( 1 ) THE petitioner, namely, National Dairy Development Board has filed this petition under Article 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India praying for quashing and setting aside the award passed by the Industrial Tribunal, Ahmedabad on 29. 09. 1987 in Complaint (IT) No. 30 of 1980 whereby the petitioner was directed to pay compensation in lieu of reinstatement amounting to 60 months wages to the respondent and the wages for this period were directed to be determined on the basis that the respondents basic pay was Rs. 500/- per month.

( 2 ) THE petition was admitted and rule was issued on 17. 04. 1989 and interim relief in terms of para 10 (II) of the petition was granted whereby the operation of the impugned award was stayed by this Court.

( 3 ) IT is the case of the petitioner that the respondent was appointed as an Apprentice by letter dated 13/16. 01. 1978. The respondent was offered an appointment as apprentice for a period of 1 and years initially from the date of joining subject to other conditions specified therein. It is also the case of the petitioner that the language employed in describing the period of training makes it clear that the period of 1 and yea