HIMA KOHLI, J.

( 1 ) IN the present writ petition, the petitioner has assailed the award dated September 2, 2006 passed by the learned Presiding Officer, Labour court on a reference dated March 29, 2000 made to the said Court to adjudicate upon the following issue:

"whether the services of Sh. Pawan Sharma have been terminated illegally and/or unjustifiably by the management, and if so, to what relief is he entitled and what directions are necessary in this respect?"

( 2 ) UNDER the impugned award, the learned presiding Officer, Labour Court has held that the petitioner herein has retrenched the respondent workman (hereinafter referred to as 'the workman') illegally, without complying with the provisions of Section 25-F of the industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (for short 'the act') and thus termination of the services of the workman on August 27, 1999 is ab initio illegal and unjustified. However, after considering the facts and circumstances of the case, it was held that it is not a fit case for reinstatement of the workman. In lieu thereof, the petitioner was directed to pay compensation of Rs. 25,000/- to the workman along with interest at the rate of 8% per annum from the date of t