1. Vide the present writ petition, the Management has challenged the award dated 16.10.2004 in ID No.40/98, whereby an order of reinstatement of the workman was passed along with continuity in service and 50% of back wages at the rate of last drawn wages of Rs. 1800/- per month from the date of his termination, i.e., 11.01.1997, till the date of his reinstatement.
2. The admitted facts of the case are that the workman was working as a piece rate employee with the Management. The plea of the workman before the learned Labour Court (Industrial Tribunal) was that he had verbally demanded his wages according to minimum wages of skilled worker, which annoyed and upon this, the Management, with mala fide intentions terminated his services on 11.01.1997. He had also taken the plea that the Management was not providing any legal facilities, like appointment letter, attendance register, CL, minimum wages, festival holidays, etc. and he had raised the demand of the same on several occasions.