JUDGMENT :

Heard.

By way of instant Letters Patent Appeal, challenge has been laid to the judgment dated 29.3.2012 passed by the learned Single Judge in CWP No. 663 of 2011, whereby the Award dated 7.9.2010 passed by learned Presiding Officer, Central Government-cum-Industrial Tribunal-I Chandigarh in Case No. ID-3/2007( for short, “Tribunal”) holding the retrenchment of respondent herein to be bad in law and directing the appellants herein to reinstate the workman with all consequential benefits, has been affirmed.

2. Appellants and Respondent herein shall be referred to as the Bank and workman respectively for the sake of convenience.

3. A glance at the factual background of the case reveals that the workman raised an Industrial Dispute under the Industrial Disputes Act 1947 (for short ‘the Act’) against the Bank. It was alleged that workman remained in continuous employment with New Shimla Branch of the Bank w.e.f 9.6.2000 till 29.7.2005, on payment of Rs. 50/- as daily wage.

She was not allowed to work w.e.f. 29.7.2005 and her services were terminated without any prior notice or salary in lieu thereof, therefore, the workman alleged her retrenchment to be in violation of Section 25-