IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No. 17776 of 2009 Date of decision : 15.12.2010 The Principal, Apeejay School .....Petitioner VERSUS Presiding Officer, Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court ....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RANJIT SINGH PRESENT: Mr. Sumeet Goel, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Harish Rathee, Sr. DAG, Haryana, for the State. Mr. Harsh Aggarwal, Advocate for respondent No. 2. **** RANJIT SINGH, J. Apeejay School through its Principal has filed this writ petition to impugn the award passed by Presiding Officer, Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court-III, Faridabad. The issue relates to the appointment of respondent, who joined the school as Purchase Supervisor and remained with the school upto 30.06.1994. To impugn his termination, the petitioner had made a demand notice which ultimately was referred to the labour Court. The labour Court has finally held that the provisions of Section 25F of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 were violated. The court has answered the reference in favour of the workman and has awarded compensation of Rs. 5,00,000/- in lieu of backwages and reinstatement. The petitioner-institution has challenged the award. The operation of the award was stayed subject to deposit of sum of Rs. 2.50 lakhs, which has been complied with. Counsel for Civil Writ Petition No. 17776 of 2009 -2- the petitioner submits that he would not wish to go into the challenge minutely and would be amenable to any fair solution and resolution of the dispute finally and for ever. Since the parties have expressed willingness to resolve the matter amicably, the same can be disposed of by allowing reasonable compensation. After some heckling, the counsel representing the parties agree that a sum of Rs. 3.25 lakhs would be a reasonable compensation and the payment of this sum can lead to resolve the case. However, the parties have agreed for mutual acceptable sum to resolve the dispute. The case can be so decided on that basis. Accordingly, the compensation awarded by the labour Court is modified to say sum of 3.25 lakhs which the petitioner shall be liable to pay in all. Since a sum of Rs. 2.50 lakhs has already been deposited by the petitioner, he shall deposit sum of Rs. 75,000/- more within a period of one month from today. The respondent-workman shall be permitted to withdraw amount of Rs. 2.50 lakhs, which is already lying deposited. The respondent- workman shall also be at liberty to withdraw the remaining Rs. 75,000/- as and when deposited which is required to be deposited within a period as allowed. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of in the above terms. December 15, 2010 ( RANJIT SINGH ) rts JUDGE