JUDGMENT

(Prayer: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus, calling for the records pertaining to the impugned Award in I.D.No.827 of 2001 dated 06.08.2012 passed by the first respondent holding that the charges leveled against the petitioner were proved and that the dismissal was justified and declining to grant him any relief quash the same and consequently, direct the second respondent to reinstate him with continuity of service, back wages and all other attendant benefits with award costs.)

1. The charge against the petitioner, who was employed as a Driver in the second respondent/Corporation is that, on 06.11.1996 an accident took place owing to his negligence and the victim died on the spot. During the course of inquiry, oral and documentary evidences were let in before the Inquiry Officer and based on the proven charges, the petitioner was dismissed from service through an order dated 10.06.1997. The appeal against the dismissal order was also rejected.

2. Before the Labour Court, when the petitioner raised an Industrial Dispute under Section 2-A(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 [hereinafter re