CWP No. 127 of 2009 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 127 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision: 25.03.2010 Kirpal Singh s/o Darshan Singh and others ...... PETITIONERS VERSUS Presiding Officer, Labour Court, Armitsar and another ....... RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH Present: Ms. Vanita Sapra Kataria, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr.B.S.Sudan, Advocate, for Ms. Puneet K. Sekhon, Advocate, for respondent No. 2. *** AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH, J. (ORAL) Counsel for the parties have made a joint statement before this Court that the present writ petition may be allowed and the impugned Award dated 31.08.2007 (Annexure P-17) passed by the Labour Court, Amritsar, be set aside. Counsel for the petitioners states that she has no objection to the setting aside of the ex-parte proceedings, which were CWP No. 127 of 2009 (O&M) 2 initiated against respondent No. 2. Both the counsel agree that on the basis of the pleadings, the issues be framed and three chances each be granted to the petitioners as well as respondent No. 2 to lead their evidence before the Labour Court afresh. One chance each be given for rebuttal to both the parties and thereafter, the Court may proceed to decide the Award in accordance with law. They have further stated that none of the parties would seek adjournment before the Labour Court without any reason and they would co-operate in expeditious disposal of the case. In view of the statement made by the counsel for the parties, the present writ petition is allowed. The Award dated 31.08.2007 (Annexure P-17) is hereby set aside. The parties are directed to appear before the Labour Court, Amritsar on 19.04.2010. Both the parties shall be bound by the statement made by their counsel in this Court. The efforts would be made by the Labour Court to expedite the disposal of the case preferably by giving short dates. Copy of this order be given dasti under the signatures of the Spl. Secretary of this Court to the counsel for the parties. ( AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH ) JUDGE March 25, 2010 pj CWP No. 127 of 2009 (O&M) 3