Heard Shri M.C. Pant, the learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Ashish Joshi, the learned counsel for the respondents.

2. The petitioner is the workman and is aggrieved by the denial of relief given by the Labour court in its award. The facts leading to the filing of the present writ petition is, that an incident took place on 4th May, 1991 in which the petitioner is alleged to have misbehaved with a superior officer and not only used abusive language but caught hold of his shirt and vest and, in the scuffle, the shirt and vest was torn. This incident happened in front of everyone inside the workshop. The petitioner was accordingly chargesheeted and, since the allegation was not found satisfactory, and Inquiry Officer was appointed to conduct the domestic inquiry. It is alleged that a proper opportunity of hearing was not provided and that the inquiry was not conducted in accordance with the principles of natural justice. In any case, the Inquiry Officer submitted his inquiry report holding that the charges levelled against the petitioner stood proved. The disciplinary authority, on the basis of the Inquiry Report passed the order of termination. The petitioner, bein