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Special Civil Application No.10822 is filed by Gujarat State Cooperative Marketing Federation Ltd., challenging the award and order dated 3.6.2009 passed by the learned Presiding Officer, Labour Court at Ahmedabad in Reference (LCA) No.2297 of 2000. This reference is in relation to Shri Dolatram Motiram Patel, respondent herein. The respondent in his statement of claim, inter alia, contended that he was working as a permanent peon from 1.12.1986 to 3.2.2000. His services were terminated with effect from 3.2.2000 without following the procedure under Section 25G as well as Rule 81. The order dated 3.2.2000 was stayed by the Labour Court, but on vacation of interim order his services were terminated by order dated 29.8.2000 by implementing the order dated 3.2.2000. The amount of terminal benefits were accepted by him under protest. The petitioner in its written statement pointed out that the respondent was engaged as daily wager having no right to the post. The services of the respondent were terminated pursuant to the order passed by this Court and on vacation of interim order passed by the learned Presiding Officer, Labour Court at Ahmedabad in Complaint No.4 of 2000. The respondent was engaged as a daily wager peon at Hajira and, thereafter at Surat office. The learned Presiding Officer, Labour Court at Ahmedabad vide his order and award dated 3.6.2009 allowed the reference and directed the petitioner to reinstate the respondent to his original post without backwages.