C.W.P No.9382 of 1999 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P No.9382 of 1999 Date of Decision: 28.07.2009 The Sultanpur Cooperative Credit and Service Society Limited, Sultanpur, Village Sultanpur, Tehsil Ladwa, District Kurukshetra through its President .....Petitioner Versus The Presiding Officer, Labour Court, Ambala and another .....Respondents Present: Mr. R.S. Longia, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Pritam Saini, Advocate for respondent No.2. CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? -.- K. KANNAN J. (ORAL) 1. The writ petition challenges the order of reinstatement of the workman with back wages. Learned counsel appearing for the both sides admit to the fact that the workman was subsequently reinstated in view of the fact that the stay of operation of the award had been vacated and he had served the society and also superannuated. In view of the subsequent event, which has come about by the award having been given effect to by the vacation of the order of stay, I do not think it is worthwhile to examine the issue of the validity of the termination in the writ petition. The termination of services, which was held to be bad on the basis of which the workman C.W.P No.9382 of 1999 -2- also obtained reinstatement will have the obvious consequence of enabling the workman also to claim the terminal benefits. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner stoutly contest the entitlement of the workman to such terminal benefits since it was a case where, according to the management, the workman had resigned from his services. Although the management is not prepared to concede to the illegality of the termination of service, I do not think it is a fit case for entertaining the plea of the management and for consideration of the case on merits, in view of the subsequent developments. Interest of justice would best be met by affording to the workman what naturally flown out of the order of termination being set aside and to have the effect of reinstatement with continuity of service. The workman shall also be entitled to the terminal benefits as are admissible to the workman in regular service. 3. The writ petition is dismissed. No costs. (K. KANNAN) JUDGE July 28, 2009 Pankaj*