It is now settled law as a result of the decisions of this Court in Workmen of Syndi cate Bank, Madras vs Government of India & Anr., and Ramawatar Sharma and Ors., vs State of Haryana & Anr., ; that the appropriate Government cannot decline to make reference of an industrial dispute arising out of the termination of the service of a workman on the ground that the domestic inquiry resulting in the termination of the services of the workman was in the opin ion of the State Government in conformity with the 1001 principles of natural justice and that the punishment im posed on the workman was not disproportionate to the offence with which he was charged . " "We would therefore have ordinarily allowed the appeal and set aside the judgments of the learned Single Judge and the Division Bench of the High Court and directed the State Government to make a reference of the industrial dispute between the appellants and the 3rd respondent.