JUDGMENT :

1. Heard Sri Anurag Srivastava, learned counsel for the petitioners as well as Sri Gopal Kumar Srivastava, learned counsel appearing for respondent nos. 2 and 3.

2. By means of present writ petition the petitioners have challenged the validity of award dated 21.01.2010, passed by the Central Government Industrial Tribunal/Labour Court (hereinafter referred to as "the Tribunal") whereby claim of the petitioner no. 2 - workman has been rejected and the reference has been accordingly answered denying the relief to the petitioner-workman. In the present writ petition the petitioners have also assailed the punishment order dated 19.12.2001 as well as appellate order dated 20.03.2002.

3. Brief facts of the case are that petitioner no. 2 - workman who was working with the respondent - Bank and was employed in the Krishi Utpadan Mandi Samiti Branch of Allahabad Bank at Gonda and was subjected to disciplinary proceedings on account of the fact that on 18.09.1997, the petitioner - workman has fraudulently claimed Leave Travel Concession (hereinafter referred to as "LTC"). The petitioner after availing the benefit of LTC, submitted bills for expenses amounting to Rs.17,553/- which sho