K.M. Thaker, J.

1. Heard Mr. Karia, learned advocate for the petitioner and Mr. Shah, learned advocate for the respondent.

2. The petition being Special Civil Application No. 20 of 2013 is filed by Sardar Sarovar Narmada Nigam Limited (hereinafter referred to as 'the Nigam') through its Deputy Executive Engineer against the award dated 29.9.2011 passed by the learned Labour Court at Surendranagar in Complaint No. 2 of 2003 whereby the learned Labour Court has directed the Nigam to reinstate original complainant on his original post with 50% backwages. Whereas the petition being Special Civil Application No. 17955 of 2014 is filed by union, on behalf of the concerned workman, against the award dated 23.9.2011 passed by the learned Labour Court at Surendranagar in Reference (LCD) No. 6 of 2003 whereby the learned Labour Court declined the demand of the union on behalf of the concerned workman for regularization and status of permanent workman for the concerned claimant.

2.1 The contesting parties in both the cases are common. Besides this, the subject matter of the dispute is interconnected. In view of the said fact, learned advocates for the contesting parties have made commo