IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 1713 of 2008. Date of Decision : January 21, 2009. Rajesh Kumar. ...... Petitioner. Versus. The Executive Engineer, Gurgaon, and others. ...... Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH. Present: Mr. G.S. Bal, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Sidharth Batra, Advocate, for the respondents No. 1 and 2. -.- AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH, J. (ORAL). In this writ petition, the challenge is to the award dated 13.11.2007 (Annexure-P-9), passed by the Labour Court, Gurgaon, vide which the reference has been answered against the workman, holding him not entitled to reinstatement in service nor to back wages. Counsel for the petitioner relying upon the Judgment of this Court in the case of State of Haryana Versus Ishwar Singh and another, 2008(3) S.C.T. 788, submits that in case of violation of the provisions of Section 25-F, if the workman cannot be reinstated in the service nevertheless he would be entitled to compensation for the period he has worked with the respondents. He submits that in the Judgment referred to above, this Court has been pleased to grant Rs. 20,000/- as compensation to an employee who was similarly situated as the petitioner. C.W.P. No. 1713 of 2008. Counsel for the respondent is unable to controvert the assertions put forth by counsel for the petitioner, and therefore, I allow this writ petition to the limited extent that the workman would be entitled to Rs. 20,000/- as compensation in lieu of the work which he had put before the Labour Court and in view of the fact that the provisions of Section 25-F of the Industrial Disputes Act have not been complied with, as has been held by the Labour Court. A direction is issued to the respondent to make the payment of compensation within a period of three months from today. This writ petition is disposed of accordingly. (AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH) JUDGE January 21, 2009. sjks. -2-