CWP No.15229 of 1990 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ***** CWP No.15229 of 1990 Date of decision : 16.5.2011 The Municipality, Gardhiwal .........Petitioner Vs. Presiding Officer, Labour Court, Gurdaspur Camp, Hoshiarpur and another .......Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.KANNAN Present:- Mr.Manish Bansal, Advocate, for the petitioner None for the respondents --- 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 Municipality, against which there was an award directing reinstatement by the order of the Labour Court, Gurdaspur on 2.3.1990, obtained an order of stay from this Court and was able to put off any claim to reinstatement to the workman. 2. I do not find any error in the award of the Tribunal but having regard to the fact that the workman had been an octroi clerk and was out of employment and did not serve the office since the abolition of the post, I will not find any justification for ordering reinstatement of the workman. I think that the ends of justice would CWP No.15229 of 1990 -2- be met if the Municipality is directed to pay ` 25,000/-as compensation for termination of service without proper notice under Section 25(F) of the Industrial Disputes act, 1948. 3. The award of the Labour Court is modified to provide for compensation as above. The amount shall be paid within 4 weeks from the date of receipt of this order, failing which the respondent- workman shall also be entitled interest @ 6% P.A. from today. Writ petition is disposed of as above. (K.KANNAN) JUDGE 16.5.2011 akm