K.M. THAKER, J.

1. Heard Mr. Joshi, learned Advocate for the petitioner and Mr. Vyas, learned Advocate for the respondent.

2. The petitioner-Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation ("the Corporation" for short) is aggrieved by award dated 19-12-2014 passed by learned Industrial Tribunal at Rajkot in Reference (I.T.) No. 149 of 2006.

3. The brief facts, involved in this petition, can be summarized thus:

3.1. In 2006, the respondent herein raised industrial dispute with regard to : (a) order of penalty passed by the competent authority in December, 1990 (stoppage of 2 increments with permanent effect); (b) order of penalty passed in October, 1992 (stoppage of 5 increments with permanent effect); (c) order of penalty passed in April, 1995 (stoppage of increment for 6 months with permanent effect); (d) order of penalty passed in 1998 (stoppage of increment for 6 months with permanent effect); and (e) order of penalty passed in September, 1999 (reduction of salary by one stage in the applicable pay-scale).

3.2. The said different orders of penalty passed in respect of different misconduct committed at different point of time, came to be challenged after gross delay and the said di