IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.15106 of 2010 Suresh Kumar Vs. The President Parents Teacher Association, Sadhrana, Tehsil & District Gurgaon & others Present: Mr.Vikram Bali, Advocate, for the petitioner. ***** RANJIT SINGH, J. The petitioner claims to be appointed on 1.1.2001 on the post of Water Man-cum-Peon with respondent Nos.1 & 2, which is a school. He further claims that he was wrongly terminated on 30.11.2002 without payment of retrenchment compensation. As claimed by the petitioner, he was drawing a sum of ` 700/- per month as pay. He accordingly prayed for reinstatement with continuity of service. On dispute being raised, the same was referred to the Labour Court for adjudication. The claim of the petitioner has been declined. The finding by the Labour Court is that the petitioner was not employed by the school, but was employed by Parents Teacher Association and used to work on part time basis and was paid from the funds collected by Parents Teacher Association from the students and the village persons. Accordingly, it has been found that the petitioner was not working with the school and could not be taken as an employee of the school. The petitioner can neither be taken as a workman nor the Parents Teacher Association would become industry to attract the provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act. I do not find any infirmity in the view taken by the Labour Court. The writ petition is accordingly dismissed. August 24, 2010 ( RANJIT SINGH ) ramesh JUDGE