This petition is directed against the award dated 19-8-1985 passed by the Industrial Tribunal No. 1, U. P. , Allahabad.

2. The Industrial Tribunal has held that the provisions of Section 6-N of the U. P. Industrial Disputes Act (hereinafter referred to as the Act) have not been complied and as such the action of retrenchment was not in accordance with law. The notice of retrenchment dated 19-6-1984 was set aside and the petitioner was directed to be reinstated with full back wages.

3. While entertaining the writ petition by an interim order dated 14-5-1986, the workman was directed to be reinstated in employment forth with. The payment of past wages, however, remain stayed.

4. Assailing the impugned award of the Industrial Tribunal, the learned Counsel for the petitioners submitted that the notice of retrench ment dated 19-6-1986 was served on 20-6-1986 alongwith the retrenchment compensation and one months pay in lieu of notice, which was refused by the workman and thereafter it was sent by registered post at his home address. A report was submitted by the Sub- Divisional Officer, on 20-6-1984 to the Executive Engineer stating therein that the retrenchment notice w