IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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CR-9321-2025

Date of decision: 22.12.2025

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.

. . . . Petitioner

Vs.

Katar Singh

. . . . Respondent

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CORAM: HON’BLE MR JUSTICE DEEPAK GUPTA

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

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

for the petitioner.

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DEEPAK GUPTA, J. (ORAL)

The petitioner has invoked the extraordinary jurisdiction of

this Court for setting aside the order dated 10.11.2025 (Annexure P-7), whereby the learned Labour Court rejected the petitioner’s application seeking recall of the earlier order dated 01.09.2025, by which the cross- examination of PW-1 Katar Singh (workman) was ordered to be treated as Nil. 2. The respondent-workman was terminated from service by the petitioner-management on account of his alleged involvement in a major incident of violence and arson that took place at the petitioner’s Manesar plant in July 2012. An industrial dispute was raised thereafter, which has been pending adjudication since 2016 before the learned Labour Court-II,

Gurugram.

3. A perusal of the record reveals that PW-1 Katar Singh appeared before the Labour Court on 07.08.2025. However, his c