Daya Chaudhary, J.

1. The petitioner has approached this Court by way of filing the present petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari quashing impugned award dated 03.08.2007 passed by the Presiding Officer Industrial Tribunal and Labour Court, U.T. Chandigarh, whereby, it has been held that the services of the petitioner have been rightly terminated by respondent No. 2-Management. A further prayer has also been made for issuance of a direction to respondent No. 2 to reinstate the petitioner with back wages along with all consequential benefits.

2. Briefly, the facts of the case as made out in the petition, are that the petitioner-workman joined the services of M/s. LA Tech. Exports Private Limited (here-in-after referred to as the 'respondent-Management'). Subsequently, he was sent to Cable Engineering Company as Fitter on 01.01.1990. Thereafter, he was issued charge sheet levelling certain allegations regarding having tea at work place, to which he submitted his reply. Finding reply of the charge sheet unsatisfactory, an Inquiry Officer was appointed to inquire into the charges levelled against him. On