IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P.No.12994 of 1993 Date of Decision:- 20.03.2009 Chief Engineer, Punjab P.W.D. B&R Branch, Patiala etc. ....Petitioner(s) vs. Workman Virpal Kaur ....Respondent(s) *** CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH *** Present:- Ms.Monica Chhibber Sharma, AAG, Punjab, for the petitioner. Mr.Harinder Sharma, Advance for the respondent. *** AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH, J. (Oral) Counsel for the respondent has placed on record a photocopy of office order No.125 dated 4.12.2002 passed by the Superintending Engineer, Construction Circle PWD (B&R) Branch, Faridkot, according to which the services of Smt.Virpal Kaur daughter of Shri Gurnam Singh wherein her date of appointment has been held to be 25.11.1993. Counsel for the respondent states that the workman foregoes her claims for the service rendered by her with the petitioners prior to her date of appointment i.e. 25.11.1993 as mentioned in the order dated 4.12.2002. Learned counsel does not dispute the issuance of the above- referred office order No.125 dated 4.12.2002 passed by the Superintending Engineer, Construction Circle PWD (B&R) Branch, Faridkot. C.W.P.No.12994 of 1993 -2- Copy of the order aforementioned is taken on record and marked as 'A'. In this view of the matter, the present writ petition has been rendered infructuous as the workman has foregone the claim to which she would have been entitled to under the award passed by the Labour Court. No further orders in this regard are, therefore, called for by this Court. It is made clear that the disposal of the present writ petition will not have any adverse effect on the services of the workman which have been regularized in pursuance to the policy of the Government taking her date of appointment as 25.11.1993. March 20, 2009 ( AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH ) poonam JUDGE Whether referred to Reporters ________ Yes/No