JUDGMENT :

Sandeep Sharma, J.

Petitioner herein was engaged as a Chowkidar with the Respondent -Corporation in the year, 1990 and since then, he had been regularly working on daily wage basis with 240 days in each calendar year till the time his services came to be terminated vide order dated 31.3.1997. In the year, 1997, a theft took place at Solan Forest Depot and petitioner was found absent from duty at that point of time, as a result thereof, his services were terminated by the Respondent-Corporation vide order dated 31.3.1997. Aforesaid termination order dated 31.3.1997 came to be assailed by the petitioner before the erstwhile HP Administrative Tribunal by way of Original Application, however, on account of its abolishment, the same came to be transferred to this Court. However, before the same could be decided by this Court, matter again came to be transferred to erstwhile HP Administrative Tribunal on account of its re-establishment and was registered as TA No. 3577 of 2015. Vide order dated 10.5.2016, erstwhile Tribunal allowed the Transfer Application and set - aside the termination order dated 31.3.1997. Vide aforesaid order, though erstwhile Tribunal held the petitioner e