Heard the Counsel for the parties and perused the record.

2. These Writ Petitions No. 740 of 1992, 741 of 1992 and 743 of 1992, were filed by the petitioner against the awards of the labour Court II, Meerut. No interim order was granted in the petitions. During the pendency of the writ petitions, citations were issued for recovery of Rs. 71,260/-plus interest in respect of each of the respondent workman. The petitioner has challenged the recovery citation in Writ Petition No. 21970 of 1992. These writ petitions shall be dealt with one by one hereinafter in the judgment. The services of workmen Nirbhay Singh, Navin Kumar and Jaivir Singh were terminated by the employer with effect from 6-8-1995.

3. The Writ Petition No. 21970 of 1992 has been filed at the instance of The Ganga Kisan Sahkari Chini Mills Ltd. Morana, Muzaffarnagar for quashing the impugned order dated 15th May, 1992 and the impugned citation dated 7th February, 1992, Annexures 4 and 5 respectively to the writ petition.

4. The services of workmen Nirbhay Singh, Navin Kumar and Jaibir Singh, who are alleged to have been engaged as Juice Heater Attendants in trial season 1984-85, were terminated by the