P. S. MISHRA, J.

( 1 ) PETITIONER has moved this Court by the two writ petitions, in one (W. P. 9906/84) for quashing of the proceedings in CP. No. 966 of 1980 and the impugned order of the Principal Labour Court, Madras and in the other (W. P. No. 9907 of 1984) for quashing the order under which the Principal Labour Court, Madras, has dismissed his petition under Section 33c (2) of the Industrial Disputes Act (hereinafter referred to as the Act) and the order of the Chairman- cum-Man-aging Director of the Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd. (for short, the Corporation) under which he has been removed from service. Both these petitions have arisen because the respondent-Chairman-cum-Managing Director of the Corporation has, in a proceeding, dispensed with the services of the petitioner. The petitioner has contended that the order of the Chairman-cum-Managing Director in proceedings No. 17349/ri/3/7516 and dated November 7, 1975 is ultra vires, incompetent, void and without jurisdiction.

( 2 ) PETITIONER has been in the services of the Corporation as a Junior Engineer (Civil) and in due course promoted as Asst. Engineer (Civil) with effect from November 1, 1971. After sixtee