JUDGMENT :

1. The petitioner herein has filed the present petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India challenging the impugned award dated 12.01.2007 passed by the Labour Court No.8, Ahmedabad in Reference (L.C.A.) No.771/1998, whereby the Labour Court has rejected the reference of the petitioner.

2. According to the petitioner, she was permanent employee of the respondent – Trust and her services were arbitrarily and abruptly terminated and, therefore, the petitioner raised an industrial dispute which was registered as reference as referred to hereinabove. According to her, the said reference came to be rejected by the Labour Court on the ground that the petitioner has not been able to establish that she has worked for 240 days. It is the contention of the petitioner that in the said reference, she has filed statement of claim vide Exhibit 5 on 30.09.1998 and the written statement was filed by the respondent on 14.09.2001. It is also the contended by the petitioner that thereafter, her evidence was recorded vide Exhibit 12 and she was subjected to cross-examination. It is further contended by the petitioner that she has also examined the co-worker vide Exhibit 2