Crl. Misc. No. M-3685 of 2010 (O&M) [ 1 ] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH Crl. Misc. No. M-3685 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: May 31, 2011 Shri Sanjay Hazari................ ......................... Petitioner Versus State through Labour Inspector Grade-I, Labour Department, U.T. Chandigarh and others .......................................................... Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Ms. Justice Ritu Bahri 1.To be referred to the Reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present: Mr. R.S.Cheema, Sr. Advocate with Ms. Tanu Bedi, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Ashima Mor, APP for UT Chandigarh. Mr. Sarjit Singh, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Sanjay Tangri, Advocate for respondents No. 2 and 3. ... RITU BAHRI, J. (Oral) Crl. Misc. No. 30591 of 2011 The date in the main case is pre-poned to today. Compromise/Settlement is taken on record. Criminal miscellaneous is disposed of. Crl. Misc. No. M-3685 of 2010 (O&M) [ 2 ] Crl. Misc. No. M-3685 of 2010 This petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is for quashing Criminal Complaint No. 11425 of 2009 dated 16.12.2009 (Annexure P-15) under Section 25U of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 with all consequential proceedings. The allegations against the petitioner ranges from denial/delayed promotion to the workmen to transfer of the workmen. It is alleged that such transfers are prohibited under the aforementioned Act and constitutes a criminal offence. The following cases deals with denial/delayed promotion to the employees:- 1.Crl. Misc. No. 3675-M of 2010 2.Crl. Misc. No. 3677-M of 2010 3.Crl. Misc. No. 3679-M of 2010 4.Crl. Misc. No. 3680-M of 2010 5.Crl. Misc. No. 3681-M of 2010 6.Crl. Misc. No. 3682-M of 2010 7.Crl. Misc. No. 3683-M of 2010 8.Crl. Misc. No. 3685-M of 2010 9.Crl. Misc. No. 3686-M of 2010 10.Crl. Misc. No. 3687-M of 2010 The following cases deal with allegations of re- transfer of the employees:- 1.Crl. Misc. No. 3676-M of 2010 Crl. Misc. No. M-3685 of 2010 (O&M) [ 3 ] 2.Crl. Misc. No. 3678-M of 2010 3.Crl. Misc. No. 3684-M of 2010 4.Crl. Misc. No. 3689-M of 2010 Counsel for the petitioner submits that the Tribune Trust and The Tribune Employees Union who have entered into a Settlement under Section 2(p) and 18(1) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. Copy of the Settlement dated 17.5.2011 is Annexure A1. As per the Settlement, misunderstandings between the petitioners and the respondents are cleared and they are mutually agreed that complaint No. 11425 of 2009 dated 16.12.2009 be quashed. Mr. Sarjit Singh, learned senior counsel for the respondents/workmen has not disputed the contents of the settlement arrived at and the affidavits of Sanjay Hazari, General Manager of the Tribune Trust, Sandeep Kumar Sharma, Chief Proof Reader of the Tribune Trust and Balbir Singh Jandu, President of the Tribune Employees Union, who has been authorized to file this affidavit on behalf of respondent No.3 that he is aware of the settlement which is as per the requirement of Progressive Scheme, which are part of the application. In the affidavits filed and the settlement arrived at between the parties, the compromise is held to be genuine, valid and in the interest of the parties concerned. Crl. Misc. No. M-3685 of 2010 (O&M) [ 4 ] In view of the settlement between the parties, the criminal complaint No. 11425 of 2009 dated 16.12.2009 (Annexure P-15) under Section 25U of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 is quashed with all consequential proceedings. 31.5.2011 ( RITU BAHRI ) Rupi JUDGE