IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. L.P.A. No.209 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision: 17.2.2010 Punjab State Agricultural Board & another. -----Appellants Vs. Surinder Singh & others. -----Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ADARSH KUMAR GOEL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ALOK SINGH Present:- Mr. R.S. Cheema, Advocate for the appellants. ----- ORDER: 1. This appeal has been preferred against judgment of learned Single Judge, against direction to follow Section 25-H of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (for short, “the Act”) and to give compensation in terms of Section 25-F of the Act. 2. The workman was appointed with the Market Committee, Kapurthala on 4.7.1986, on temporary basis. His services were regularized in the year 1987. On account of reinstatement of another employee under an award of the Labour Court, services of the workman were terminated, against which, a suit was filed. The suit of the workman was dismissed, but on appeal, direction to consider his case when vacancy occurs, was LPA No.209 of 2010 issued. Thereafter, the workman approached the Labour Court. The Labour Court held that the workman was not entitled to any relief. The workman, thereafter, filed a writ petition in this Court, on which, learned Single held that the workman was entitled to apply for reemployment under Section 25-H of the Act and was also entitled to compensation under Section 25-F of the Act with interest @ 7.5 per annum from the date of termination till the date of payment. 3. We have heard learned counsel for the appellants. 4. Contention raised on behalf of the appellants is that reference itself was not maintainable after several years of the decree of the Civil Court and the impugned order was beyond the decree of the Civil Court in the earlier round of litigation, which had attained finality. 5. We do not find any ground to interfere with the impugned judgment, which is merely a direction to consider the claim of the workman in accordance with law, to which no objection can be raised. 6. The appeal is dismissed. ( ADARSH KUMAR GOEL ) JUDGE February 17, 2010 ( ALOK SINGH ) ashwani JUDGE 2