Civil Writ Petition No. 18096 of 2006 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH -- Civil Writ Petition No. 18096 of 2006 Date of decision: 14.07.2008 Sanjay son of Jai Ram Petitioner Versus Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Faridabad & anr ........Respondents -.- Coram: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NIRMALJIT KAUR -.- Present: Mr. Ashwani Talwar, Advocate for the appellant Mr. Tara Chand Dhanwal, Advocate for the respondent -.- ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA , J. (Oral) The challenge in the writ petition is to the Award dated 15.02.2006 (Annexure P1), vide which, reference was answered by the Labour Court against the petitioner. A perusal of the file shows that the petitioner was appointed as Tubewell Helper in the Water Supplies Department on 13.03.1996. His appointment was on 89 days basis as a daily wager. The services of the petitioner were terminated on 30.11.1996. Counsel for the petitioner submits that as the petitioner had completed 240 days in a calendar year, therefore the reference ought to have been answered is his favour and the impugned award is in violation of the provisions of Section 25-F of the Industrial Dispute Act, 1947. Civil Writ Petition No. 18096 of 2006 -1- A perusal of the impugned Award shows that firstly the petitioner had not completed 240 days in a calendar year. Apart from the above, the appointment of the petitioner was on daily-wage basis. He was neither appointed pursuant to any advertisement or through any regular process. Therefore, the petitioner is not entitled to any relief in view of the decision rendered by this Court in “T he Director, Central Sheep Breeding Farm, Hisar Vs. The President, District Agriculture Workers Union, Hisar and another”, 2008(3) SCT-272, as appointment of the petitioner was de hors the rules. In view of the above, we find no merit in the writ petition. Dismissed. [ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA] JUDGE [NIRMALJIT KAUR] JUDGE July 14, 2008 mohan