217 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-26261-2014(O&M)

Date of Decision:06.02.2026 SHIV SARAN -PETITIONER V/S THE PRESIDING OFFICER, INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL AND LABOUR COURT, LUDHIANA AND OTHERS -RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KULDEEP TIWARI Present: Ms. Harshmir Kaur Swaitch, Advocate for Mr. N.S.Swaitch, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Mr. Sanjay Tangri, Advocate, for respondent no.3.

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KULDEEP TIWARI, J.(Oral)

1. Through the instant petition, as cast under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India, the workman has challenged the legality of Award dated 03.04.2014 (Annexure P-9), wherethrough, the reference was answered against him by the learned Tribunal (respondent no.1), by observing that it is a case of voluntary abandonment of job, and not of termination, therefore, the provisions of Section 25-F of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, are not required to be complied with by respondent no.3-management.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner-workman, made earnest efforts before this Court to establish that it is not a case of voluntary abandonment of job by the petitioner-workman, rather, he was restrained from joining his duties. Therefore, the cessat