IN HI H 61’ ‘URT RNAT(A BANGALORE DATED S NG 3RD V 98 HE JOt’ BL ICE TR BP 4RIT I ONNo 3 99 2 ORDER The award of the Labour Court, Gulbarga, dated 3O1Ol99S as at Annexure’A’ is sought to be quashed in this writ petition under Articles 226 & 227 of the Constitution by the petitioners e.m:ioyers. 2. The 1st respondent-workman raised an Industrial dispute with regard to termination of his services contending that, he had continuously worked on daily wages from 1Al98O to 2181983 and that his services came to be terminated without compliance with Section 25-F of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (‘Act’ for short). On behalf of the petitioner—esployer, an Assistant Executive Engiheer was examined before the Labour Court and the said witness admitted that the 1st resnondent had been appointed, but, that the 1st respondent had not worked for 240 days and more. Having regard to the evidence on record, the Labour Court h.as found that the 1st respondent had worked for 240 days and more, that is-, continuous service within the meaning of Section 25-8 of the Act, Admittedly there was no compliance with Section 25—F of the Act. The Labour Court has, therefore, rightly directed re ns te ent of he at es nd nt H ir r pa to the delay in raising the dispute, the Labour Court has restricted payment of back wages only from t[e da e clair pa ti a d t at oo or t t[e extent of 50% of back wages 3, There is no infirmity in the impugned a d it et i i d i d ‘t adre i that the let respondent shall be reinstated in cc vi ttan wo months ar 4 st Ii a aid bac wages witPin our months as direted ir the award from the date a certified copy of this order is made a H is o e id et ior rJL / //