Civil Writ Petition No. 9241 of 1994 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Civil Writ Petition No. 9241 of 1994 Date of decision:- 28.07.2011 The Superintending Engineer, National Highways Circle and another ....Petitioners Vs. Sh. Balwinder Singh and another ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.N. JINDAL Present:- Mr. P.C. Goyal, Addl. A.G., Punjab, for the petitioners. None for the respondents. ***** A.N. JINDAL, J (ORAL) The petitioners have invoked the provisions of Article 226 of the Constitution of India for quashing the Award dated 16.11.1993 (Annexure P-1), passed by respondent No.2, whereby, petitioners were directed to reinstate Balwinder Singh-respondent No.1 with full back wages. Having examined the records of the case, it transpires that a question had arisen before the Hon'ble Apex Court, whether the employees of the Public Works Department are amenable to the jurisdiction of the Labour Court. However, the Hon'ble Apex Court, while keeping the question open, had permitted the employees to continue in the service. Civil Writ Petition No. 9241 of 1994 2 Further, Mr. P.C. Goyal, Addl. Advocate General, Punjab, on instructions from the concerned department, has stated that the Government has no objection, if he continues the service. In this view of the matter, the present petition is hereby, dismissed. (A.N.JINDAL) 28th of July, 2011 JUDGE ajp