IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No. 20096 of 2002. Date of Decision : January 30, 2009. Ujjagar Singh ....... Petitioner. Versus Presiding Officer, Labour Court, Ambala, and another. ...... Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH. Present: Mr. P.K. Mutneja, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. M.L. Sarin, Senior Advocate,with Mr. Jaspal Singh, Advocate, for the respondent No. 2. AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH, J. (ORAL). Counsel for the respondent No. 2-company has placed on record today the affidavit of Shri A.K. Mahajan, Senior Manager, H.R.A., Kaymore Cement Works, A.C.C. Limited, District Katni (M.P.), according to which the present writ petition has been rendered infructuous in the light of the settlement entered into between the petitioner-workman and respondent No. 2 i.e. Associated Cement Companies Limited. As per the said settlement, the entire amount in full and final settlement against all the claims of reinstatement with full back wages with retrospective continuity of service and other incidental benefits, including gratuity were paid to the petitioner- workman for which, the petitioner-workman separately executed the receipt acknowledging receipt of the amount through cheque. C.W.P. No. 20096 of 2002. Counsel for the petitioner-workman states that he is unable to contact the petitioner-workman, however, he states that the settlement which has been entered into between the parties and the document which has been placed on record do indicate that the writ petition has been rendered infructuous. He, however, further states that in case the settlement which has been placed on record and the receipt thereof is not found to be correct, liberty may be granted to the petitioner-workman to file an appropriate application in the present writ petition. In the light of the affidavit filed by Shri A.K. Mahajan, which indicates the settlement between the parties and the payment of dues and execution of receipt in acknowledgment of the money received by cheque, I am of the opinion that the writ petition has been rendered infructuous. Ordered accordingly. However, in case the said settlement or the receipt which has been indicated in the affidavit, has not been entered into between the petitioner-workman and the respondent No. 2-company, liberty is granted to the petitioner-workman to file an application in the present writ petition in that regard. With these observations, the present writ petition stands disposed of. (AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH) JUDGE January 30,2009. sjks. -2-