THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition (M/S) No. 358 of 2002. (Old CMWP No. 24173 of 1992) U.P.Jal Nigam and another. … Petitioners. Vs. The Presiding Officer Labour Court, Haldwani, Nainital and another …Respondents. Mr. D.S.Patni, Advocate, learned counsel for the petitioners. Mr. K.C.Tiwari, Brief Holder for the State-respondent no.1. Mr. M.S.Bisht, Advocate, holding brief of Mr. Anil Dabral Advocate, for the respondent no. 2. Date August 04, 2010. Hon’ble B.S.Verma, J. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. By means of this writ petition, the petitioners have sought a writ in the nature of certiorari quashing the award passed in May, 1991, which was published in the Gazette on 24.3.1992 (Annexure-10 to the petition) whereby the workman was ordered to be reinstated in service along with 50% back-wages, as mentioned in the impugned award. Learned counsel for the respondents informed the Court that the Superintending Engineer, U.P. Jal Nigam, Nainital, by his order dated 25-4-1995 had already regularized the services of the workman-respondent no.2 on the post of Chaukidar in the work-charge establishment and that the workman Chokhey Singh is continuing in service. Learned counsel for the respondent no.2- Chokhey Singh, on the basis of instructions received from his client, has stated at Bar that the respondent no. 2 is agree to waive the 50% back-wages awarded under the impugned award. In view of the above, the impugned award is liable to be modified to that extent. 2 The impugned award (Annexure-10) passed by the respondent no. 1 is modified to the extent that the workman- respondent no.2 Chokhey Singh shall not be entitled to 50% back- wages. Rest of the impugned award is maintained. With the aforesaid direction, the writ petition is disposed of finally. (B.S.Verma,J.) RCP