On remand the Labour Court by an Award dated 10 9 65 which was published in the Gazette on 1 10 65 held that the plea of the L 1340 Sup CI/71 494 workmen that there was a lock out by the management was not substantiated, on the other hand it was they who had gone on strike; that the strike was illegal because of the proceedings pending before the Labour Court in Reference No. 150 of 1958; that the question as to whether the management had terminated the services of the concerned workmen or not was not a matter which was res integra in view of ,the judgment of the Punjab High Court in the Writ Petition referred to above; and in the alternative as the termination took place by virtue of letters dated 23 2 59, 4 3 59 and 17 3 59 without holding an enquiry, it was not valid.