MUNICIPAL COMMITTEE SIRSA Vs. MUNSHI RAM

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The appellant is a municipal committee which had appointed the respondent on probation for a period of one year as 'octroi moharrir'. The letter of appointment dated 21. 07.1979 inter alia stated that services of respondent can be terminated without assigning any cause at any time during the period of probation. By a letter dated 12. 03.1980, the service of the respondent was terminated during the period of probation. The said letter of termination read thus;

(2.) The said termination/discharge gave rise to a labour dispute raising the following issue;

(3.) The Labour Court by its order dated 19. 06.1982 made an award holding that the termination was neither justified nor in order and the workman is entitled to reinstatement with continuity of services and with full back wages.