Between 1986 89, the respondents were engaged as Store Watchman on daily wages under NMR basis temporarily in newly Signature Not Verified created Sectional stores in various Sub Divisions under the Digitally signed by MAHABIR SINGH Date 2019.05.10 companytrol of Rural Water Supply RWS Divisions, Nagercoil.
In view of the Board decision, all the Sectional stores were closed and the Divisional stores each for one district were formed.
Being aggrieved, the appellant Board filed writ petition in W.P.No.23720 of 2002 challenging the award of the Labour Court.
Being aggrieved, the appellant Board has filed the writ appeal before the Division Bench which came to be dismissed by the impugned judgment.
The Labour Court passed the award on 12.04.2000 directing reinstatement of the respondents into service with back wages for the period of number employment and with companytinuity of service.
Being aggrieved, the appellant Board has preferred the present appeals.
The respondents raised an industrial dispute and on failure of the companyciliation proceedings, the same was referred to the Labour Court, Madurai.
Consequent on formation of Divisional stores, the respondents were terminated from their services in the year 1990 for want of vacancies.
BANUMATHI, J. Leave granted.
These appeals arise out of the judgment dated 16.12.2016 passed by the High Court of Madras in Writ Appeal No.1434 of 2016 and batch in and by which the High Court has affirmed the order of the learned Single Judge directing reinstatement and the back wages at 50.
