IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CASE NO.: CWP No.3407 of 2007 DATE OF DECISION: April 1, 2008 JAI SINGH ...PETITIONER VERSUS PRESIDING OFFICER LABOUR COURT, ...RESPONDENTS GURGAON AND ANOTHER CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. PRESENT: MR. ASHOK TYAGI, ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER. MR. D.S. NALWA, ADDL.A.G., HARYANA. ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA, J.(ORAL) The petitioner has prayed for quashing the award dated 3.2.2006 (Annexure P-3), passed by respondent No.1 vide which it has been held that the petitioner is not entitled to any relief, i.e. reinstatement or payment of any compensation. The petitioner was engaged on temporary basis, i.e. on daily wage basis on 1.11.1995 and he worked upto 28.3.1997. The services of the petitioner were terminated on 29.3.1997, and he was paid retrenchment compensation in terms of Section 25(F) of the Industrial Disputes Act and was paid an amount of Rs.3097/- through a bank draft dated 29.3.1997. The amount of retrenchment compensation was duly received by the petitioner as has been held by the Labour Court while deciding Issue No.1. Learned counsel submits that the amount of retrenchment compensation was paid to the petitioner one day after his retrenchment. Learned counsel further submits that as the petitioner has worked for more than 240 days hence he is entitled to be reinstated in service. CWP No.3407 of 2007 -2- We have perused the impugned award passed by the Labour Court as well as written statement filed on behalf of the respondents. A perusal of the impugned award shows that the petitioner was paid a sum of Rs.3097/- vide bank draft dated 29.3.1997 and the said amount was duly received by the petitioner. Apart from the above, not only was the petitioner employed on daily wage basis but was retrenched by following the principle of 'last come first go' and hence there has been compliance of Section 25(F) of the Industrial Disputes Act. We find no infirmity in the impugned order passed by the Labour Court and accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. (ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA) JUDGE April 1, 2008 (KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA) Gulati JUDGE