JUDGMENT :

1. The present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed by the petitioner challenging the impugned award dated 16.01.2015 passed by the Labour Court No.1, Rajkot in Reference (L.C.D.) No.12/2002, whereby the Labour Court has ordered to regularize the respondents within 30 days and to make them permanent as Class-IV employees.

2. It is the main contention of the petitioner that it is an Agriculture Produce Market Committee established under the Gujarat Agriculture Produce Market Act and Rules framed thereunder. It has referred to the facts of the case and has contended that the workmen (respondents no.1 to 3) are serving in the Marketing Committee only purely on temporary basis as Watchman (Chowkidar). The grievance of the workmen is that they should be made permanent and the benefits of 5th Pay Commission be extended to them and difference of arrears be paid to them. It is also contended that the workmen have filed an appeal before the Director of Agriculture Marketing and Rural Financing, State of Gujarat bearing Appeal No.28 to 30 of 2001 in which they have stated that three employees namely Suresh Vagasia, Raju Sakia and Ashwin Valan were m