JUDGMENT :

ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY, J.

1. Heard the parties.

2. Both these Writ Petitions have arisen out of the common award dated 02.12.2015 passed in Ref. Case No. 70 of 2000 by the Central Government Industrial Tribunal No. 1, Dhanbad whereby and where under, the Central Government Industrial Tribunal No. 1, Dhanbad has answered the dispute referred to it in affirmative in part in respect of the workman- Bansidhar Mahato only.

3. The Management has filed W.P. (L) No. 6608 of 2017 against the portion of the order by which the reference has been answered in affirmative in respect of Bansidhar Mahto while the writ petition W.P. (L) No. 3111 of 2016 has been filed by the rest of the workmen in respect of whom the reference has been answered in negative by the Tribunal.

4. The brief fact of the case is that the Central Government in the Ministry of Labour in exercise of the powers under Section 10 of the Industrial Disputes Act referred the following dispute for adjudication to the Central Government Industrial Tribunal No. 1, Dhanbad:

“Whether the action of the management of Kedla Washery, M/S CCL, P.O. Kedla, Dist.-Hazaribagh in not regularizing Sri Dhaneshwar Mahato, J.B. Patel, Gouri Sha