J U D G M E N T

VIPIN SANGHI, J.

1. The petitioner management by this writ petition has assailed the industrial award dated 05.09.1998 passed by Labour Court VII, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi in ID No.134/1994, whereby the reference made to it by the Appropriate Government on 29.04.1994 with regard to the termination of the services of the respondent workman has been answered in favour of the workman and against the petitioner. The reference reads as under:

“Whether the services of Sh. Umed Singh have been terminated illegally and/or unjustifiably by the management and if so, to what relief is he entitled to and what directions are necessary in this respect?”

2. The case made out by the respondent workman in his statement of claim was that he had joined the petitioner with effect from April 1982 as Beldar. Learned counsel for the petitioner, however, points out that the respondent, in fact, worked from July 1981 onwards. The respondent stated that he was treated as a daily rated casual/muster roll worker. The respondent also stated that his services were terminated with effect from 08.05.1985 without assigning any reason. He stated that the cause for termination of his services was that th