IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 5405 of 2024 ==========================================================

RAJKOT MUNICIPAL CORPORATION & ANR.

Versus PURSHOTTAMBHAI BHABHABHAI JETHVA SINCE DECD. THROUGH LHRS & ORS.

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Appearance:

MR KV GADHIA(319) for the Petitioner(s) No. 1 MS ASMITA V PATEL(5356) for the Petitioner(s) No. 2 MR PANKAJ R DESAI(3120) for the Respondent(s) No. 1.1,1.2,1.3 MR. HEMAL SHAH(6960) for the Respondent(s) No. 1.1,1.2,1.3 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK Date : 28/11/2025

ORAL ORDER

1. Present petition is filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India read with the provision of the Industrial Disputes Act challenging the impugned judgment and award dated 15.01.2024 passed by the Presiding Officer, Labour Court, No.1, Rajkot in Reference (L.C.R.) Number 45 of 2015 whereby the labour Court partly allowed the reference and instead of reinstatement, awarded Rs.3,00,000/- as lumpsum compensation in favour of the workman.

2. It is the case of the petitioner that the respondent was initiall