IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT JABALPUR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE VIVEK JAIN

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ON THE 9 OF FEBRUARY, 2026 MISC. PETITION No. 29 of 2021 CENTRE FOR RESERCH AND INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE Versus SHRI SIDDARTH GAYKWAD Appearance:

Shri Qasim Ali - Advocate for the petitioner.

Shri Anmol Shrivastava - Advocate for the respondent.

WITH MISC. PETITION No. 2299 of 2021 SIDDHARTH GAIKWARD Versus VARISHTH ADHIKARI CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND INDUSTRICAL PERFORMANCE AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri Anmol Shrivastava - Advocate for the petitioner.

Shri Qasim Ali - Advocate for the respondents.

ORDER The present petitions are filed against the same award of reinstatement of the Labour court, whereby the Labour court has ordered reinstatement with 50% of the backwages. Therefore, these petitions are being decided by this common order. For the sake of convenience, facts are taken from M.P.

No.29 of 2021.

2. M.P. No.29 of 2021 is filed by the employer being agreed by that part of the award, whereby reinstatement has been ordered while M.P. No.2299 of 2021 has been filed by the workman being agreed by that part of the award, whereby in place of 100% back wages, 50% back wages have been awarded by the Labour Co