STATE OF PUNJAB Vs. JAGIR SINGH

JUDGEMENT

(1.) These two appeals arising out of a common judgment and order dated 7-12-2000 passed by a Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana in Civil Writ Petition No. 8212 of 1999 involving similar questions of law and fact were taken up for hearing together and are being disposed of by this common judgment.

(2.) Jagir Singh, the Appellant in Civil Appeal No. 1167 of 2002 will be hereinafter referred to as 'the workman'; whereas the State of Punjab, Appellant in Civil Appeal No. 1168 of 2002, will be hereinafter referred to as 'the State'.

(3.) FACTS: