THESE PETITIONS HAVING BEEN HEARD AND RESERVED FOR ORDERS ON 10TH MARCH, 2026 AND COMING ON FOR PRONOUNCEMENT THIS DAY, THE COURT PRONOUNCED THE FOLLOWING:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE

CAV JUDGMENT

Writ Petition No. 43700 of 2019 is filed by the employer challenging the award passed in Reference No. 58 of 2016. In terms of the impugned award dated 14.05.2019, the Labour Court has set aside the order of termination dated 23.05.2016 and directed the petitioner-employer to reinstate the employee with continuity of service and all other consequential benefits, while denying back wages.

2. Writ Petition No. 49431 of 2019 is filed by the employee challenging the very same award dated 14.05.2019 to the extent of denial of back wages. Since both writ petitions challenge the same award, both petitions are clubbed, heard together and disposed of by this common order.

3. For the sake of convenience, the employer is referred to as the petitioner and the employee is referred to as the respondent in both petitions.

4. The respondent joined the petitioner as a Customer Service Executive on 15.10.2007. The records indicate that the respondent had raised certain issues relating t