Jawahar Lal Gupta, J.

1. The challenge is to the award of the Labour Court by which it has set aside the order of termination and ordered the reinstatement of the workman with 75 percent back wages. A few facts.

2. The respondent-workmen was appointed as Secretary by the petitioner-bank on November 26, 1986 for a period of 89 days on a consolidated salary of Rs. 500/- per month. On the expiry of this period, the workman made another application for employment. Vide order dated February 23, 1987, he was again appointed for a period of 89 days, whereupon he submitted his joining report on February 24, 1987. On the expiry of the stipulated period of 89 days, the respondent again submitted an application. Vide order dated May 25, 1987, he was appointed for a period of 89 days. A copy of this letter of appointment has been produced on record as Annexure P-4. A perusal of this order shows that as on earlier occassions, the appointment had been made on a contract basis and the services of the workman could be "terminated at any time without notice before the expiry of above period." On June 24,1987, the petitioner terminated his services. The workman, according to the petitioner j