Civil Writ Petition No. 2427 of 2011 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No. 2427 of 2011 Date of decision:- 28.7.2011 M/s Fiori Creation Pvt. Ltd. ...Petitioner Versus Presiding Officer and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RITU BAHRI Present:- Mr. Rohit Ahuja, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Anurag Goyal, Advocate for respondent No.2. RITU BAHRI J.(Oral) Challenge is to the Award dated 05.8.2010 (Annexure P-3). Vide order dated 26.2.2010 (Annexure P-2) appropriate Government has referred the matter to the Tribunal and it was directed for the Management to appear on 26.4.2010. On 26.4.2010 the Management was proceeded ex-parte and the Tribunal did not give any notice to appear on the first date. Counsel for the petitioner has relied on the Division Bench judgment of this Court in Adarsh Foundry and Engineering Works versus Presiding Officer and another 1994(3) Recent Services Judgments 417 to contend that the Labour Court had not served the Management and proceeded ex-parte. The award was set aside and parties were given opportunity to appear before the Labour Court. In view of this judgment, the writ petition is allowed and the ex- parte award dated 05.8.2010 (Annexure P-3) is quashed subject to payment of Rs.10,000/- as costs. July 28, 2011 ( RITU BAHRI ) Vijay Asija JUDGE