THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE PULLA KARTHIK

ORDER:

Assailing the award passed by the Labour Court-III, Hyderabad, dated 06.04.2005 in I.D.No.78 of 2004, and the consequential order dated

09.03.2006 in I.A.No.6 of 2006 therein, the present writ petition is filed.

2. Heard Sri S. Bhoopal Reddy, learned Standing Counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners. In spite of service of notice on respondent No.2, there is no representation on his behalf. However, since the matter pertains to the year 2006, it is taken up for disposal on merits.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that while respondent No.2 was working as an Attender on contract basis, his services were terminated on 01.12.1994. Challenging his oral termination, the petitioner raised an Industrial Dispute before the Labour Court after almost a decade vide I.D.No.78 of 2004, wherein, ex parte orders were passed vide award dated 06.04.2005, setting aside his termination dated 01.12.1994, and the petitioners were directed to reinstate him into service, with continuity of service and back wages from 01.09.2004 @ Rs.1,000/- per month. Thereafter, the petitioners filed I.A.No.6 of 2006, seeking to set aside the ex parte award, w