JUDGMENT

M. M. DAS, J. : The writ petitioner was an employee under the Opp.Party-Rourkela Steel Plant of Steel Authority of India Ltd. The case of the petitioner is that in order to victimizing and curb his Trade Union activities, the employer with mala fide intention charge sheeted him on 12.8.2000 for commission of certain alleged misconduct of intimidating an officer of the Company within the work premises by exhibiting indecent behaviour etc. An inquiry was conducted to prove the charges levelled against the petitioner which, according to the petitioner, was conducted in a perfunctory and arbitrary manner violating the principles of natural justice. The petitioner alleges that he was not afforded with the opportunity to adduce evidence during the course of inquiry and the Inquiry Officer holding the petitioner guilty of the charges, submitted a report. The disciplinary authority accepting the said export proposed to dismiss the petitioner form service and since I.D. Case No.7 of 1997 relating to another industrial dispute was pending before the Industrial Tribunal, Rourkela where the petitioner was a party as the work¬man, the Opp.Party- Management filed an application under Se