CWP No. 525 of 2008 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CWP No.525 of 2008 Date of decision: 4.8.2008. Mahender ...Petitioner Versus Presiding Officer, Labour Court & another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. C.R. Dahiya, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Mamta Singhal Talwar, AAG, Haryana, for respondent No.2. Ashutosh Mohunta, J. (oral) The petitioner has impugned the award (Annexure P-1) dated 4.4.2007, passed by Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court, Hisar, vide which he has been awarded a compensation of Rs.20,000/-. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the workman had worked from February, 1994 to 25.12.1998 as daily wager in Bhattu Kalan Block of Fatehabad Range and was drawing wages @ Rs.1800/- per month. It is contended that once the Labour Court has come to the finding that the termination of the services of the workman were against the provisions of Section 25-F of the Industrial Disputes Act, then in that event either the workman ought to have been reinstated in service or a CWP No. 525 of 2008 2 higher amount of compensation ought to have been awarded to him. Counsel for the Management, however, submits that the workman was engaged on daily wages basis by the Divisional Forest Officer. He further submitted that the workman did not complete 240 days in any calendar year, hence he is not entitled to more compensation than what has already been awarded. After going through the impugned award, we are of the considered opinion that as the workman has worked almost continuously five years, therefore, he would be entitled to a slightly higher compensation. In view of the above, we modify the impugned award (Annexure P-1) dated 4.4.2007, passed by the Industrial Tribunal-cum- Labour Court, Hisar and increase the compensation of the petitioner from Rs.20,000/- to Rs.35,000/-. The writ petition is disposed of. (ASHUTOSH MOHUNTA) JUDGE (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE August 04, 2008 'rajpal'