GUMAN SINGH WORKMAN Vs. PRESIDING OFFICER

JUDGEMENT

(1.) GUMAN Singh, workman, has filed the instant writ petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for quashing the award dated 18.02.1985 passed by the Labour Court, Faridabad, vide which the industrial dispute raised by the petitioner, which was referred by the appropriate Government to the Labour Court, was dismissed. While observing that the dispute was compromised between the parties.

(2.) IN his petition, the petitioner has alleged that he was appointed as Turner on 01.01.1979 at a monthly salary of Rs. 609/ - by respondent No.

(3.) IN its written statement, the respondent Management has contended that the petitioner Workman himself made statement before the Court on 29.01.1985 and he had agreed to settle all his claims on receiving the payment of Rs. 3,700/ -. On the next date of hearing, through he refused to accept the aforesaid payment, but under the law once he had agreed to compromise the matter, then on subsequent date that there is no illegality in the order passed by the learned Labour Court as under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act') the matter can be settled between the parties and an award made by the Labour Court on the basis of the such settlement shall be deemed to be the good award.