Civil Writ Petition No. 23513 of 2010 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No. 23513 of 2010 Date of decision:-26.8.2011 Dwarka Nath ...Petitioner Versus The Presiding Officer, Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court, Panipat and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RITU BAHRI Present:- Mr. Jagdeep S. Virk, Advocate for the petitioner. RITU BAHRI J.(Oral) Challenge is to the order dated 04.2.2010 (Annexure P-4) whereby the compensation of Rs.35,000/- has been awarded for non-compliance of Section 25 (f) of the Industrial Disputes Act. The petitioner has completed 240 days with the management in the preceding calendar year from the date of termination i.e. 6.11.2002. Counsel for the petitioner has argued that the workman was appointed on 3.4.1989 and has almost served for 13 years. His services were terminated without compliance of mandatory provisions of Section 25 of the Act. The Supreme Court in Incharge Officer and another versus Shankar Shetty 2010(4) S.C.T. 261 has held that if the relief of re-instatement is not justified then the monetary compensation is to be given to meet the ends of justice. Compensation of Rs.1,00,000/- in lieu of reinstatement was given to the workman who had worked for about 7 years with the Management. In the facts of the present case the petitioner-workman has worked for about 13 years Civil Writ Petition No. 23513 of 2010 -2- with the Management and his services were terminated without complying the mandatory provisions of Section 25 (f) of the Act. The writ petition is being allowed by modifying the Award dated 4.2.2010 (Annexure P-4) enhancing the compensation from Rs.35,000/- to Rs.1,00,000/- (rupees one lac only). August 26, 2011 ( RITU BAHRI ) Vijay Asija JUDGE