IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 4016 of 2009. Date of Decision : March 16, 2009. Pathankot Municipal Council, Pathankot. ...... Petitioner. Versus. Yog Raj and another. ..... Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH. Present:- Mr. I.S. Ratta, Advocate, for the petitioner. AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH, J. (ORAL). In the present writ petition, the challenge is to the award dated 20.10.2006 (Annexure-P-5), passed by the Labour Court, Gurdaspur. Counsel for the petitioner contends that the respondent No.1- workman was terminated from service on the basis of contract which has been entered into between the parties. He contends that the findings as recorded by the Labour Court, are not sustainable and therefore, deserve to be set aside. I have gone through the impugned award and other documents which have been attached with the writ petition. Perusal of the same clearly indicate that the respondent No. 1-workman had indeed worked for more than 240 days with the petitioner and a categoric finding has been given by the Labour Court on the basis of pleadings and evidence produced by the parties before the Labour Court. Counsel for the petitioner is unable to show as to how the findings recorded by the Labour Court are not in consonance with the C.W.P. No. 4016 of 2009. evidence led by the respective parties. In any case, the award impugned is dated 20.10.2006 which is now being sought to be challenged by way of present writ petition with no explanation whatsoever for the delay of more than three years in filing the writ petition. Counsel for the petitioner tried out to explain the delay but that does not convince this Court. In view of the above, the present writ petition is dismissed. (AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH) JUDGE March 16, 2009. sjks. -2-