ORDER :

D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY, J.

The Writ Petition is filed challenging the award of the Labour Court, Puducherry, dated 04.03.2010 made in I.D.No.12 of 2004.

2. The factual background in which the Writ Petition arises is that the Workman - M.Venkatesan was employed in the petitioner – Management with effect from November 1990. While so, on 20.06.2002 there was an incident in the petitioner – Management and the same was reported to the police immediately. The said letter as such is extracted hereunder:-

“Dear Sir,

We are engaged in the manufacture of welding electrodes at the below mentioned address since 1990. In our factory on June 12, 2002 at about 8.45 A.M two employees Mr.M.Venkatesan and Mr.M.Mohan had quarelled and hit each other which resulted in injury for both. Both the injured were sent to hospital for first aid but Mr.Venkatesan refused to go for first aid. After first aid when Mr.Mohan was coming back from hospital he was hit heavily by a group of about six persons near Sedarapet bus stop leaving him injured. After these incidents a group of about 20 people entered our factory premises on the same day evening and threatened us and our employees using harsh words. Further