IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD R/SPECIAL CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 7962 of 2024 FOR APPROVAL AND SIGNATURE:

HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK Sd/-

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Approved for Reporting Yes No No ==========================================================

STATE OF GUJARAT & ANR.

Versus BHARTIBEN RAMESHBHAI BALDHA ==========================================================

Appearance:

MS SWEETY SAMARA AGP for the Petitioner(s) No. 1,2 MR PANKAJ R DESAI(3120) for the Respondent(s) No. 1 MRS NASRIN N SHAIKH(2451) for the Respondent(s) No. 1 ========================================================== CORAM:HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT M. PRACHCHHAK Date : 19/02/2026

ORAL JUDGMENT

1. Rule returnable forthwith. Learned advocate Mr. Desai, waives service of notice of rule on behalf of the respondent.

2. Present petition is filed by the petitioner under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India r/w the provisions of Industrial Disputes Act challenging the impugned award dated 12.10.2023 in Reference (LCR) No. 95 of 2015 passed by the Labour Court, Rajkot, whereby the Labour Court has awarded reinstatement with continuity of service w