C.W.P. No.4445 of 1982 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P. No.4445 of 1982 Date of Decision: 03.12.2009 The Secretary, Indian Red Cross Society, Haryana .....Petitioner Versus The Additional Labour Court, Chandigarh and others ....Respondents Present: None for the parties. 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. The writ petition challenges the award directing reinstatement of the workman with continuity of service and back wages. The Labour Court has found that the workman had completed 240 days of service and the termination was effected without following statutory mandate of Section 25-F of the Industrial Disputes Act. The only point urged before this Court is that the Indian Red Cross Society is not an industry within the definition of the Industrial Disputes Act. The Labour Court found that the society undertakes an activity of manufacture of articles and conducts sale of commodities to meet the human needs and that amounts to industry. C.W.P. No.4445 of 1982 -2- 2. There is no representation for either side at the time when the matter is called. The case is of the year 1982 and the issue itself is only whether the Industrial Disputes act is applicable to Indian Red Cross Society or not. 3. Without going into the merits of the case, the writ petition is dismissed for default of appearance and non- prosecution. (K. KANNAN) JUDGE December 03, 2009 Pankaj*