It was also pleaded that the claim of the workman of having worked for more than 240 days was without any basis.
In support of the appeal learned companynsel for the appellant submitted that various stands taken by the appellant have number been companysidered.
The workman had appeared at a test for selection, but was number successful.
The management appeared before the Labour Court and filed a written statement admitting the fact that the workman was engaged under it but then took a stand that he had voluntarily abandoned his service and, as such, he was number entitled to any relief.
Background facts in a nutshell are as follows The industrial dispute was initiated by the respondent workman, inter alia, challenging the termination of his service.
He asserted that as statutory provisions of Section 25 F of the Act having number been companyplied with the order of termination of his service was unjust, illegal and he was entitled to reinstatement in service with full back wages.
71 of 1988.
Therefore, the Labour companyrt directed reinstatement but without back wages.
The Award was assailed by the appellants in a writ petition.
The case of the workman before the Labour Court was that he was engaged as a Compositor by the Management from 14.3.1980 till 10.10.1981.
It was also pleaded that the appellant is number an industry and, therefore, the Act had numberapplication.
The labour companyrt found that the workman worked companytinuously for more than 240 days in the calendar year preceding the date of termination of the service.
Dr. ARIJIT PASAYAT, J. Leave granted.
Challenge in this appeal is to the order passed by a learned Single Judge of the Orissa High Court dismissing the writ petitions filed by the appellants.
In the Writ Petitions filed by the appellants the challenge was to the order passed by the Presiding Officer, Labour Court in I.D. Case No.
Conciliation having failed, the State Government in exercise of the powers companyferred upon it under Section 10 read with Section 12 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 in short the Act referred the following dispute to the Labour Court for adjudication.
