CWP No. 8003 of 2009 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH CWP No. 8003 of 2009 Date of decision July 6, 2009 Municipal Council, Dharamkot, District Moga, Punjab ....... Petitioner Versus The Presiding Officer, Labour Court, Bathinda, Punjab and another ........Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN Present:- Mr. Anand Chibbar, Advocate for the petitioner. **** 1. Whether reporters of local newspapers may be allowed to see the judgment ? No 2. To be referred to the reporters or not? No 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the digest? No K. Kannan, J (oral). 1. The writ petition is to set aside an order passed by the Presiding Officer on 25.11.2008 closing the side of the management on the ground that no witness was present. All that the petitioner seeks is that one opportunity to be given on the ground that the absence on the date when the case was posted was on account of the reason beyond his control. 2. Having regard to the limited prayer that is sought for in the petition, I dispense with notice to the respondent and direct that the Management will have one opportunity with at least two effective dates of hearing to produce its evidence before concluding the matter. For that laxity on the part of the Management the workman ought not to suffer and therefore, the impugned order dated 25.11.2008 is set aside on condition that the Management pays costs of Rs.2500/- to the workman on or before CWP No. 8003 of 2009 2 30.7.2009 failing which the order of the Labour Court, Bathinda already passed shall stand confirmed. 3. The writ petition is disposed of in the above terms. (K. KANNAN) JUDGE July 6, 2009 archana