IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P.No.5488 of 2003 (O&M) Date of decision : 18.5.2011 PEPSU Road Transport Corporation & Anr. ....Petitioners Versus Presiding Officer, Labour Court, Patiala & Anr. ...Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MAHESH GROVER .... Present : Mr.R.S.Ahluwalia, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr.R.S.Chauhan, Advocate for respondent No.2. ..... MAHESH GROVER, J. C.M.No.6925 of 2011 Allowed as prayed for. C.M.No.6926 of 2011 In the miscellaneous application two-fold prayer has been made – one that the writ petition be taken up for hearing and the second that it be disposed of in view of the fact that the petitioner is willing to forgo 75% of the backwages awarded by the Labour Court provided he is reinstated in service and given 25% of the remaining financial benefits. Learned counsel for the petitioners says on instructions that this offer is acceptable to them. At the joint request of the parties, the writ petition is taken C.W.P.No.5488 of 2003 (O&M) -2- up for final disposal. C.W.P.No.5488 of 2003 Having regard to the fact that respondent No.2 and the petitioners have taken a fair stand wherein respondent No.2 has agreed to give up 75% of the backwages in lieu of his reinstatement and the grant of 25% of the remaining financial benefits, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the instant writ petition in terms of the settlement arrived at between the parties. Both the parties shall be bound by the aforesaid settlement. The writ petition stands disposed of. 18.5.2011 (MAHESH GROVER) JUDGE dss