ORDER :

1. Letters Patent Appeal being L.P.A. No. 227 of 2021 has been preferred by the management, challenging the order dated 14.06.2021 passed by learned Single Judge in W.P. (L) No. 3152 of 2020, whereby the writ petition preferred by the Management for quashing the award dated 20.08.2018 in Reference Case No. 01 of 2013 was dismissed.

Letters Patent Appeal being L.P.A. No. 229 of 2021 has been filed by the Management against the judgment dated 14.06.2021 passed in W.P. (L) No. 1154 of 2019, whereby the writ petition filed by the workmen was allowed in part by the learned Single Judge awarding 50% of the back wages from the period of termination/dismissal till reinstatement.

2. As both the issues arise out of same proceeding, thus, both these letters patent appeals are being disposed of by this common order.

3. The respondent-workman was an employee of the appellant-management. He was junior associate. On 1st June, 2012, management was distributing packets of sweets to its employees to celebrate the increase in production of the company. The management levelled an allegation against the workman that he and one Ranjit Singh instigated the other co-employees to return the sweet packe