Labour Court that the employee was a “workman” as defined under section 2(s) of the I.D. Act. Therefore, the learned counsel sought to allow the appeal filed by the management, by setting aside the order of the High Court to that extent. 8. Continuing further, the learned senior counsel for the management submitted that the employee was appointed as Junior Engineer (E&C) in Group 3 (Admn) with a monthly pay of Rs.4761.75 by the management on 07.06.1997 and clause 14 of the appointment letter clearly indicated that after confirmation, the termination of service would require one month notice period or one month salary in lieu of notice by either of the parties. That apart, the employee was given promotion to the post of Assistant Engineer (E&C) on 25.05.2000 and his services as Asst. Engineer (E&C) in group 2A (Admn) were regularized with effect from 01.05.2001 with a total pay of Rs.6,805.45 per month; and it was categorically stated in the confirmation letter dated 30.04.2001 that