IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. LPA No. 747 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: September 30, 2010 Mahabir …Appellant Versus State of Haryana and another …Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M. KUMAR HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE RITU BAHRI Present: Mr. Vikram Singh, Advocate, and Mr. Vikas Kochhar, Advocate, for the appellant. 1. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? M.M. KUMAR, J. 1. The instant appeal filed under Clause X of the Letters Patent is directed against judgment dated 24.7.2009, rendered by the learned Single Judge while allowing the writ petition filed by the respondent State of Haryana. 2. The facts of the case are not in dispute. The appellant has worked as Seasonal Water Career from 16.4.1993 to 15.9.1993 and there- after he was engaged as Helper from 7.12.1993, on which post he worked till 31.10.1994. There was strike by he regular workers and during the currency of the strike he was offered the post by the respondents. After LPA No. 747 of 2010 (O&M) the strike was re-called by the regular workers, his services were termi- nated. Even thereafter the respondents in pursuance of the policy deci- sion offered employment to the appellant on the ground that he was serv- ing during the strike period. He was asked to join at Panipat, vide letter dated 26.7.1995. He failed to join and accordingly learned Single Judge has found as a fact that the failure of the appellant to join at Panipat would entail the forfeiture of his right to re-instatement and instead he would be entitled to the grant of compensation on account of violation of Section 25-F of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. Accordingly, an amount of compensation of Rs. 15,000/- for having served from 16.4.1993 to 15.9.1993 and 7.12.1993 to 31.10.1994, have been awarded. We find no ground to interfere with the discretion exercised by the learned Single Judge in the peculiar facts and circumstances of the pres- ent case. The appeal fails and the same is dismissed. (M.M. KUMAR) JUDGE (RITU BAHRI) September 30, 2010 JUDGE Pkapoor 2