1. - This writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India has been filed by the petitioners on 10.7.2001 against the respondents with the prayer that by an appropriate writ, order or direction, the impugned ex-parte judgment and award dated 14.6.2000 (Annex.P/4) passed by the learned Judge, Labour Court, Sri Ganganagar (respondent No. 1) by which he on a reference made by the Government of Rajasthan held that termination of services of the respondent No. 2 Mahipal Singh with effect from 6.11.1992 was not proper and valid and thus, ordered reinstatement of respondent No. 2 and also awarded 50% back wages till he was reinstated, be quashed and set aside.

2. The case of the petitioners as put forward by them in this writ petition is as follows:-

Through Notification dated 8th September, 1999, the Labour Department of the Government of Rajasthan made a reference to the learned Labour Court, Sri Ganganagar (respondent No. 1) to the effect whether the termination of the services of the respondent No. 2 Mahipal Singh with effect from 6.11.1992 was proper and valid and on receipt of that reference, the respondent No. 1 learned Labour Court, Sri Ganganagar regis