232 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-26543-2015 Date of Decision : 05.02.2026 DEVENDER SINGH BHATTI .....Petitioner VERSUS PRESIDING OFFICER INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL CUM LABOUR COURT-II AND ORS .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KULDEEP TIWARI Present : Ms. Meenakshi Thakur, Advocate for Mr. Raja Agnihotri, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Mr. Pawan Kumar Mutneja, Sr. Advocate assisted by Mr. Viranjeet Singh Mahal, Advocate and Ms. Suverna Mutneja, Advocate, for respondent no.2.

Ms. Harmanjot Kaur, Advocate for Ms. Mridula Seth, Advocate, for respondent no.3.

KULDEEP TIWARI, J.(Oral)

1. Through the instant writ petition filed under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India, the workman has approached this Court, challenging the legality of the Award dated 26.02.2014 (Annexure P-1), wherethrough, the reference made under Section 10(1)(c) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, was answered against him, by the learned Industrial Tribunal concerned (respondent no.1), holding that his services were not terminated by respondent no.2, and no employer-employee relationship existed between the parties.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner, while drawing attention of