K.M. Thaker, J.

Heard Mrs. Sangeeta N. Pahwa, learned advocate for the applicant and Mr. K.M. Patel, learned Senior Counsel with Ms. Lilu K. Bhaya, learned advocate for the opponent electricity company.

1. Having regard to the facts of the case, Rule. Ms. Lilu K. Bhaya, learned advocate has waived service of Notice of Rule on behalf of the respondent electricity company.

1.1 At the request of learned advocate for the applicant and with consent of learned advocate for the opponent, the application is taken up for hearing and final decision today.

2. The applicant union is the original respondent No. 12 in Special Civil Application No. 14224 of 2008 and present opponent electricity company is the original petitioner in the said Special Civil Application No. 14224 of 2008.

3. In the said Special Civil Application No. 14224 of 2008 present opponent has challenged the award dated 1.1.2008 passed by learned Industrial Tribunal at Rajkot in Reference (IT) No. 29 of 1999 whereby the learned Industrial Tribunal directed the petitioner electricity company to regularize the services of contract workers by conferring status of permanent employees of the electricity company and to pay all