GURCHARAN SINGH Vs. LABOUR COURT, PATIALA AND OTHERS

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Gurcharan Singh (workman) has filed the instant Letters Patent Appeal against the judgment dated March 10, 2011 passed by the learned Single Judge, whereby the writ petition (C.W.P. No.14861 of 2009) filed by the appellant challenging the part of the award dated 3.2.2009 made by the Labour Court declining his reinstatement and awarding Rs. 10,000/- as compensation, has been dismissed.

(2.) After hearing the learned counsel for the appellant and going through the impugned order as well as the award made by the Labour Court, we do not find any ground to interfere in the impugned order passed by the learned Single Judge.

(3.) In the present case, the services of the appellant were terminated in the year 1987, whereas he served the demand notice raising the industrial dispute in the year 1998. Though the Labour Court found the termination illegal, yet keeping in view the fact that the services of workman were terminated 21 years back and the fact that the appellant was engaged on daily wages at D.C. rates as well as other facts of the case, declined to reinstate the workman and in lieu of that awarded compensation of Rs. 10,000/-, while observing as under:-