Date on which Judgment was reserved : N/A

Date of Pronouncement of Judgment : 11.06.2026

Whether the pronouncement is of the Operative Part of the Judgment : Yes

Whether the full Judgment has been Pronounced : No

JUDGMENT AND ORDER (ORAL)

Heard Mr. A. Jahid, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Petitioner and Ms. A. Begum, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Respondent No.1.

2. The present writ petition was filed assailing the Award dated 20.01.2025 passed in Reference Case No.04/2012 by the learned Presiding Officer, Industrial Tribunal at Dibrugarh, whereby the learned Industrial Tribunal passed an Award opining that the dismissal of the workman, namely Shri Keshab Borah was not justified and directions were issued that the workman be reinstated to his service with full back wages from the date of his dismissal.

3. Before dealing with the facts, this Court finds it very pertinent to observe that when the instant writ petition was taken up by this Court on 22.05.2026, a submission was made by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Respondent No.1 to the effect that the Respondent No.1 had crossed the age of superannuation.

Today, the learned counsel fo