Judgement

VENKATARAMIAH, J.:- The appellant, Makhan Singh, was working as the Secretary of Narainpura Co-operative Agricultural Service Society Limited. Narainpura, District Ferozepur Respondent No. 1 (hereinafter referred to as the Society) He did not attend to his duties between May 11. 1981 and May 29, 1981 and that he had stayed away from work during that period. The Society passed a resolution on May 30. 1981 terminating his services. On an industrial dispute being raised the Labour Commissioner, Punjab referred the following questions to the Labour Court, Bhatinda under S. 10(1)(c) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947

Whether termination of services of Makhan Singh, workman is justified and in order? If not, to what relief/exact amount of compensation is he entitled?

2. Before the Labour Court the appellant filed his statement of claim in which he asserted that he had not attended to his work between May 11, 1981 and May 29, 1981 due to his illness, that he had taken leave for that period and that his services had been terminated by the management without any justification. He further alleged that he had put in six years of service in the Society and was drawing a salary of Rs.