ORDER :

1. By way of this petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner-employer has filed this petition challenging the judgment and award passed by the Presiding Officer, Labour Court, Navsari, dated 31.12.2019 in Reference (T) No. 1/2018 whereby the Labour Court has partly allowed the Reference filed by the respondent-workman and awarded lump-sum compensation of Rs. 75,000/- in lieu of reinstatement as also Rs. 2,000/- towards cost of the Reference to be paid to respondent-workman.

2. The brief facts of the case are as under:

2.1 It is the case of the respondent-workman that he was working with the petitioner as Manager since last about 13 years and he was carrying on his duties honestly and diligently. He has asserted that he was being paid Rs. 75,000/- towards his monthly salary. He has stated about his services that he was working with other sister concern Company of the petitioner at Mumbai and on a request by petitioner-employer he had shifted to Gujarat at Bilimora, District Navsari in the petitioner-Company. Since, he was considered to be faithful to the Company, he was forced to come to Gujarat on assurance of providing him residence. It i