PARESH UPADHYAY, J.

1. Challenge in this petition is made by the workman to the award passed by the Labour Court, Amreli in Reference (LCA) No.4 of 2012 dated 20.11.2013. The Labour Court has held that, the action of the respondent authorities of terminating the service of the petitioner was illegal. It further held that, the petitioner workman was entitled to reinstatement with full back wages. However, finally the Labour Court has moulded relief, by awarding lump-sum compensation of Rs.50,000/-in lieu of reinstatement and back wages. It is this last part of the award which is challenged by the workman, contending that the Labour Court, after having held that he was entitled to reinstatement with back wages, should have granted that relief of reinstatement with back wages.

2. It is recorded that, the very same award was challenged before this Court by the employer as well, in Special Civil Application No.162 of 2014, however the said petition was dismissed by this Court vide judgment dated 10.01.2014, without even issuing notice to the workman, who was respondent therein. Thus the argument of the employer, that the termination was legal or that the workman was not ent