IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CASE NO.: CWP No.6074 of 2008 DATE OF DECISION: April 10, 2008 ANIL KUMAR ...PETITIONER VERSUS P.O. LABOUR COURT & OTHERS ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA. HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. PRESENT: MR. BAHADUR SINGH, ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER. ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA, J.(ORAL) The petitioner has impugned the award (Annexure P-6) passed by the Presiding Officer, Industrial Tribunal and Labour Court, Union Territory, Chandigarh. The reference was answered against the workman. The petitioner was employed as gardener in the office of Project Officer, Growth Centre, HSIDC, Bawal. As the Management felt that staff at Growth Centre at Bawal was surplus, therefore, it was decided to retrench some of the surplus staff. The petitioner was one of such like persons. Before ordering retrenchment of the services of the petitioner, compensation was duly paid to him in compliance of provisions of Section 25F of the Industrial Disputes Act. Counsel for the petitioner submits that some other persons similarly situated to the petitioner have been retained by the Management. Learned counsel further submits that after the retrenchment of the petitioner, some other persons have been employed on contactual basis and hence the petitioner is also entitled to be reinstated in service. CWP No.6074 of 2008 -2- As far as the question whether the services of the petitioner were illegally terminated or not is concerned, the Management has complied with the provisions of Section 25F of the Industrial Disputes Act, inasmuch as, the compensation was paid to the petitioner before ordering his retrenchment. Hence, there is no illegality in the order of retrenchment passed against the petitioner. Accordingly, we uphold the impugned award (Annexure P-6) and dismiss the writ petition. (ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA) JUDGE April 10, 2008 (KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA) Gulati JUDGE