IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.M. No. 3006 of 2009 and CWP No. 9270 of 2008 Date of decision: 16.02.2009 Saroop Singh .....PETITIONERS VERSUS Presiding Officer, Labour Court, Amritsar and another ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH Present: Mr. Saroop Singh, petitioner in person. Mr. A.P.S.Mann, Advocate, for respondent No. 2. *** AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH, J. (ORAL) C.M. No. 3006-07 of 2009 C.M.is allowed as prayed for. Replication is taken on record. CWP No. 9270 of 2008 The prayer in the present writ petition has been restricted by the petitioner, who appears in person, to the effect that the application moved under Section 33-C (2) of the Industrial Disputes Act before the Labour Court, Amritsar, may be decided at the earliest. He contends that the said application was filed on 16.09.2003 but no decision thereon has been taken till date and the respondents are delaying the proceedings as they are not completing their evidence. C.M. No. 3006 of 2009 and -2- CWP No. 9270 of 2008 Counsel for respondent No. 2 states that on the last date of hearing, the cross-examination of the Senior Executive Engineer, Mechanical Auxiliary and Maintenance Division, Guru Gobind Singh Super Thermal Plant, Rupnagar, was to be done. He further contends that there would be no delay on the part of the respondents in the proceedings before the Labour Court and would complete its evidence within a short period. In view of the assurance given by the counsel for respondent No. 2, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Labour Court, Amritsar to decide the application dated 16.09.2003 moved by the petitioner, copy whereof has been appended as Annexure P-1, within a period of six months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order provided the petitioner also cooperates in the quick disposal of the case. ( AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH ) JUDGE February 16, 2009 pj