1. This writ petition filed under Art.226 of the Constitution of India, challenges the award dated 30-08-2001 passed by the Labour Court - cum - Industrial Tribunal, Ananthapur in I.D. No. 161 of 1998 to the extent the same went against the petitioner.

2. Briefly stated the facts and circumstances leading to filing of the present writ petition are as under:

3. The petitioner was appointed as a Conductor in the respondent Road Transport Corporation in the year 1989 and he was terminated from service on 06-03-1997 followed by a departmental enquiry on the charge of un - authorized absence for the period from 24-03-1996 to 01-04-1996. After un - successfully availing the appellate and review remedies, the petitioner raised Industrial Dispute No. 161 of 1998 under S.2(A)2 of Industrial Disputes Act , 1947. The Labour Court, by way of an award, dated 30-08-2001, while setting aside the order of termination, directed re - instatement of the petitioner with continuity of service without back - wages and also directed deferment of four annual increments with cumulative effect.

4. In the above background, the present writ petition came to instituted. This Court ordered rule nisi on 16-03-2011