IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.16272 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision:12.11.2009 Phool Chand ....Petitioner versus State of Punjab and others. ...Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN ---- Present: Mr. Ajay Kaushik, Advocate, for the petitioner. ---- 1. Whether reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. To be referred to the reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the digest ? ---- K.Kannan, J. (Oral) 1. The writ petition challenges an interim order passed by the Labour Court rejecting the claim by the workman that he had not been paid his wages and that he was also not permitted to enter upon his place of work. The contention of the management was that although a departmental enquiry has been constituted, the workman was not deliberately participating in the same. The Labour Court, therefore, found that the workman had not come to Court with clean hands and that he would not be entitled to any interim relief. Referring to Section 15 of the Industrial Disputes Act cited by the workman, the Labour Court observed that there is no provision for grant of any interim relief. Section 15 itself talks about the action for disposal of the case before the Labour Court and not to grant any interim reliefs. Civil Writ Petition No.16272 of 2009 (O&M) - 2 - 2. The Labour Court while passing the interim relief has also directed the management to conclude the enquiry within two months. That is as fast as things could admit of. There is no material irregularity found in the order for any intervention in the writ petition. The workman shall be entitled to pursue such remedy as per law qua the claim for wages which has been denied to him in an admitted situation when his services have not been so far terminated. Subject to this liberty, the writ petition is dismissed. (K.KANNAN) JUDGE 12.11.2009 sanjeev