S.R. Brahmbhatt, J.—The applicant herein-respondent in Special Civil Application No. 669 of 2007 has approached this Court for receiving last drawn wages as provided under Section 17(B) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘ID Act’ for the sake of brevity) as the opponent in the present application-petitioner in Special Civil Application No. 669 of 2007 has challenged the award dated 06.12.2006 passed by the Labour Court, Jamnagar in Reference (LCJ) 372 of 1993 ordering reinstatement of the present applicant on his original post with 75% back-wages with cost of Rs. 5000/- on the ground that the action of the opponent company was found to be malafide by way of victimizing the workman and contrary to the principles of natural justice and without following the provisions of the ID Act.

2. This Court (Coram: R.M. Doshit, J.) vide order dated 09.01.2007 issued Rule and granted ad-interim reliefs in terms of Para 5(b) of the main matter. Para 5(b) is in respect of staying the operation, implementation and effecting of the award dated 06.12.2006 passed by the Labour Court, Jamnagar in reference (LCJ) 372 of 1993. The concerned workman-present applic