CWP No.898 of 2008 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CASE NO.: CWP No.898 of 2008 DATE OF DECISION: May 12, 2008 VIKRAM GOYAL ...PETITIONER VERSUS THE PRESIDING OFFICER, LABOUR COURT, ...RESPONDENTS HISAR AND ANOTHER CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.P.S. MANN. PRESENT: MR. R.K. MALIK, SR. ADVOCATE WITH MR. NIGAM KUMAR, ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER. MR. D.S. NALWA, ADDL.A.G., HARYANA. ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA, J.(ORAL) The petitioner is aggrieved by the award passed by the Presiding Officer, Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court, Hisar (Annexure P-4), vide which he was held entitled to a compensation of Rs.10,000/- in lieu of reinstatement. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner worked for a period of 1 year and thereafter he has remained out of service for a period of 5 years, hence he should have been given a compensation of at least Rs.50,000/-. The argument raised by the counsel for the petitioner has been controverted on behalf of the counsel for the respondents. Learned counsel submits that as the petitioner had worked only for 1 year, therefore, the compensation granted is adequate. After hearing learned counsel for the parties, we are of the CWP No.898 of 2008 -2- considered opinion that ends of justice would be met if the petitioner is awarded a sum of Rs.25,000/- as compensation in lieu of reinstatement. In view of the above, we modify the award dated 16.4.2007 (Annexure P-4) and direct the respondents to pay a compensation of Rs.25,000/- to the petitioner within a period of three months from today. Writ petition disposed of. (ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA) JUDGE May 12, 2008 (T.P.S MANN) Gulati JUDGE