IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH LPA No. 1365 of 2009 Date of Decision: 24.5.2010 Haryana Land Reclamation & Development Corporation Ltd. ..Appellant Versus Lal Bahadur and others ..Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MUKUL MUDGAL, CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASBIR SINGH 1.Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. Whether to be referred to the Reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present :- Mr. Govind Goel, Advocate, for the appellant. Mr. Sandeep Sharma, Advocate, for respondent No.1. *** MUKUL MUDGAL, C.J. (Oral) 1. This Letters Patent Appeal has been filed against order dated 15.10.2009 passed by learned Single Judge of this Court ordering reinstatement of Workman (respondent No.1) with back wages. 2. During the course of hearing, on 13.01.2010, this Court was pleased to pass the following order:- “The Registry is directed to release a sum of Rs. 15,000/- by way of Bank draft, in favour of the respondent- workman through his counsel. Learned counsel for the respondent has stated that rather than pressing his claim arising in his favour by virtue of the impugned order of the Single Judge, he would be satisfied if he is merely re-employed on the current LPA No. 1365 of 2009 [2] wages on the post, from which his services were terminated. Learned counsel for the appellant seeks time to get instructions. List on February 3, 2010. Copy of the order, attested by the Special Secretary, be given to the counsel for the appellant.” 2. On the basis of the said order, the appellant issued the following letter:- “HARYANA LAND RELCMATION & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD. PANCHKULA. NO./HLRDC/LA/10/857 DATED 24.02.2010 Shri Govind Goel, Advocate, Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh. Subject: LPA No. 1366/09-HLRDC Vs. Lal Bahadur, Ex. DPL. This has reference to your letter dated 10.12.2009 on the subject cited above. Based on the advice given by Advocate General, Haryana and subsequent approval of the Government, Corporation is agreed to take back in service to Shri Lal Bahadur son of Shri Man Singh, House No. 888, Sector 45, village Burail, Chandigarh as Peon-cum- Chowkidar on daily current wages on D.C. approved rates. This is subject to the following condition:- i) During tenure of his service, he will render satisfactory service. ii)Except current wages of DC approved rates, no other benefit of back service will be given to him. iii)In case of any omission in performance of his satisfactory duties, his services will be terminated as per Haryana Govt. Service Rules, applicable to the employees of the Corporation. iv)This will not become precedent in case of other retrenched employees. v) His antecedent during interim period are verified as nothing against Shri Lal Bahadur on the record of local Police/DIG, CID, Haryana/UT. The above may be brought to the notice of Hon'ble Court in compliance of court order dated 13th January, 2010. Thanking you, Yours faithfully, for Haryana Land Reclamation & Development Corporation Ltd. Sd/-Secretary 24.2.2010.” LPA No. 1365 of 2009 [3] 3. Today, learned counsel for respondent No.1 states that respondent No.1 accepts the appointment offered to him with the terms & conditions mentioned in the said letter. He, however, makes a request that respondent No.1 may be permitted to make an application for regularization of his services. Counsel for the appellant has no objection in case respondent No.1 is granted permission sought for. 4. In view of the amicable settlement arrived at between the parties, the appeal is disposed of in the terms of letter dated 24.2.2010 and respondent No.1 is directed to join the duties w.e.f. 01.06.2010 on the above terms. In addition, respondent No.1 is permitted to make an application for regularization of his services which will be considered by the appellant in accordance with law. This order has been passed in presence of respondent No.1. No costs. (MUKUL MUDGAL) CHIEF JUSTICE (JASBIR SINGH) JUDGE 24.05.2010 'ravinder'