C.W.P. No.18104 of 1991 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No.18104 of 1991 Date of Decision.05.09.2011 Surjit Singh son of Hardial Singh and another .....Petitioners Versus The Ropar Central Cooperative Bank Limited through its Manager, Ropar .....Respondent Present: None for the petitioners. Mr. S.S. Brar, Advocate for the respondent. CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? No 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? No 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? No -.- K. KANNAN J.(ORAL) 1. There is no representation for the petitioners. On 20.07.1992, a Division Bench of this Court has directed that the above case will be posted for hearing after disposal of case in LPA No.68 of 1988. 2. The prayer in the writ petition is for a direction to offer employment to the petitioners to the post of Clerks in preference to any other person in terms of Section 25H of the Industrial Disputes Act. The issue of termination was considered in LPA No.68 of 1988 to the extent that the reinstatement itself could not be ordered but the appropriate remedy would be to pay a year's salary to the appellants as compensation under Section 25-F(b) of the ID Act. The Division Bench had directed that the amount shall be calculated on the basis of monthly salary which each one of them were drawing when they were terminated. In terms of the said judgment, the petitioners would be C.W.P. No.18104 of 1991 -2- entitled to a compensation calculated at the rate of monthly wages for 12 months in the year prior to their termination of services. Needless to state that if the petitioners are not interested in securing the compensation, in the manner of fresh engagement for the vacancies created, the respondent will follow the principle enunciated under Section 25H of the Industrial Disputes Act in offering appointment to those persons who had been the first to go and the petitioners will be entitled to consideration of such re-employment on their own seniority. 3. The writ petition is disposed of in the above direction. (K. KANNAN) JUDGE September 05, 2011 Pankaj*