By means of this writ petition, petitioner has challenged the impuged award dated 25.11.1998 passed by the Labour Court in Industrial Dispute Case No. 204 of 1998, which was notified on 26.5.1999.

2. Prior to the reorganization of existing State of Uttar Pradesh, a dispute was referred, vide notification No. 3484-89 (Labour Commissioner)/ 36-Labour (1) C.B. 13/37 Dehradun, dated 31.8.1998, containing a list of 16 daily wages as its annexure, which was registered as Industrial Dispute No. 204 of 1998. The reference was made in the following terms :-

Whether non-regularisation of 16 daily wages workmen with effect from 20.2.1997 by the employers was illegal and unjustified? If so, to what relief the workmen are entitled and to what consequential benefits?

3. The dispute was raised by the workmen of Provincial Irrigation and Dam Project Workers Federation, Kalagarh. Notices were issued to the parties. They filed their written statements and objections and led their evidence before the Labour Court.

4. According to the workmen, they were working on muster-roll on daily wages engaged from different dates during the year 1989 to 1995 and were entitled to be regularized in compli