IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 3145 of 2025 ===============================================================

STATE OF GUJARAT THROUGH RANGE FOREST OFFICER Versus SHREE SHANKARBHAI HIRABHAI DAMOR ===============================================================

Appearance:

MS AGNEYA MANKAD AGP for the Petitioner(s) No. 1 MR DIPAK R DAVE(1232) for the Respondent(s) No. 1 ===============================================================

CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M.

PRACHCHHAK Date : 04/12/2025

ORAL ORDER

1. The present petition is filed by the petitioner under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India read with provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 challenging the impugned judgment and award dated 12.01.2024 passed by the learned Presiding Officer, Labour Court, Godhra in Reference (T) No. 87 of 2019 whereby the Labour Court had partly allowed the reference filed by the respondent and directed the petitioner to reinstate the respondent with continuity of services without back wages along with the cost of Rs. 5,000/-.

2. Brief facts giving rise to the present petition are that, the respondent was employed as a daily wager with