J.S. KHEHAR, J.

1. The petitioner-management engaged the respondent-workman Jagtar Singh as a water carrier vide an order dated 25.4.1994. The aforesaid order is being extracted hereunder for facility of reference:-

“Sh. Jagtar Singh s/o Sh. Ajit Singh c/o Sh. Lachman Singh, Special Assistant, Special Cell, Welfare-I, Mini Secretariat, Chandigarh is hereby appointed in the Head Office of Corporation at Chandigarh as Water Carrier on the daily wages rates fixed by the D.C. Chandigarh.

His services can be terminated at any time without any prior notice.”

His services were dispensed with by an order dated 24.1.1995 as “no longer required”. It is, therefore, that the petitioner was relieved from service. He was again appointed as a water carrier on 7.2.1996 and he continued to discharge his duties till 30.6.1997, when his services were again dispensed with in terms of his appointment letter (dated 12.7.1997), which incorporated the condition that “his services can be terminated at any time without any prior notice”. Dissatisfied with the action of the petitioner-management in having terminating his services, the respondent -workman issued a demand notice under section 2A of th