1. - The petitioner has challenged the award passed by the Labour Court, Rajasthan dated June 29, 1972 and learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the learned Judge of the Labour Court misdirected himself on two matters, namely, as to whether the enquiry proceedings were fair and proper opportunity was afforded to the workman concerned to defend himself in the said enquiry proceedings and also on the question whether the management should have been afforded an opportunity to adduce evidence before the Labour Court in order to prove the misconduct complained of by it and the failure on the part of the Learned Judge of the Labour Court to allow the employer an opportunity to adduce evidence in this respect before it has been vitiated the award.

2. The circumstances which have given rise to the filing of the present writ petition briefly are that the respondent No. 2 Shri K.C. Pareek (hereinafter referred to as 'Pareek') was employed as a clerk in the Accounts department at the Jaipur Divisional Office of the petitioner, M/s. Alembic Chemical Works Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as 'the Company'). On January 29, 1971. Pareek is alleged to have reached his office a few