Employer In Relation To The Management ... vs Union Of India (Uoi) And Ors. on 7 July, 2003
25. For the foregoing reasons, therefore,, this Court is of the opinion that the award does not suffer from any perversity or illegality. Moreover, the argument of Mr. Ajit Kumar Sinha to the effect that the learned Tribunal travelled beyond the scope of reference by awarding regularization and 40% of back wages is wholly misconceived, inasmuch as the principle reference was to adjudicate as to whether the termination was justified or not. The further reference was that if it was not justified, then to what relief the workmen would be entitled. The Tribunal came to a conclusion that the termination was illegal and therefore, the only corollary relief to which the workmen were entitled, was reinstatement, but in view of the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in the case of S.M. Nilajkar and Ors. v. Telecom. District Manager, Kar-nataka, reported in JT 2003 (3) SC 436, which will be referred to hereinafter, this part of the award needs to be modified. However, the fact remains that the concerned workmen had put in continuous work for such a long period and therefore, they should be dealt with in accordance with law.