ORDER :

Sanjay K. Agrawal, J.

1. This writ appeal is directed against the impugned judgment & order dated 8-3-2022 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.(L) No.3584/2011, by which the writ petition filed by respondent No.1 herein/Municipal Corporation, Korba, has been allowed partly modifying the award of the Labour Court directing that instead of reinstatement, the workman would be entitled for Rs.3,00,000/- as monetary compensation in lieu of his reinstatement in full and final satisfaction of the industrial dispute.

2. The impugned judgment has been called in question on behalf of the respondent workman on the following factual backdrop: -

3. The appellant/workman was initially appointed in the year 1990 as Painter Helper on daily wage basis against permanent sanctioned vacant post in the Special Area Development Authority, Korba and he was continuously working on the said post till 1997 without any break of service. It is the case of the appellant herein/workman that all of sudden in the month of September, 1997, his services were discontinued and terminated by the order of the then authorities without assigning any reason and other daily wage employees were appointed in the ye