K.M.THAKER, J.

Heard learned advocates for the petitioner and the respondent.

2. In this petition, the petitioner workman has challenged award dated 30-6-2007 passed by learned Industrial Tribunal, Bhavnagar in Reference (IT) No.42 of 2003 whereby the learned Tribunal for the reasons recorded in the award, dismissed the reference.

Feeling aggrieved by the decision of the learned Tribunal, the workman has taken out this petition.

3. So far as factual aspect is concerned, it has emerged from the record that the petitioner herein i.e. original claimant raised industrial dispute against order of termination of his service passed by the respondent corporation. He alleged that the respondent-Corporation illegally terminated his service. With the said allegation, the petitioner demanded reinstatement with all consequential benefits.

3.1. The appropriate government referred the dispute for adjudication to learned Industrial Tribunal, Bhavnagar which was registered as Reference (I.T.) No.42 of 2003. The terms of the reference read thus:-

“Whether the penalty imposed by order dated 24-8-2001 against the claimant should be set aside and the employer should be directed to pay all conseque