JUDGMENT :

Ajay Mohan Goel, J.

1. By way of this writ petition, the petitioner has assailed the award dated 12.10.2018, passed by learned Labour Court, in terms whereof, the Reference made by the appropriate Government to the learned Labour Court was answered as under:-

“As a sequel to my above discussion and findings on issues No. 1 and 2, the claim of the petitioner fails and is hereby dismissed with the result the reference is answered in favour of the respondents and against the petitioner. Let a copy of this award be sent to the appropriate government for publication in the official gazette. File, after completion, be consigned to record.”

2. Brief facts necessary for the adjudication of this writpetition are that in an industrial dispute raised by the petitioner, the appropriate Government made the following Reference to the learned Labour Court:-

"Whether termination of services of Shri Basti Ram S/o Late Shri Jattu Ram R/o Chiyali, P.O. Loja, Tehsil Shillai, District Sirmour, H.P. during March, 2008 by the Divisional Forest Officer, Renukaji Tehsil & P.O. Renukaji, District Sirmour, H.P. allegedly without complying with the provisions of the Industrial Disptes Act, 1947 is legal