IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH

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Date of Decision.:23.12.2025

Maru, Suzuki India Ltd. …..Pe,,oner

Vs.

Surender Malik .….Respondent

CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK GUPTA

Present:- Mr. Amit Jhanji, Sr. Advocate with

Mr. Gursher Bhandal and Ms. Kudrit Kaur Sara, Advocates,

for the pe!!oner.

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DEEPAK GUPTA, J. (ORAL)

The pe!!oner has invoked the extraordinary jurisdic!on of this

Court for se(ng aside the order dated 29.10.2025 (Annexure P-6), whereby the learned Labour Court rejected the pe!!oner’s applica!on seeking recall of the earlier order dated 04.09.2025, by which the cross-examina!on of

PW-1 Surender Malik (workman) was ordered to be treated as Nil.

2. The respondent-workman was terminated from service by the pe!!oner-management on account of his alleged involvement in a major incident of violence and arson that took place at the pe!!oner’s Manesar plant in July 2012. An industrial dispute was raised therea8er, which has been pending adjudica!on since 2016 before the learned Labour Court-II,

Gurugram.

3. A perusal of the record reveals that PW-1 Surender Malik

appeared before the Labour Court on 07.08.2025. However, his cross- examina!on could not be conducted as