Civil Writ Petition No. 9178 of 1989 ***** Gurnam Singh versus Market Committee Budhlada and another Present: None for the petitioner. Ms. Monica Chhibber Sharma, DAG, Punjab for respondent No. 2. ***** This writ petition has been filed seeking direction for quashing the part of award dated 25.05.1988, whereby the backwages were denied to the petitioner-workman. The services of the petitioner were terminated and he raised an industrial dispute which was referred to adjudication before labour Court, Bathinda. The Court found that the services of the petitioner were illegally terminated and directed his reinstatement. The petitioner, however, was denied backwages. He has, accordingly, challenged that part of the award through the present writ petition. When the case is called, no one appears for petitioner or for the contesting respondent No. 1. Perusal of the record, however, would show that the counsel for respondent No. 1 had made a statement on 15.07.1993 to the effect that the workman had given in writing on 25.05.1989 after the passing of the award of the labour Court, he would claim backwages only for a period he had worked, as also increments. This statement was accepted by the counsel for the management and the case was adjourned to enable the counsel for the petitioner to have instructions. Subsequently, the case was again taken up for hearing and it was recorded by this Court in its order dated 15.03.2010 as Civil Writ Petition No. 9178 of 1989 -2- under:- “ Counsel for respondent No. 1 has placed on record affidavit dated 18.2.2010 of the petitioner stating therein that he is not interested to contest the case and wants to withdraw it. The said affidavit is taken on record. Counsel for the petitioner prays for an adjournment to seek instructions in this matter. Adjourned to 26.03.2010.” Subsequently, some prayer was made for filing some additional affidavit. Instead of waiting further for the parties to settle the issue, it would be appropriate to dispose of this writ petition by awarding compensation of Rs. 10,000/- to the petitioner, which shall satisfy the claim of the backwages in totality. If the petitioner still feels aggrieved, he may move an application for reviving the writ petition. The writ petition is disposed of. July 26, 2010 ( RANJIT SINGH ) rts JUDGE