K.M. Thaker, J.

Heard learned advocate for the petitioner and learned advocate for the respondent.

2. By present petition, the Municipal Corporation has challenged award dated 7.7.2006 passed by learned Labour Court in Reference No.388/2009 whereby the learned Labour Court directed present petitioner to reinstate the claimant on his original post with 50% backwages.

3. So far as factual background is concerned, it has emerged that present respondent raised industrial dispute with the allegation that opponent No.2 Gram Panchayat illegally terminated his service on 16.6.2005.

3.1 Appropriate government referred the dispute for adjudication to learned Labour Court at Ahmedabad. The learned Labour Court registered the dispute as Reference (LCA) No.388/2009.

3.2 In his statement of claim before the learned Labour Court the claimant alleged that he joined service with Opponent No.2 Gram Panchayat on 1.7.2003. He also alleged that he was engaged as permanent employee and that he worked as Bore Operator and was paid salary at the rate of Rs. 2000/-. He further alleged that that the Sarpanch illegally terminated his service by oral order on 16.6.2005. The claimant alleged that the termin