IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No. 4550 of 1991 Sunder Lal ...Petitioner Versus M/s Gupta Engineering Works and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RANJIT SINGH Present: Mr. Shikha Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner. None for the respondents. **** RANJIT SINGH J. The petitioner was employed by the respondent- management and his services were terminated, which according to the petitioner, was in violation of provisions of Section 25 (f) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The petitioner had, accordingly, raised the industrial dispute and vide award dated 15.10.1986, the labour Court directed his reinstatement but without backwages. The petitioner, accordingly, claimed a difference between the amount that has been given and the amount to which he was entitled under the Minimum Wages Act. During the pendency of the petition, the petitioner has died. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the necessary payment has been released to the petitioner and, hence, the writ petition is rendered infructuous. Disposed of accordingly. August 25, 2011 (RANJIT SINGH) rts JUDGE