As per case facts, the petitioners challenged a Labour Court award that reinstated two workmen with back wages and directed their appointment in another establishment, despite the college where they ... worked having been closed for many years. This was a second round of litigation after the High Court previously remanded the case, finding an initial award incomplete. The Management argued that termination due to establishment closure does not constitute retrenchment and reinstatement in a closed unit or appointment elsewhere is illegal. The question arose whether reinstatement, back wages, or appointment in another establishment could be directed when the original establishment no longer existed, and if the Labour Court exceeded its jurisdiction. Finally, the High Court held that since the college was permanently closed, reinstatement and back wages were legally impermissible, and directing appointment in another establishment was beyond the Labour Court's jurisdiction, thus quashing the award related to the two respondents.