JUDGMENT :

B. Panigrahi, J. - Being aggrieved by the order of termination dated 27-7-1986 and the dismissal of the appeal by order dated 27-4- 1989, annexed as Annexure-2, the petitioner has approached this Court.

2. Petitioner's case, in brief, is that after the death of his father in May, 1976, who was an employee in Rampooria Cotton Mills, a Unit under the National Textile Corporation, the petitioner applied for a job on 4-6-1980. After waiting for two and half years, the petitioner got an appointment as Apprentice on 25-12-1983. Though the management asserts that the appointment was as a 'Badli', but the petitioner asserts that he was a regular employee, he having been issued with a Permanent Ticket No. 12076. While continuing in service, he remained absent from duty on account of his illness and applied for leave on medical ground accompanied by the medical certificate. The employer instead of granting leave to the petitionar ultimately terminated his service on 27-7-1986 without initiating any proceeding against him and without finding him guilty of any charges. Prior to the said termination, to General Manager, National Textile Corporation, had written a letter to petitioner t