1. - The petitioner, State of Rajasthan, by this writ petition has challenged the Award passed by the Judge, Industrial Tribunal, Jodhpur, dated 1st July, 1985 (Ex.P/-3).

2. The Secretary, Mazdoor Union, P.W.D. Jodhpur, respondent No. 1, has raised an industrial dispute and the Labour Department in the State of Rajasthan has referred the matter for adjudication before the Industrial Tribunal that whether the services of 14 persons of Mechanical Division, P.W.D. Jodhpur have been rightly and legally terminated by their employer, Executive Engineer, Mechanical Division, P.W.D. Jodhpur and if not for what relief they are entitled. These 14 persons were appointed by the Executive Engineer P.W.D. Jodhpur, by the order dated 11th October, 1979 vide Ex.P/-1, on purely ad hoc basis on the post of Helper Grade II and it was clearly mentioned that the appointments of these is for the famine operation and as soon as famine operation is over their appointments shall stand terminated without any notice. As soon as the famine operation was over the services of these 14 persons were terminated by the order dated 12th August, 1981 Ex.P/-2. The learned Judge, Industrial Tribunal, after cons