ORDER :

ASHOK KUMAR JAIN, J.

1. These writ petitions were filed from different awards but raising common question of law. The services of the petitioners of both the writ petitions were terminated on 17.08.1988 by the respondents. Thus they are decided with a common order.

2. S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 14885/2022 is filed by petitioner Abdul Waheed aggrieved from award dated 26.02.2019 in LCA Case No. 448/2001 on a reference dated 05.07.2001 sent by the Labour Department under Section 10 of the Industrial Dispute Act. The Labour Court has rejected the claim on the ground of delay as the dispute was raised after eight years of termination. The prayer of the writ petition is reproduced as under:-

"I. That by issuing an appropriate writ, order or direction be quashed and set aside the award dated 26-02-2019(Annexure-19).

II. The respondent may be directed to reinstate the petitioner in role of service of Welder as he was working earlier under the employment of the respondent.

III. That respondent may be directed to pay all the back wages and benefits of the service as prescribed by the law.

IV. Any other direction which this Hon'ble Court deems just and proper in favour of the petitioners