Judgment :

1. Delay condoned.

2. Leave granted.

3. This appeal is filed against the Judgment and Order of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana in CWP No. 8127 of 2007, by which the writ petition was dismissed which was filed against an award passed by the Labour Court, Rohtak directing the reinstatement of the respondent in service and payment of back wages to the extent of 50 per cent.

4. The respondent was appointed as a Chaukidar on daily wages but his services were terminated, for which reference was made before the Labour Court as to whether the termination was legal or not. In that factual background, the aforesaid award was passed by the Labour Court directing the reinstatement of the respondent into service and also payment of the wages to the extent of 50%.

5. While entertaining the Special Leave Petition, this Court, on 28th of March, 2006, passed the following order :-

"Issue notice limited to the question of back wages. Issue notice on the application for condonation of delay also."

6. So far as the application for condonation of delay as noted herein earlier, we have already condoned the delay of 166 days in filing this Special Leave Petition as we find that the statemen