil Application is under Section 17 (B) of the Industrial Disputes Act (for short "the Act") for direction to the employer to deposit all wages due from 18. 12. 1988 and for payment thereof to the employee.

( 3 ) HASMUKH N. Jasani, respondent in one petition and petitioner in other petition was appointed on a short term project by the Deputy Executive Engineer, Okha Project, Gujarat Maritime Board, as work-charge Additional Assistant Engineer. He was paid basic salary of Rs. 1400. 00 p. m. He was issued

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