IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 19141 of 2008. Date of Decision: 10.11.2008. Divisional Forest Officer. ....Petitioner Versus Sunil Kumar & others ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAWAB SINGH Present : Mr. DS Nalwa, Addl. AG Haryana, for the petitioner. 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest ? HEMANT GUPTA. J. Challenge in the present writ petition is to the Award dated February 3, 2006 (Annexure P-1) whereby, in an industrial dispute raised by the respondent (hereinafter referred to as 'Workman'), the back wages for the period 9.8.1999 to 30.6.2000 were awarded. The workman raised an industrial dispute in respect of termination of his services on 9.8.1999. It was his case that he was engaged as Mali-cum-Chowkidar on 1.5.1993 but his services have been retrenched without payment of compensation and thus, such termination is in violation of Section 25 F of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (hereinafter referred to as the 'Act'). During the pendency of the reference for adjudication before the Labour Court, the present petitioner passed an order re- instating the petitioner and granting benefit of continuous CWP No. 19141 of 2008. (2) service. In view of the said fact, learned Labour Court held that reference to that extent has become redundant but granted benefit of back wages from the date of termination till the date he was re- instated in service i.e. from 9.8.1999 to 30.6.2000. Once the petitioner has decided to re-instate the workman, the back wages is a necessary consequence. It is not the case of the petitioner that the workman was gainfully employed during this period. Apart from the said fact, the period for which back wages has been granted is too small which does not call for any interference. So, we do not find any merit in the present petition and the same is dismissed. (HEMANT GUPTA) JUDGE (NAWAB SINGH) JUDGE 10.11.2008. SN