IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. L.P.A. No. 1115 of 2010 DATE OF DECISION : 11.03.2011 Dalbir Chand .... APPELLANT Versus Presiding Officer, Labour Court, Patiala and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M. JEYAPAUL Present: Ms. G.K. Turka, Advocate, for the appellant. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. The workman has filed this Letters Patent Appeal challenging the order dated 4.5.2010, passed by the learned Single Judge, dismissing his writ petition (CWP No. 7937 of 2010) questioning the Award dated 5.10.2009 (Annexure P-3), passed by the Labour Court, Patiala, whereby after holding termination of the appellant as illegal, in lieu of his re- instatement, he has been awarded compensation of ` 20,000/-. We have heard learned counsel for the appellant and have gone through the impugned order as well as the Award, passed by the Labour Court. Undisputedly, the appellant was appointed as a Helper in the respondent department on ad-hoc basis and he worked as such for a little LPA No. 1115 of 2010 -2- more than one year. His services were held to be terminated in violation of Section 25-F of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The Labour Court, while taking into consideration the fact that the appellant had worked only for about one year on ad-hoc basis and his appointment was de hors the Rules as well as the fact that the period of ten years had already lapsed, declined to grant the relief of re-instatement with back wages to the appellant and in lieu of that, he was awarded an amount of ` 20,000/- as compensation. The learned Single Judge, in our view, has rightly not interfered in the said Award, while coming to the conclusion that in view of the aforesaid facts, the Labour Court was fully justified in not re-instating the appellant and in lieu of that awarding him compensation. In the given facts and circumstances, we do not find any ground to interfere in the impugned order of the learned Single Judge. Dismissed. ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) JUDGE March 11, 2011 ( M. JEYAPAUL ) ndj JUDGE