IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision : February 11, 2026 THE JIND COOPERATIVE SUGAR MILLS LTD., JIND -PETITIONER V/S THE PRESIDING OFFICER, INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL CUM LABOUR COURT, PANIPAT AND ANR.

-RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KULDEEP TIWARI Present: Mr. Ankur Sheoran, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. H.N. Sahu, Advocate for the respondent No.2.

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KULDEEP TIWARI, J. (ORAL)

1. The instant writ petition wraps a challenge to the award dated 18.10.2000, passed by the Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court, Panipat, whereby the reference made under Section 10(1)(c) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (hereinafter referred to as “the I.D. Act”) was answered in favour of the respondent No.2-workman. Vide the impugned award, the Industrial Tribunal directed reinstatement of the workman with continuity of service and full back wages with effect from the date of the demand notice, i.e. 01.12.1993.

2. Concisely and compendiously, the workman raised an industrial dispute through demand notice dated 01.12.1993, followed by a statement of claim dated 09.12.1994, asserting that he was appointed as a Runner Kamdar with the petitioner-management on 21.05.1990 at