CWP No. 1744 of 2007 5.11.2008 Present: Mr. Rahul Mahajan, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. R.K. Sharma, Sr. Addl. A.G. with Mr. Vikas Rathore, Dy.A.G. for respondent No.1. Mr. Anand Sharma, Advocate for respondent No.2. With the consent of the parties, the matter is remanded back to the learned Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court, Dharamshala to decide the matter afresh on merits. It is always desirable that the matters are decided on its merit instead of rejecting the same on delay or laches. Consequently, the parties are directed to appear before the learned Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court, Dharamshala on 20.11.2008. The learned Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court, Dharamshala shall decide Reference No. 16/2003 on or before 31.12.2008. In view of these observations, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs. (Rajiv Sharma), J. November 5, 2008. (cr)